Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Average earnings have increased, a lot of firms offer longer maternity leave, a third of firms now offer sabbaticals, and two-thirds allow their staff to work from home some of the time.
Norilsk was settled in the 1920s after the discovery of rich mineral deposits. The USSR built a metallurgical complex to extract the materials, and manned it with prisoners condemned to a living death in the Arctic Circle.
Norilsk was settled in the 1920s after the discovery of rich mineral deposits. The USSR built a metallurgical complex to extract the materials, and manned it with prisoners condemned to a living death in the Arctic Circle.
In rare cases, patients who receive the contrast material have an allergic reaction. Contrast material also causes water loss and is avoided when scanning patients who suffer from kidney failure.
In some cases, physicians request that pictures be taken both before and after the contrast material enters the patient's body. Patients who receive contrast material in the arm often report feeling a warm sensation.
The X ray dye makes it easier to see the organs and blood vessels when the pictures are developed. The intravenous contrast material is used for chest or pelvic scans, while oral-contrast material is used for abdominal scans.
In many cases, a patient must be given a contrast material before undergoing a CT scan. During "dynamic CT scanning," iodine dye is either injected into the blood or added to a drink that the patient must ingest.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
Upon his death, Albert Einstein's brain was photographed and dissected into 240 parts. Scientists are now looking through the material for anatomical quirks that would help shed light on the physicist's genius.
Panda-mania is set to hit Hong Kong! As part of the worldwide tour to create awareness for the plight of Pandas, French artist Paulo Grangeon crafted 1600 papier-mache pandas from recycled materials to invade Hong Kong.
Panda-mania is set to hit Hong Kong! As part of the worldwide tour to create awareness for the plight of Pandas, French artist Paulo Grangeon crafted 1600 papier-mache pandas from recycled materials to invade Hong Kong.
Panda-mania is set to hit Hong Kong! As part of the worldwide tour to create awareness for the plight of Pandas, French artist Paulo Grangeon crafted 1600 papier-mache pandas from recycled materials to invade Hong Kong.
Walls lined with seismic fabric, a new material with high stiffness and considerable tensile strength, could potentially keep escape routes free of debris during the evacuation of schools, hospitals, and rest homes.
Walls lined with seismic fabric, a new material with high stiffness and considerable tensile strength, could potentially keep escape routes free of debris during the evacuation of schools, hospitals, and rest homes.
Walls lined with seismic fabric, a new material with high stiffness and considerable tensile strength, could potentially keep escape routes free of debris during the evacuation of schools, hospitals, and rest homes.
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
Gangnam Style, the new music video by Korean rapper Psy, shows him doing a ridiculous dance as he gallops through a materialistic world. He says the mindset of this dance is "dress classy and dance cheesy."
A leaf-cutter ant queen mates only once - just before establishing a new colony. She can then keep the sperm viable for up to 15 years and produce as many as 300 million offspring.
Whale poop is worth its weight in gold in its refined state, called ambergris. The material is used as a fixative in perfumes; it stabilizes the other notes, and adds an animal mustiness.