BlogHide Resteemsribbitingscience (63)in dtube • 5 years agoWatching My Frog Eat Its SkinI caught one of my African Clawed Frogs shedding while doing a water change. Subscribe to my Youtube channel: Music: Stevia Sphere – Mallsoft is Alive: ▶️ DTube ▶️ YouTuberibbitingscience (63)in life • 5 years agoFun with Frogs - What Happens When You Don't Clean a Filter in a YearSince "raising tadpoles" doesn't make much sense as a title when the tadpoles have long since become frogs, allow me to introduce you to the "Fun with Frogs (& Fish!)" series! I'll be posting…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoHow Birds See Colors DifferentlyCategorical perception is the ability to divide various wave lengths of light into separate groups of color. The concept of blue, red, purple, etc. are examples of this. For years, it was believed…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoLunar Mass Anomaly FoundAt roughly 1600 miles, ~2500 kilometers, wide and 8 miles, 13 kilometers, deep, the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest known crater in the solar system. Stretching a distance comparable…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoAnimal Profiles: Eastern long-necked turtle - (Chelodina longicollis)The Eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) is a semi-aquatic, southeastern Australian species. As the name suggests, the Eastern long-necked turtle claim to fame is it's…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoUsing Scorpions to Make Tumors GlowA full third of brain tumors are gliomas, a category of tumor that may not respond to chemotherapy or radiation treatment and tend to grow quickly into the surrounding brain tissues. The spindly…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoFrogs Following in Elephants' Footsteps - LiterallyFrogs have been using the puddles created by the footsteps of Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, as safe places to spawn their young. A team of researchers, seeking to examine the impact Asian…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoBees First Insects Shown to Connect Symbols & NumbersHoneybees are the first invertebrates shown to possess the ability to connect man-made symbols with an actual number value. Previously, the ability has been shown in some apes and birds. In order to…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoChemical in Broccoli Sprouts Could Help Treat Schizophrenia SymptomsSchizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes the patient to not only act erratically, but to have a fundamentally disconnected sense of reality in severe cases of psychotic episodes. Psychosis is…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoKiller Shrimp Psychs Out an EcosystemWhen attempting to examine the widespread ecological effects of invasive species, scientists will typically focus on the damage caused by food source competition and active predation of native-born…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoFinding the Cells That Make Regeneration Possible in TadpolesAfrican Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, tadpoles have the well-known ability to fully regenerate their tails when damaged, however, there's a two day period during development that they lose this…ribbitingscience (63)in science • 6 years ago3-D Printing OrgansWith over 100,000 people in the United States on the organ transplant list, there remains a chronic shortage of organs to go around and even for those patients fortunate enough to receive a…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoViewing the Universe Through a New LensWhen attempting to map out the universe, one of the most valuable resources at the disposal of researchers is the cosmic microwave background, CMB. CMB is the first form of electromagnetic…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoEscaped Feral Parrots Form ColoniesWhether by escape or release, parrots and various other bird species popular in the pet trade have been entering into the wilderness of the United States for decades. A team of researchers used two…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoOrigins of Salty DiamondsThere are two broad categories of diamonds, generally speaking. Gem diamonds are the diamonds that are the most expensive due to their clear, jewelry-quality appearance. They are typically composed…ribbitingscience (63)in steemstem • 6 years agoUnique Form of Color Vision Found in Deep Sea FishNormal color vision involves the cones, which only function in the light, hence the reason that extremely few vertebrates possess color vision at night, as only the rods in the eye function in the…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoAnimal Profiles: Cuban Crocodile - (Crocodylus rhombifer)The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), also known as the Pearly crocodile, is a medium-sized crocodile that grows to about 10 feet, 3 meters, long and weighs around 180 pounds, 80 kilograms.…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoRethinking How the First Stars DiedNone of the first generation stars, classified as Population III due to their lack of heavy metals, are believed to survive today, leaving studying the remaining second generation, Population II…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoWasps Display Ability Once Thought Limited to Humans'Transitive inference' is a type of rational reasoning used to form inferences about unstated facts through stated facts. Take the following set of letters: A, B, and C. You know that B is greater…ribbitingscience (63)in nature • 6 years agoRemains of Nuclear Tests Found in Deep Ocean TrenchesThe effects of nuclear weapons continue to impact even the farthest flung reaches of our world today. Radioactive C14 has been found in the muscles of deep sea crustaceans that call hadal trenches…
