AvatarSophie SpencerSolar Systems With Their Own Rule Books (Published 2014)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Douglas QuenquaIn our solar system, smaller planets like Mercury and Venus orbit the sun closely, while larger ones like Jupiter tend to be farther away. But other solar systems don’t play by our rules. Large planets that orbit their stars very closely — some at one-tenth the distance between Earth and the sun — …
AvatarSophie SpencerYour Beer Attracts Fruit Flies on PurposeWIRED - Annie SneedThe characteristic smell of beer is very easy to recognize, and never fails to attract beer lovers. But now scientists have found that it’s really …
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AvatarSophie SpencerTop 10 Physics Findings That Will Tangle Your Brainhuffingtonpost.com - David BlakeThere's a reason Albert Einstein always looked like he'd stuck his finger in a light socket: Physicists spend their days doing some of the most …
AvatarSophie SpencerWhy Do Zebras Have Stripes? Mystery Solved, Scientists SayNBC News - NBC UniversalWhy did zebras evolve to have stripes? Researchers say they've definitively solved the century-old riddle, and it has to do with flies. For years, scientists have debated the evolutionary reason behind a zebra's stripes. Are they: a. Costumes for courtship? b: Camouflage to confuse lions and other …