http://whyfiles.org The Science Behind The News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare en hourly 1 http://whyfiles.org/2009/how-a-fly-detects-a-poison/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/how-a-fly-detects-a-poison/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2654 http://whyfiles.org/2009/how-a-fly-detects-a-poison/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/tenenbaum-speaks-to-grok-science/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/tenenbaum-speaks-to-grok-science/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:22:57 +0000 djtenenb http://whyfiles.org/?p=2388 http://whyfiles.org/2009/tenenbaum-speaks-to-grok-science/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/genetic-tests-go-mainstream/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/genetic-tests-go-mainstream/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:47:34 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2383 http://whyfiles.org/2009/genetic-tests-go-mainstream/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/why-do-cats-seem-compelled-to-eat-some-plants-like-my-poor-aloe-and-ignore-others/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/why-do-cats-seem-compelled-to-eat-some-plants-like-my-poor-aloe-and-ignore-others/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:38:18 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2360 http://whyfiles.org/2009/why-do-cats-seem-compelled-to-eat-some-plants-like-my-poor-aloe-and-ignore-others/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/north-koreas-nukes/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/north-koreas-nukes/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:54:57 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2342 http://whyfiles.org/2009/north-koreas-nukes/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/keep-that-grubby-thing-away-from-my-dog/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/keep-that-grubby-thing-away-from-my-dog/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:20:59 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2347 Everyone’s seen them do it. They’re out in the yard, rooting out who knows what, pawing at all sorts of dirty things that ought to be left alone, and then they come in and kiss the unsuspecting right on the mouth! For the sake of good hygiene, humans should be trained better. At least [...]]]> http://whyfiles.org/2009/keep-that-grubby-thing-away-from-my-dog/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/phony-science/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/phony-science/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:18:34 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=2111 http://whyfiles.org/2009/phony-science/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/history-of-fishing/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/history-of-fishing/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 21:56:47 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=1953 http://whyfiles.org/2009/history-of-fishing/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/air-america/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/air-america/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 20:09:34 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=1943 Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, artist Aaron Koblin processed U.S. Federal Aviation Administration data to create a portrait of America using brushstrokes of light 1,000 miles across. Over time, the flight paths of nearly 20,000 planes filled in the shape of the country without directly depicting any of its geographic features. The emergence of artistic [...]]]> http://whyfiles.org/2009/air-america/feed/ 0 http://whyfiles.org/2009/crashing-asteroids/ http://whyfiles.org/2009/crashing-asteroids/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 19:50:43 +0000 admin http://whyfiles.org/?p=1938 http://whyfiles.org/2009/crashing-asteroids/feed/ 0