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Eye shapes of animals can tell us about their lifestyles by Meredith Jacques

Eye shapes of animals can tell us about their lifestyles by Meredith Jacques Scientists have recently discovered that the shape of an animals' pupil is very closely related to their behaviors and niche in the world. Predators tend to have pupils that are vertical slits (like your pet cat). But, this only applies if they are short, and therefore their eyes are closer to the ground. For taller animals that hunt for food, pupils tend to be more round. For animals that are usually prey, horizontal pupils tend to be more common. But, it turns out this is only useful when an animal's pupils are parallel to the ground. The scientists were curious what happens when an animal moves it head down to eat (like a deer eating grass). They decided to look at animal's eyes while they were moving their head. They discovered that their eyes actually rotate in their heads! The eyes rotate to keep the pupil parallel to the ground. Why might this be...

SpaceX StarLink Satellites by David Carrasco

SpaceX StarLink Satellites David Carrasco SpaceX launched satellites on Monday January 6. These satellites are designed to provide internet coverage back on Earth, adding to the more than 100 internet satellites in orbit around the planet. The rockets used in this launch are Falcon 9s, which are designed to re-enter earth and land safely back on platforms. SpaceX is hoping to massively lower the price of space travel through this innovative technology. https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-2-launch-photos.html How is this important for our society? Could this technology be used for human space travel? Is SpaceX taking over NASA?

Can we ever stop thinking? by Mitchell Shabansky

Can we ever stop thinking? by Mitchell Shabansky Article By Yasemin Saplakoglu As humans, we often find ourselves in an endless thought loop. And every so often, we try to stop this endless flow of thoughts by telling ourselves to just stop thinking. But is this even possible? The type of thinking that we are addressing where endless thought loops are created can, in theory, be silenced. That’s presumably what meditation is all about. There’s a difference between having a thought, and being aware that you’re having a thought. For example, when you ask someone what they’re thinking about and they say “nothing,” it’s likely they just aren’t aware that they’re having thoughts. Alongside this, people who are thinking of “nothing” could also be experiencing a stream of consciousness thoughts that don’t tell a coherent story. But the brain never stops “thinking.” Most thoughts are actually happening in the background without us being aware of them, there’s not really anyway to turn off th...

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