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Fact — Beards Make Men Handsome

Joy Larson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:54:46 +0000

Science has done it again. Yes, good old science has proven that men with facial hair benefit from instant handsomeness. If this is true, then the guys from Duck Dynasty must be the sexiest men alive. Not only does facial hair make men more attractive, it also is makes them healthier. A study from the [...]

Weird Science: Watch This Bizarre Chemical Reaction

Tom Blunt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:30:20 +0000

Something very strange happens at the 1:15 point in this video. When these three clear solutions are combined on a stir plate, the result changes color — and keeps changing! Don’t ask us why the color change keeps oscillating. That’s what the narrating scientist is there for! The sudden transformation from an amber liquid to an inky [...]

Antarctic Study Co-Authored by Fritsen of Corvallis

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:32:09 +0000

Christian Fritsen, formerly of Corvallis, Montana, and a former post-doc researcher at MSU Bozeman, has co-authored a study on bacteria that live in an under-ice lake in Antarctica.

Fritsen, polar scientist John Priscu and Alison Murray of the Desert Research Insitute of Reno, Nevada, published the study this week in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

Meteor Shower is Already Showing Off

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:05:27 +0000

Lights in the skies.

Big Sky High School Opens New Health Sciences Academy [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:47:38 +0000

There will be a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the Health Science Academy at Missoula’s Big Sky High School on Tuesday morning. MCPS Public Affairs Director Leslie Brasfield says about 95 freshmen students applied to be part of the inaugural class – in four years, the academy will serve about 400 students in grades 9-12. [...]