Follow the salt: Search for Mars life may focus on driest regions
If life ever existed on Mars, its last outposts near the Red Planet’s surface might have been in very salty environments, new research shows. » More …
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6 Incredible skills you were born with
As scientists learn more about human nature, they’ve made some remarkable discoveries about skills and traits that we may be born with.
A new study published last month in the journal Royal Society Open Science suggests that the ability to teach—whether we’re showing a young niece how to tie her shoes or instructing an entire geometry class—is a vital and ingrained aspect of human nature. » More …
Washington legislature one of the most polarized?
It seems this legislative session has seen one surprise and standoff after another, from fallout over the DOC early release debacle to the Friday afternoon ouster of WSDOT Secretary Lynn Peterson.
“Poppycock. Bullfeathers,” said Governor Jay Inslee in a news conference the following week. “This is an election year stunt.”
Politics and polarization that feels more like Washington, D.C., but it turns out the other Washington suffers from its fair share, too. » More …
How exploding head syndrome can mess with sleep
As you’re drifting into or out of sleep, you hear a loud noise — think cannon blast or gunshot—that jolts you awake. It only sounds like you blew your top. Exploding head syndrome, or EHS, is thought to occur when the part of your brain that helps control your sleep-wake cycle briefly fails to mute your auditory neurons. » More …
WSU leader to narrate ‘Peter and the Wolf’
WSU Interim President Dan Bernardo is taking on a new role at the university, narrating WSU Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of “Peter and the Wolf.”
“When they invited me, I thought it would be a unique experience that I’d have only because I’m in this position,” Bernardo said. » More …