May 24, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Thursday - crocodile dissection, octopus navigation, Incredible Hulk anatomy, and lots of conservation!

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A day late, but finally here - the new Video of the Week!

- Dawnielle Tellez - USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: The Guam and Calayan Rails

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- Ben Linhoff - Following the Ice: In the Beginning

- Ricki Lewis - The “Valley of Death” Looms for 8 Kids With a Rare Disease

- Bora Zivkovic - Introducing: Kathleen Raven

- Julian Champkin - Book Review: The Data Journalism Handbook

- Glendon Mellow - Incredible Hulk Anatomy

- Jason G. Goldman - How Do Octopuses Navigate?

- Darren Naish - Dissecting a crocodile

- Christina Agapakis - iGEM in space: a Q&A with the Brown-Stanford team

- John R. Platt - California Condor Populations Hit Important Milestone, but Still Face Threats

- Melissa C. Lott and Scott McNally - It’s not about tar sands – it’s about us

- Kevin Zelnio - Sweden Journal: Skogs Livet

- Krystal D'Costa - Editor’s Selections: Political Economy and the Grave, and Uniform Colors

- George Musser - Which of the basic assumptions of modern physics are wrong? Announcing the fourth Foundational Questions Institute essay contest

- David Biello - Once-Rare Butterfly Species Now Thrives Thanks to Climate Change

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