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taanegl, in Teeth.

It’s still the best way of identifying animals and human bodies thank you very much. This is why 1/10 conspiratorial privacy advocates advise against going to the dentist. That’s Gary. He’s kookoo for cocoapuffs and also has really bad teeth.

friendly_ghost, in Teeth.

Say more! Genuinely curious about this

planetaryprotection,

Makes me think of this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentition#Dental_formula

Teeth can tell you a lot about an animal. Their size, shape, number etc can tell you what it eats or how it eats or how much it eats. Dental formula can give you clues for how animals are related to each other. If two different animals have the same dental formula then maybe they share a common ancestor or have a similar diet. If two animals are already very similar but have different dental formula then maybe they’re only very distantly related or there’s been some convergent evolution elsewhere.

elbarto777, (edited ) in Spot On - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

I don’t get it. How are the archeology articles written, then?

Edit: I get it now.

piratehat,

The opposite

Downcount, in The 'ol 1 2

Nothing compared to the bruises on Uranus.

Tar_alcaran, in Spot On - Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

They do, but the scientific phrasing is “ritual purposes”.

Strayce,

That’s academic for “we have no idea what this was for”. Except in the case of “fertility ritual” – that means it’s a sex toy.

Strayce,

That’s academic for “we have no idea what this was for”. Except in the case of “fertility ritual” – that means it’s a sex toy.

Gradually_Adjusting,
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I have so many ritual purposes

TheEntity,

Now that you mention it, it's commonly used for the contemporary idiocy too.

BananaPeal, in Make like a tree and leaf!
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Make like a tree and get out of here.

otter, in 👏👏👏👏saltwater👏marshes👏are👏your👏best👏defence👏from👏sea👏level👏rise👏👏👏👏

”Draining"? That’s an odd way to spell that corporate catchphrase: “shoreline renourishment”, but I guess so?

Ithorian, (edited ) in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
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They’re just trying to start a mosh pit.

DigitalTraveler42, in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL

They just need to play the whales some Gojira

ech, in Make like a tree and leaf!

refuse to elaborate further

I’m no dendrologist, but I assume it’s just oxidization, no?

TheOakTree, (edited )

IIRC the change in temperature inhibits the production of chlorophyll (green), which means we see the other pigments which are yellow, orange, red. I remember the yellow/orange are carotenoids but can’t remember red.

baggachipz,

Yeah but it’s not the temperature, it’s the change in sunlight. Almost all plants (and even animals) are affected by the seasonal change in daylight.

ech,

Interesting!

Classy,

The red pigment is anthocyanin

woodenskewer, in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
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Get out of the pit if you can’t hang, boat.

HiddenLayer5, in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
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Honestly we deserve it. Orcas are considered sapient and on par with human intelligence by many experts, and one could argue we’re colonizing them.

photonic_sorcerer, (edited )
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Its not colonization if you can’t change their hearts and minds. Shit, we can’t even communicate. This is more like war.

anarchy79,
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Colonization requires zero convincing of hearts and minds, where did you get that from?

photonic_sorcerer, (edited )
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Well, usually when you colonize, you destroy the native tongue and culture, to better assimilate them into your own. Spread the word of the good lord and all that. But I guess you can colonize mars, so I guess it’s not a requirement. My mistake. I wouldn’t say we’re colonizing orcas, though.

bouh,

Like genocide.

Zerush, in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL
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I see an expert in YT saying that you can calm a Cougar with “pspspspsps”.

AVincentInSpace, in The 'ol 1 2

it always kinda bugs me that people lose their minds over Pluto but can’t name even one of the other four dwarf planets in our solar system

Kolanaki,
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Is Phobos one? They call that a moon and it’s nothing more than a pebble.

SupraMario,

That’s no moon…

DroneRights,

Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and I don’t remember. But I don’t think Pluto is a planet

Laticauda, in WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL

Have they considered befriending the whales, or at least bribing them?

Shazbot,

Was thinking something similar. What if the whales just don’t like the sailors’ taste in heavy metal? Have we tried passing the aux to the whales? This could be a valuable learning experience.

Haggunenons,
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Killer Whales and humans have a long history of friendship and cooperative hunting. The orcas would lead people to large balleen whales, and the humans would spear them, taking most of the meat, but leaving the lips and tongue as payment to the Orcas.

anarchy79,
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This was before we turned their habitat into a toxic sludge superfreeway and exterminated their food supply.

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