Sorry, just haven’t had much time lately. So here’s the brief Tuesday Science News:
- The microbes that allow Giant Pandas to digest cellulose, they are bears after all and physiologically speaking don’t have the digestive system for it. (Scientific American)
- A team of scientists have created a robotic biologist. (R&D)
- There’s a toad with three sets of chromosomes. Two are passed on sexually and one asexually. (New Scientist)
- One of Saturn’s moons may have had its own moon. (Scientific American)
- A fossilized dinosaur in China has been found that is 98% complete. (New Scientist)
- A mountain has been found on the asteroid Vesta that is taller than Mt. Everest. In fact it may be the second tallest mountain in the solar system. (Space.com)
- Eris, the dwarf planet discovered in 2005 that prompted Pluto’s demotion, may be smaller than Pluto, but it is more massive. (New Scientist)
- A new tablet app has been developed that creates a Braille keyboard, one that follows the fingers in fact. (CNET News)
Since I come across far more interesting science and technology articles than I can share here, I’ve decided to share the rest on Twitter. If you want to keep up with that, follow me.