Bombardier beetles can shoot boiling toxics from their behinds

October 21, 2011 | Biology | Comments (0)

Bombardier beetles have one of the most remarkable and sophisticated defense mechanisms seen in any animal. When threatened, bombardier beetles spray the suspected attacker with a boiling hot mixture of caustic chemicals. The predator hears a loud pop, then finds itself bathed in a cloud of toxins

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Women's tears lessen sexual arousal in men

October 21, 2011 | Biology | Comments (0)

Men who smell women's tears have lower levels of testosterone and less physiological arousal than men who smell a saline solution. This is the outcome of a research into the presence of chemical signals in tears of women. The researchers knew that mouse tears contain pheromones that convey inf

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The croissant was invented in Austria

October 21, 2011 | History | Comments (3)

Known as a French delight, the croissant was in fact invented in Austria. Kipferl and the croissant The kipferl - ancestor of the croissant - has been documented in Austria going back at least as far as the 13th century. The "birth" of the croissant itself can be dated with some precision to at l

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