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Which sea creatures can the mimic octopus mimic?
- Catfish, Jawfish, and Sea Snake
- Sea Snake, Jawfish, and Lionfish
- Catfish, Flatfish, and Sea Snake
- Sea Snake, Flatfish, and Lionfish
Correct!
The mimic octopus will mimic these creatures and more. And it has its own mimic - the jawfish. Read more here!
Bummer!
The mimic octopus will mimic these creatures and more. And it has its own mimic - the jawfish. Read more here!
What happens to the iron on Mars’ rocks that make it look red?
- It oxidizes
- It cohabitates
- It gets really hot
- It deteriorates
Nice work!
The iron on Mars’ rocks does in fact oxidize, much like rust on a bike after it’s left outside for a long time. See more about it here!
Nope.
The iron on Mars’ rocks does in fact oxidize, much like rust on a bike after it’s left outside for a long time. See more about it here!
What gene makes flies choose pale ale beer over sugar water?
- Table Salt - NaCl
- Glycerol - C3H8O3
- Natural Gas - CH4
- Hydrochloric Acid - HCl
That’s right!
Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid: C3H8O3. Read more about how it helps attract flies to beer here!
Oops!
Glycerol is the correct answer because it is a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid: C3H8O3. Read more about how it helps attract flies to beer here!
In the recently-contested OPERA experiment, how fast did researchers think neutrinos traveled?
- 2.43 Billiseconds
- 2.43 Milliseconds
- One Millisecond
- One Billisecond
Yes!
Neutrinos were tracked traveling from Switzerland to Italy in 2.43 milliseconds - that’s 60 nanoseconds faster than light - but researchers have since refuted the results. Watch more!
Sorry.
In fact, neutrinos were tracked traveling from Switzerland to Italy in 2.43 milliseconds - that’s 60 nanoseconds faster than light - but researchers have since refuted the results. Watch more!
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