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Toad disguises itself as deadly viper to avoid attack - PhysOrg - 1 hour
Toad disguises itself as deadly viper to avoid attack -- world-first study reports - Eureka Alert - 1 hour
Prevention better than cure at preventing young users from getting involved in cybercrime - Eureka Alert - 1 hour
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old street in Jerusalem built by Pontius Pilate - Eureka Alert - 1 hour
DEET may chemically “cloak” humans from malaria-carrying mosquitos, rather than repel them. - Reddit Science - 1 hour
Combination of AI & radiologists more accurately identified breast cancer, finds a new study, identifying breast cancer with approximately 90 - Reddit Science - 1 hour

[OC] Years mentioned in Wikipedia - births, deaths, and events - DataIsBeautiful - 2 hours
Ranking the big 10 schools by average height! [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 2 hours
Resistance to antibiotics doubles in 20 years, new study finds - Eureka Alert - 2 hours
Plant-based foods and Mediterranean diet associated with healthy gut microbiome - Eureka Alert - 2 hours
IBD prevalence three times higher than estimates and expected to rise, new study reveals - Eureka Alert - 2 hours
FMT is effective in IBS, but having a 'super-donor' is essential, new study finds - Eureka Alert - 2 hours
stack explode - Stats Blog - 2 hours
Building a Corporate R Package for Pleasure and Profit - R Bloggers - 2 hours
NASA genius invents engine concept that travels at 99% the speed of light - Reddit Science - 2 hours

[OC] Demographic breakdown of Japanese figure skater (Yuzuru Hanyu) Twitter fan account followers - DataIsBeautiful - 3 hours
(Attempt 2) % of people that play Runescape, Minecraft,CoD or Fortnite at our school. [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 3 hours
Pneumatic Zombie Will Blow Away Trick-or-Treaters - Hack-a-day - 3 hours
Navigating the Dark Side: Controlling Robots With Zero Radio Communication - Hack-a-day - 3 hours
Researchers from Australia and Japan have developed a nanomesh capable of delivering drug treatments, using gold nanoparticles. It is hoped that - Reddit Science - 3 hours
Exercise could slow withering effects of Alzheimer’s - Reddit Science - 3 hours
The body’s circadian clock ensures the rhythmic expression of some genes across the day. The catalogue of genes under circadian control changes in - Reddit Science - 3 hours

How many people actually trust their mechanic? (Survey update) 93.5% think their mechanic charges for unneeded repairs. [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 4 hours
Researchers find second warship from WWII Battle of Midway - PhysOrg - 4 hours

Realizing the potential of gene therapy for neurological disorders - Eureka Alert - 5 hours
Les Aphillanthes - Stats Blog - 5 hours

Chronic Rhinosinusitis May Soon be Treatable with Medication - Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a condition treatable only with the aid of surgery. - Reddit Science - 6 hours
Replacement of fossil and nuclear energy with Renewable energy in Germany - DataIsBeautiful - 6 hours
One-third of children having tonsillectomies benefitted from opioid-free surgery and recovery - Eureka Alert - 6 hours

The UCSF scientists who identified the two known human genes that promote "natural short sleep" have now discovered a third, and it's - Reddit Science - 7 hours

Metabolic disturbance in the brain exacerbates, may forewarn Alzheimer's pathology - Eureka Alert - 8 hours
RcppGSL 0.3.7: Fixes and updates - R Bloggers - 8 hours
Phase I clinical trial shows promising results for a universal flu vaccine, capable of inducing a broad antibody response against several types of - Reddit Science - 8 hours
Limiting mealtimes increases motivation for exercise, suggests a new study in the Journal of Endocrinology, which found that a surge in levels of the - Reddit Science - 8 hours
Negative news coverage empowers collective action in minorities. Minorities who perceive their racial ethnic group as inaccurately represented in - Reddit Science - 8 hours

[OC] Most Downloaded PAID APPS - Google Play (2012-2019) - DataIsBeautiful - 9 hours
CCTV Cameras Per 1000 People [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 9 hours
Japanese Character (Strong Points) - DataIsBeautiful - 9 hours
Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid - Eureka Alert - 9 hours
deja vu - FACT WORLD - Reddit Science - 9 hours
Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth. The brain shields us from existential fear by categorising death as an unfortunate event - Reddit Science - 9 hours

Opioids often prescribed after cesarean delivery even when not needed - Eureka Alert - 10 hours
Neural-digital interface advances raise ethical and social issues - Eureka Alert - 10 hours
Laughing gas helpful for labor pain, but epidural still top choice - Eureka Alert - 10 hours
Many women and health care providers assume CBD safe during pregnancy despite lack of research - Eureka Alert - 10 hours
Preliminary medical marijuana research shows promise in lessening opioid - Eureka Alert - 10 hours
Humanoid Robot Has Joints that Inspire - Hack-a-day - 10 hours
Making a robot cleaner even smarter - Hack-a-day - 10 hours
Maker Spirit Alive and Well at the Philly Maker Faire - Hack-a-day - 10 hours
Mindfulness May Reduce Opioid Cravings, Rutgers Study Finds | TAPinto - Reddit Science - 10 hours
Powerful storms may be causing offshore ‘stormquakes’ - Reddit Science - 10 hours

He’s looking for a Bayesian book - Stats Blog - 11 hours
New haptic arm places robotics within easy reach - Science Daily - 11 hours
Artificial skin creates first ticklish devices - Science Daily - 11 hours

How The Body Shop Is Reviving Its U.S. Presence Through Activism And Sustainable Store Concepts - PSFK - 12 hours

Learning a new language induces neuroplastic changes that improve language abilities in human brain, which is capable of changing its neural structure - Reddit Science - 13 hours
Snapchat has emerged as one of the surprise threats to drivers, with a new study showing one in six young drivers surveyed had used Snapchat while - Reddit Science - 13 hours

Hypes and trends in financial news, an interactive dashboard showing financial news exposure for various investing trends (Bitcoin, Cannabis etc) over - DataIsBeautiful - 14 hours

Niger floods force 23,000 from their homes - PhysOrg - 16 hours
Permutation Feature Importance (PFI) of GRNN - R Bloggers - 16 hours

MIT Mini Cheetah Made and Improved In China - Hack-a-day - 17 hours

LAX Domestic Flight Durations - Inbound vs Outbound [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 18 hours

Dog Ownership and Survival | Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - Reddit Science - 19 hours

[OC] Subnational Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - DataIsBeautiful - 20 hours
Researchers quantify Cas9-caused off-target mutagenesis in mice - Eureka Alert - 20 hours
Artificial skin creates first ticklish devices - Eureka Alert - 20 hours
New haptic arm places robotics within easy reach - Eureka Alert - 20 hours
Being single beats being in bad relationships, and even neutral ones that aren't particularly bad, suggests new study. On 7 different measures, - Reddit Science - 20 hours

Greenhouse gas emissions per kilowatt generated for various energy sources [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 21 hours

There’s more to the 3D print than the eye can see - Hack-a-day - 22 hours
Customizing Xiaomi ARM Cortex-M Firmware - Hack-a-day - 22 hours
Beam Me Up to the PCB Space Ship - Hack-a-day - 22 hours
Storm Cloud Lamp Brings The Weather Inside - Hack-a-day - 22 hours
Name A Hacker Camp - Hack-a-day - 22 hours
Breaking water molecules apart to generate clean fuel: Investigating a promising material | Tokyo Tech News - Reddit Science - 22 hours
Researchers study noise pollution's impact on national parks - Reddit Science - 22 hours

Association Between High School Personality Phenotype and Dementia 54 Years Later in a US Sample - Reddit Science - 23 hours
Ancient Maya wetland fields revealed under tropical forest canopy from laser scanning and multiproxy evidence - Reddit Science - 23 hours
[OC] Visualised WhatsApp chat with my girfriend - working on a surprise, using the tool I'm building. - DataIsBeautiful - 23 hours
Annual plastic production and use currently emits as much CO₂ each year as 189 500 megawatt coal power plants. - DataIsBeautiful - 23 hours
SQL Server Schemas & R Tip - R Bloggers - 25 hours
Egypt unveils trove of ancient coffins excavated in Luxor - PhysOrg - 26 hours
Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores - PhysOrg - 26 hours
Ryū [jatp] - Stats Blog - 26 hours
Binary surprise - Stats Blog - 27 hours
Partial Dependence Plot (PDP) of GRNN - R Bloggers - 27 hours
Creatine powers T cells' fight against cancer - Science Daily - 27 hours
Wind turbine design and placement can mitigate negative effect on birds - Science Daily - 27 hours
Young adults with PTSD may have a higher risk of stroke in middle age - Science Daily - 27 hours
Novel nanoprobes show promise for optical monitoring of neural activity - Science Daily - 27 hours
Why respiratory infections are more deadly in those with diabetes - Science Daily - 27 hours
Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth - Science Daily - 27 hours
Atmospheric pressure impacts greenhouse gas emissions from leaky oil and gas wells - Science Daily - 27 hours
Land management practices to reduce nitrogen load may be affected by climate changes - Science Daily - 27 hours
SNAP provides a model for ensuring a right to food - Science Daily - 27 hours
Limiting mealtimes may increase your motivation for exercise - Science Daily - 27 hours
Researchers quantify Cas9-caused off-target mutagenesis in mice - Science Daily - 27 hours
Scientists construct liquid flow sensors out of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria (which are known to thrive in pipes, bloodstream, urinary tract) - by - Reddit Science - 28 hours
Psychopathic men have a personality style that makes them attractive to women, suggests new study in Evolutionary Psychological Science. Psychopathy - Reddit Science - 28 hours
Our brains are wired to prevent us thinking about our own death -- Israeli study - Reddit Science - 29 hours
[OC] Ordnance Survey Postcode Open Data - Excel Visualization - DataIsBeautiful - 29 hours
[OC] Incident Cancer Cases in the Dominican Republic (2017-2018) by province and stage - DataIsBeautiful - 29 hours
NIH research shows that suboptimal hydration is correlated with a significant increase in many aging-related degenerative diseases. - Reddit Science - 30 hours
Comparison between American and Japanese on how muscle-strengthening training is prevalent - DataIsBeautiful - 30 hours
How Often Japanese People Eat Natto - DataIsBeautiful - 30 hours
Colorectal surgery patients use fewer opioids, report less pain with enhanced recovery after surgery - Eureka Alert - 30 hours
led by donkeys out of the EU [not yet!] - Stats Blog - 30 hours
led by donkeys out of the EU [not yet!] - Stats Blog - 30 hours
In a study of semiconductor device performance, a carrier-resolved photo-Hall technique allows researchers to unlock a host of critical parameters for - Reddit Science - 32 hours
Stack Overflow Mentions of Data Technologies, 2008-2019 [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 32 hours
Overall levels of neural activity in the brain, mediated by a protein called REST, may influence lifespan, according to a Nature study. The finding - Reddit Science - 33 hours
Exact values of sine and cosine - Stats Blog - 33 hours
How many tigers are left in the world - Reddit Science - 34 hours
Limiting mealtimes may increase your motivation for exercise - Eureka Alert - 34 hours
SNAP provides a model for ensuring a right to food - Eureka Alert - 34 hours
Smartphone app reminds heart patients to take their pills - Eureka Alert - 34 hours
Social science plaig update - Stats Blog - 34 hours
Converting a Tesla to a Pickup Truck - Hack-a-day - 35 hours
The ways climate scientists explain their predictions about the impact of global warming can either promote or limit their persuasiveness.The more - Reddit Science - 35 hours
Scientists have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state. This new phase of plutonium is solid and stable, - Reddit Science - 35 hours
In a new study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers shows that the largest impact crater in Europe, the Siljan impact structure, - Reddit Science - 35 hours
Mutant neuropeptide S receptor reduces sleep duration with preserved memory consolidation - Lijuan Xing1, Guangsen Shi, Yulia Mostovoy, Nicholas W. - Reddit Science - 35 hours
Map of land cover of South Africa [OC] [4015 x 3507] - DataIsBeautiful - 35 hours
Green areas in the inner city can directly improve the wellbeing of citizens. The larger the green areas in the neighborhood of the urban citizens - Reddit Science - 36 hours
[OC] Number of people following the top 20 courses on Duolingo - DataIsBeautiful - 36 hours
Analysis of requirements for electric machines - Reddit Science - 37 hours
Greenhouse gases may get more attention, but aerosols — from car exhaust to volcanic eruptions — also have a major impact on the Earth’s - Reddit Science - 37 hours
People, metaphorically, "shoot the messenger" of bad news. They sometimes generate a dislike toward the bearer of bad news, but this dislike - Reddit Science - 37 hours
Distribution of Switzerland's Politicians on the Left-Right/Liberal-Conservative plane - DataIsBeautiful - 37 hours
[OC] I watched two thousand films, logged them, and then investigated my watching habits and preferences with the resulting data. - DataIsBeautiful - 37 hours
A volcano off the coast of Alaska has been blowing giant undersea bubbles up to a quarter mile wide, according to a new study. The finding confirms a - Reddit Science - 39 hours
A Low-Power Solution To Streamlining Sensor Data For IoT - Hack-a-day - 40 hours
Revisiting The BlackHat Hack: How A Security Conference Was Pwned - Hack-a-day - 40 hours
Miss Nothing With A Hacked 360 Degree Camera Trap - Hack-a-day - 40 hours
File Compression By Steganography - Hack-a-day - 40 hours
Analysis of permanent magnet motors - Reddit Science - 40 hours
Antarctica’s ice sheets are still releasing radioactive chlorine from marine nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s, a new study finds. This suggests - Reddit Science - 40 hours
With whom do 26 Year-Old Americans live with? - DataIsBeautiful - 42 hours
Inspired by that other population map post: US Population mapped to population-weighted block group centroids [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 42 hours
UK veterinary profession simply not ready for 'no deal' Brexit - PhysOrg - 42 hours
Land management practices to reduce nitrogen load may be affected by climate changes - PhysOrg - 42 hours
NASA-NOAA satellite finds overshooting tops, gravity waves in Tropical Storm Nestor - PhysOrg - 42 hours
Thunberg brings her climate protest to Canada's oil patch - PhysOrg - 42 hours
Young climate activists in Africa struggle to be heard - PhysOrg - 42 hours
NASA's planetary protection review addresses changing reality of space exploration - PhysOrg - 42 hours
Mars 2020 unwrapped and ready for testing - PhysOrg - 42 hours
Transforming sulphur dioxide from harmful to useful - PhysOrg - 42 hours
People think about breaking up more when they look outside their relationship for psychological fulfillment, suggests a new study (n=5,169), which - Reddit Science - 43 hours
Scientists report that excess blue light exposure (as from LEDs) turns on stress-activated genes that promote aging - effect is unrelated to vision as - Reddit Science - 44 hours
Study finds that Iranian investors do not have the the same level of financial knowledge of most other populations with 2.1% answering five basic - Reddit Science - 45 hours
Salep‐based edible coating enriched with grape seed extract found to extend the shelf life of strawberries by 20 days - Reddit Science - 45 hours
Concentration of opioid painkillers in my system after a serious brain injury [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 47 hours
Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, serves as a molecular battery for immune cells by - Reddit Science - 48 hours
Supermassive Black Holes Are Stopping Star Formation in Tiny Galaxies - Discover Magazine - 48 hours
[OC] Gravity (2013) frame colors over time. 1600 captures, each 3.4 seconds apart and resized to 1 px wide - DataIsBeautiful - 48 hours
How confident are you? Assessing the uncertainty in forecasting - R Bloggers - 48 hours
Scientists developed efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. Resulting gases can be transformed back into new - Reddit Science - 49 hours
Bans on high-capacity magazines appear to reduce both the incidence of, and number of people killed in, high-fatality mass shootings. - Reddit Science - 49 hours
A volcano off the coast of Alaska has been blowing undersea bubbles up to a quarter of a mile wide, according to a new study. The results confirm a - Reddit Science - 49 hours
Gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy safely preserves muscle function - Reddit Science - 49 hours
[OC] Fermat's little theorem: a visual exploration - DataIsBeautiful - 49 hours
Population density of the United States made to look like a night-time satellite image [OC] - DataIsBeautiful - 49 hours
UK veterinary profession simply not ready for 'no deal' Brexit - Eureka Alert - 49 hours
Novel nanoprobes show promise for optical monitoring of neural activity - Eureka Alert - 49 hours
quote of the year - Stats Blog - 49 hours
Video Friday: Transferring Human Motion to a Mobile Robot Manipulator - IEEE Robotics - 49 hours
The True Cost of Multimeters - Hack-a-day - 50 hours
Hackaday Podcast 040: 3D Printed Everything, Strength v Toughness, Blades of Fiber, and What Can’t Coffee Do? - Hack-a-day - 50 hours
Speakers Taking the Stage at Supercon Plus a Hint of the Hacking to Come - Hack-a-day - 50 hours
Replacing the 3D Printer and Router: A Tool for Manufacturing Human-Scale Forms - Hack-a-day - 50 hours
USB Power Delivery For All The Things - Hack-a-day - 50 hours
Lifespan-increasing drug nordihydroguaiaretic acid inhibits p300 and activates autophagy - Reddit Science - 50 hours
Current and ex smokers may lower lung cancer risk with exercise. Moderate to high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a 51% to - Reddit Science - 50 hours
Creatine helps T-cells' anti-tumor immunity by storing and distributing energy. - Reddit Science - 50 hours
From 440 to 25,000: One Humpback Whale Population’s Amazing Recovery - In the late 1950s, only 440 humpback whales — or 1.6 percent of their - Reddit Science - 50 hours
Ancient Middle Eastern Astrologers Recorded the Oldest-Known Evidence of Auroras - Reddit Science - 50 hours
Eating potato is as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, concludes study of cyclists. - Reddit Science - 50 hours
Why It's So Hard to Make a Better Baby Formula - Discover Magazine - 50 hours
Ancient Middle Eastern Astrologers Recorded the Oldest-Known Evidence of Auroras - Discover Magazine - 50 hours
Some Volcanoes Create Undersea Bubbles Up to a Quarter Mile Wide - Discover Magazine - 50 hours
After three decades of progressive symptoms, a 43-year-old man from Panama was rushed into emergency surgery with a massively swollen scrotum that - Reddit Science - 51 hours
Women who use a vaginal douche could be at a higher risk of exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals, according to a study that looked at the - Reddit Science - 51 hours
[OC] Most popular Paradox Interactive game by country - DataIsBeautiful - 51 hours
Wind turbine design and placement can mitigate negative effect on birds - Eureka Alert - 51 hours
Land management practices to reduce nitrogen load may be affected by climate changes - Eureka Alert - 51 hours
How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer | Joy Wolfram - Ted Videos - 52 hours
When men exercise pre-breakfast, they burn twice the amount of fat than men who waited until after breakfast. The study authors believe that the - Reddit Science - 52 hours
Researchers have found that a common, non-disease-causing bacteria found in the environment, called Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, developed rapid - Reddit Science - 52 hours
Post-Mortem analysis of the brains of individuals with autism-spectrum disorders suggests a possible auto-immune cause - Reddit Science - 52 hours
[OC] A Prototype of Andrew Yang's New GDP - The "National Scorecard" (more in comments) - DataIsBeautiful - 52 hours
NASA-NOAA satellite finds Tropical Storm Neoguri consolidating - PhysOrg - 52 hours
NASA-NOAA satellite observes development of Tropical Storm Octave - PhysOrg - 52 hours
Atmospheric pressure impacts greenhouse gas emissions from leaky oil and gas wells - PhysOrg - 52 hours
Negative news coverage empowers collective action in minorities - PhysOrg - 52 hours
US makes history with first all-female spacewalk - PhysOrg - 52 hours
Deep-sea explorers find sunken warship from key WWII battle - PhysOrg - 52 hours
Why Robot-Makers Love Utilizing Urethane Molded Parts - Robotics BizRev - 52 hours
Negative news coverage empowers collective action in minorities - Eureka Alert - 52 hours
Mars once had salt lakes similar to Earth - Eureka Alert - 52 hours
Why respiratory infections are more deadly in those with diabetes - Eureka Alert - 52 hours