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Last year, Harvard biologist Andrew A. Biewener and then-grad student Monica A. Daley made seven helmeted guinea fowl—birds similar to pheasants—dash down a 20-foot-long plywood runway. Not just any old plywood runway, mind you, but one equipped with a device that measures force and a high-speed digital video camera...
...gauge how the guinea fowl reacted to an unexpected pothole, Biewener and Daley set up a force plate, which measures quick changes in force, under tissue paper in the middle of the runway...
According to Biewener, another surprise came when he and Daley removed the tissue paper to let the guinea fowl see the hole. The birds slowed down and couldn’t maintain their stability as well...
...want to, like, do something…sometime?” It doesn’t have to be anything over-the-top or unusual, in fact, it’s best to avoid things out of your comfort zone on a first date. Save Peruvian food (hello, fried guinea pig) and spelunking for your six-month anniversary. Dinner or a drink is always good; avoid suggesting lunch or coffee, since these usually fall into the “friend activities” category. Just use common sense, and go with anything that sounds like it will...
...York last week to attend the gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, Honiara's delegation sought out friends and did some business: it announced a new health initiative with Cuba, did some lobbying for Taiwan, and found new personnel for its commission of inquiry, courtesy of Papua New Guinea...