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Whales Have A Sensory Organ Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen
io9.com 4 days, 1 hour agoIt's possible that whales can sense things that no other living creatures can. Scientists have discovered a grapefruit-sized mass of vessels and nervous tissues located in whales' chins, and they believe it's an entirely new kind of sensory organ. It's possible the organ is what allows these massive creatures to eat using a lightning-fast mouth movement called "lunge feeding." More ยป
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Well: Doctor And Patient: Increasing Organ Donor Enrollment At The D.M.V.
nytimes.com 1 week agoShowing people who were waiting to get a driver's license a short video about the impact of organ donation increased the number of organ donors by more than 10 percent, and the increase was especially dramatic among African-Americans.


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