A weekly round-up of the best science coverage on the web.
5 Really Weird Things About Water - Neatorama
Water is an anomalous material; science doesn't understand why it behaves the way it does. Why does hot water freeze faster, why does ice float, and is homeopathic medicine right about water having memory?
Confidence game: How Imposters capture our trust - Boston.com
Take notes, rule the world.
Mexicans get microchipped over kidnapping fears - New Scientist
We had something like this done with our dogs. Sadly it doesn't really work as you can't be tracked without a bigger device sending out your location.
Unknown insect discovered on eBay - Telegraph
"I had thought it would be rather nice to call it Mindarus ebayi," said Dr Harrington. "Unfortunately using flippant names to describe new species is rather frowned upon these days."
Mirror test shows magpies aren't so bird-brained - New Scientist
Magpies love shiny things, especially mirrors. Two for joy...
Magpie photo from Flickr - Sergey Yeliseev
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