92.7 WOBM » science http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:03:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Life Sciences Week Begins in New Jersey [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/life-sciences-week-begins-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://wobm.com/life-sciences-week-begins-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:12 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=279858 This is Life Sciences Week in New Jersey.

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]]> http://wobm.com/life-sciences-week-begins-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 (Flickr photo via Eric C Bryan) Were You Pulled in By the Mermaid Hoax? http://wobm.com/were-you-pulled-in-by-the-mermaid-hoax/ http://wobm.com/were-you-pulled-in-by-the-mermaid-hoax/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:21:51 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=229796 Last week Animal Planet broke a viewership record. And the producer of the show openly admits that it's not real.

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]]> http://wobm.com/were-you-pulled-in-by-the-mermaid-hoax/feed/ 0 Flickr user Bug-E Pollen Pollen Everywhere! [Photos] http://wobm.com/pollen-pollen-everywhere-photos/ http://wobm.com/pollen-pollen-everywhere-photos/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:42 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=225132 A few weeks ago we sent out the warning that experts were saying that this allergy season was going to be pretty intense. With most of Ocean County covered in a fine yellow dust, you can literally see how things are going.

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]]> http://wobm.com/pollen-pollen-everywhere-photos/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Louis Why Is There a Rainbow Around the Sun Today? http://wobm.com/why-is-there-a-rainbow-around-the-sun-today/ http://wobm.com/why-is-there-a-rainbow-around-the-sun-today/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:53 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=222195 If you have a lot of friends in New Jersey on your Facebook, you've probably seen pictures similar to this one dozens of times today. Here at the Jersey shore, there's a bright, vivid rainbow circling the Sun. Get ready for some science, here's why...

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]]> http://wobm.com/why-is-there-a-rainbow-around-the-sun-today/feed/ 0 Photo by Joanne Cruise Are Today's Teenagers Doomed? [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/are-todays-teenagers-doomed-audio/ http://wobm.com/are-todays-teenagers-doomed-audio/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:12:37 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=261311 Generation Y is more materialistic and less inclined to work hard for what they want, according to a study published this week in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

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]]> http://wobm.com/are-todays-teenagers-doomed-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User jonpetitt Is This an Answer to the Mummified "Alien"? [Followup] http://wobm.com/is-this-an-answer-to-the-mummified-alien-followup/ http://wobm.com/is-this-an-answer-to-the-mummified-alien-followup/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:00:59 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=213452 A few weeks ago we asked if you thought that the picture above was an actual mummified alien, as some were claiming. 

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]]> http://wobm.com/is-this-an-answer-to-the-mummified-alien-followup/feed/ 0 Are These Pictures of an Actual Alien? [Video/Poll] http://wobm.com/are-these-pictures-of-an-actual-alien-videopoll/ http://wobm.com/are-these-pictures-of-an-actual-alien-videopoll/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:01:56 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=206406 Is this a photo of an actual alien being from a distant galaxy, or simply an expensively staged hoax?

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]]> http://wobm.com/are-these-pictures-of-an-actual-alien-videopoll/feed/ 0 YouTube Have Your Allergies Started Yet? http://wobm.com/have-your-allergies-started-yet/ http://wobm.com/have-your-allergies-started-yet/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:33:03 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=203035 Over the last two weeks or so, I'd say that I've definitely started feeling the tell tale signs of allergy season - sneezing, an itch in the back of the throat, itchy eyes, etc. According to experts, that's just the start of what's going to be a heavy allergy season.

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]]> http://wobm.com/have-your-allergies-started-yet/feed/ 0 Flickr user mcfarlandmo Check Out These Amazing Meteor Fireball Videos! http://wobm.com/check-out-these-amazing-meteor-fireball-videos/ http://wobm.com/check-out-these-amazing-meteor-fireball-videos/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:58:29 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=188010 I've talked before about my love for the night sky and seeing meteor showers, but nothing compares to what some Russians saw this morning on their way to work.

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]]> http://wobm.com/check-out-these-amazing-meteor-fireball-videos/feed/ 0 One of the Most Amazing Historical Finds Ever http://wobm.com/one-of-the-most-amazing-historical-finds-ever/ http://wobm.com/one-of-the-most-amazing-historical-finds-ever/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:52:46 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=183095 I love history. Especially really old history and artifacts. It just amazes me to see something hundreds, sometimes even thousands of years old.

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]]> http://wobm.com/one-of-the-most-amazing-historical-finds-ever/feed/ 0 Dan Kitwood - Getty Images The Results Are In! Justin's Dog Is…. http://wobm.com/the-results-are-in-justins-dog-is/ http://wobm.com/the-results-are-in-justins-dog-is/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:05:55 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=179760 I truly believe that rescuing a homeless adult dog is one of the best ways to get a pet. There are so many advantages and rewards, but there are also questions. Especially with strays. The most obvious question - what kind of dog is it anyway?

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]]> http://wobm.com/the-results-are-in-justins-dog-is/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Louis Are Your Favorite Food Products Being Faked? http://wobm.com/are-your-favorite-food-products-being-faked/ http://wobm.com/are-your-favorite-food-products-being-faked/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:04:31 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=176222 When we go to the grocery store and buy olive oil, we expect it to be...well, oil made from olives. Honey? Same thing there, why would it be anything but honey? But a new report is suggesting that food fraud may be more prevalent than we realize.

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]]> http://wobm.com/are-your-favorite-food-products-being-faked/feed/ 0 Flickr user Kathy McGraw Any Guesses on What Kind of Dog Justin Has? http://wobm.com/any-guesses-on-what-kind-of-dog-justin-has/ http://wobm.com/any-guesses-on-what-kind-of-dog-justin-has/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:34:06 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=174530 I've had my dog Sydney for about 7 years now. She was a stray rescue, so the shelter didn't know exactly what breed she was when they took her in.

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]]> http://wobm.com/any-guesses-on-what-kind-of-dog-justin-has/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Louis You Could Be One Of The First Humans on Mars [Video] http://wobm.com/you-could-be-one-of-the-first-humans-on-mars-video/ http://wobm.com/you-could-be-one-of-the-first-humans-on-mars-video/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:22:52 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=171117 You have to admit, it would be pretty cool to be able to say that you were one of the first humans to ever visit Mars. There's only one catch...

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]]> http://wobm.com/you-could-be-one-of-the-first-humans-on-mars-video/feed/ 0 Flickr user oneaustin How Much Money Do You Need To Be Happy? [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-happy-audio/ http://wobm.com/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-happy-audio/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:32:00 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=202345 How much money do you need to live the happiest life possible?

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]]> http://wobm.com/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-happy-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: 401K 2012 Jealous Siblings – But They're Not Humans [Video] http://wobm.com/jealous-siblings-but-theyre-not-humans-video/ http://wobm.com/jealous-siblings-but-theyre-not-humans-video/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:25:43 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=153010 Those of us who grew up with siblings know how it goes - one can't get a bigger piece of cake than the other. If one gets a toy, the other has to get a toy too. But who knew that monkeys think like that too? Check out this hilarious and amazing video:

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]]> http://wobm.com/jealous-siblings-but-theyre-not-humans-video/feed/ 0 YouTube What's the Most Daring Thing You've Done? Plus an Amazing Video! http://wobm.com/whats-the-most-daring-thing-youve-done-plus-an-amazing-video/ http://wobm.com/whats-the-most-daring-thing-youve-done-plus-an-amazing-video/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:26:44 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=141732 Wow, that picture looks like a guy freefalling through the sky strapped to a pair of wings, doesn't it? Well, it is. It's daredevil Felix Baumgartner. Sound familiar? He's the guy who just set multiple world records with his jump from the edge of space.

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]]> http://wobm.com/whats-the-most-daring-thing-youve-done-plus-an-amazing-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Keep An Eye on the Sky This Weekend http://wobm.com/keep-an-eye-on-the-sky-this-weekend/ http://wobm.com/keep-an-eye-on-the-sky-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:16:27 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=140185 On the heels of telling you about one of my very favorite smartphone apps yesterday, this weekend will give you a good chance to take it for a spin with a great show in the sky expected.

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]]> http://wobm.com/keep-an-eye-on-the-sky-this-weekend/feed/ 0 See the Space Jump From a Stunning New Angle [Video] http://wobm.com/see-the-space-jump-from-a-stunning-new-angle-video/ http://wobm.com/see-the-space-jump-from-a-stunning-new-angle-video/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:43:37 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=138225 One of the most engaging stories from this past weekend was daredevil Felix Baumgartner's "Space Jump" with the Red Bull Stratos project.

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]]> http://wobm.com/see-the-space-jump-from-a-stunning-new-angle-video/feed/ 0 Getty Images News Will Aliens Be Discovered in Our Lifetimes? [Poll] http://wobm.com/will-aliens-be-discovered-in-our-lifetimes-poll/ http://wobm.com/will-aliens-be-discovered-in-our-lifetimes-poll/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:16:50 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=123217 It's a topic that's been fascinating moviegoers and scientists alike for a long time - aliens.

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