The International Herald Tribune says a Frenchman recorded “Au Clair de la Lune” 20 years before the phonograph was invented:
… Read the rest “Earliest recording predates Edison.”The 10-second recording of a singer crooning
This is an image from an old Norwegian encyclopedia, the “Norwegian Familybook” published sometime from 1904 to 1926.
In Norwegian, the animals illustrated… Read the rest “Science Art: “Australisk fauna,” Nordisk Familjebok Encyclopedia”
Wired reminds us that the U.S. military now has a functioning army of cyborg insects:
… Read the rest “A swarming army of cyborg bugs.”DARPA’s Hi-MEMS program aims to implant place micro-mechanical systems [MEMS] “inside
How very unexpected.
But pleasant nonetheless.
The new age of sail can start now.
SONG: “My Fingertips Are Weightless” (To download: right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “Origami spaceplane aims for space station… Read the rest “SONG: My Fingertips Are Weightless.”
You’ve no doubt heard of the Ben Stein movie extolling the virtues of Intelligent Design and bemoaning the fact that it isn’t being allowed in science classrooms.
Well, I should… Read the rest “Expelled from Expelled.”
They’re not sure why.
Science News rhapsodizes over Johns Hopkins research into what happens in musicians’ brains that makes the music happen:
… Read the rest “Music Brain.”“What we think is happening is that when you’re
You might think that Wired is misguided when it publishes reports on our nation building tactical laser weapons and healing devices made from LEDs (the tiny lightbulbs in tiny flashlights… Read the rest “Obama’s laser guns and medi-beams.”
Arthur C. Clarke’s last message to the world:
So many of his wishes have already come true.
From the BBC:
… Read the rest “6e+13 picoseconds of silence for Arthur C. Clarke.”“Sir Arthur has left written instructions that his funeral be strictly
Washington Post reports on the one of the deepest mysteries of the animal world – the strange history of the domestic cat:
… Read the rest “The Naming of Cats is a Serious Matter.”In one of the most comprehensive explorations of cats’
Yeah, it’s feature news from ABC, but still – betcha didn’t know what astronauts have to put up with:
… Read the rest “No pizza, no laundry, no one can hear you scream.”You can’t freeze-dry pizza or dehydrate it very successfully
New Scientist reports on geneticists who might have isolated the specific genes for longevity:
… Read the rest “Long life. Little women.”[T]he [Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University] team… identified
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