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Image Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones.
On Mar 16, Earth’s most sophisticated telescopes were briefly blinded by a flash of gamma rays.… Read the rest “Science Art: Swift Naked Eye Gamma Burst”
If you’re one of those people who straddle the gulf between science and creativity (and I think, deep down, most people are, cf. 43 folders)… or if you’re just someone… Read the rest “Uninterruptable Zen.”
And we all just shifted back in time by 3.214 seconds. Did you feel that?
I’ve sort of known this was true for years, but now ScienceDaily confirms it: lack of sleep has a direct correlation with inflammation in the body:
… Read the rest “Insomnia, meet inflammation.”[T]he UCLA Cousins Center research
For the first time in human history, the SolveClimate blog reports, it’s possible to circumnavigate the Arctic. Normally, this is a permanently frozen sea – a vast iceberg… Read the rest “This Island Arctic.”
Scientists, as the Telegraph points out, have long been mystified by the bumblebee. It’s short and fat with stubby wings that, mathematically speaking, should never be able to generate… Read the rest “Fly like a bumblebee.”
Image from "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth" at the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center.
Tom Giesler does anatomical charts of emotional states.
You should see them. For a visceral thrill, you understand.
I’m sure Governor Palin has many fine qualities, but, according to Wired, her science policy appears not to be one of them:
… Read the rest “Sarah Palin, Creationist Politician.”In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor
Yes, the LHC is exciting. I own that.
But is it *this* exciting?
That’s a bunch of particle physicists (I think) dancing inside the LHC to a rap by science writer Kate McAlpine. I think… Read the rest “Large Hadron Rap”
New Scientist adds insult to injury by telling us that not only does it really rain more often on our days off, but that our work week is to blame:
… Read the rest “Rainy weekends are all our fault.”Evidence has been mounting over the years that
Keep it simple, short and repetitive! That’s what an international team of neurological researchers covered in PhysOrg.com found when they scanned infants’ brains while… Read the rest “Baby Talk 101.”
From the trenches of the War on Drugs comes a New Scientist pharmaceutical report that’s bound to have doctors and pain patients alike going “Duuuude.”
… Read the rest “Morphine plus pot equals, like, no pain, man.”For example,
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