Drones that think.
Endgadgets prepares us for robot dominance of the skies by 2047:
… Read the rest “Drones that think.”In its recently released “Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047” report, the US Air Force details
Month: July 2009
Oh. That smell.
New Scientist reacquaints us with the smell of fear:
… Read the rest “Oh. That smell.”Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, a cognitive neuroscientist at Stony Brook University in New York and colleagues collected sweat from the
Good doggie. Smart baby.
Health Day News reports on a new neuroscience project from Brigham Young University demonstrating the emotional wisdoms of infants. They’ve shown that babies, like Dr. Dolittle,… Read the rest “Good doggie. Smart baby.”
Mouse made from scratch. (Just add stem cells!)
Scientific American really does incur a sense of wonder and mystery sometimes. Here’s a group of scientists who have turned a bunch of stem cells into a living mouse:
… Read the rest “Mouse made from scratch. (Just add stem cells!)”Xiao Xiao, as
Acid therapy.
Der Spiegel is sounding the call – psychedelics are coming back to the lab… and helping people heal:
… Read the rest “Acid therapy.”“I would welcome it if it were easier to use psychoactive substances
Science Art: The Apollo 11 Launch.
This is a Saturn V rocket, the largest, heaviest vehicle ever to hurl itself from our small ball of mud into the vastness of space.
At the time the photographer is snapping… Read the rest “Science Art: The Apollo 11 Launch.”
Lights out for Ares?
New Scientist’s “Short Sharp Science” blog is not very hopeful about the rocket that’s supposed to take us to Mars. Apparently, there was an oversight in the … Read the rest “Lights out for Ares?”
The Crocodillo
I can’t figure out why something like this wouldn’t have survived pretty much anything. National Geographic reports on the discovery of an armored, omnivorous, desert-dwelling… Read the rest “The Crocodillo”
SONG: Like Salamanders Do
SONG: “Like Salamanders Do” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “Regenerated legs no big trick for salamanders”… Read the rest “SONG: Like Salamanders Do”
Wolfe on the Space Race
That fella who wrote The Right Stuff got into the New York Times this week and allowed to do a little ranting about the big picture of humans in space:
… Read the rest “Wolfe on the Space Race”Unfortunately, NASA couldn’t present
… and Jupiter, while we’re at it.
An Australian amateur astronomer named Bird (or, IRL, Anthony Wesley) just spotted something slamming into Jupiter – a collision that’s been confirmed by the big science… Read the rest “… and Jupiter, while we’re at it.”
Bomb the moon.
Yeah, we’re gonna do it. Stupid moon, all smug and silvery and sneaky, looking down at us all night long. Scientific American’s right. We don’t know *what* could be hiding… Read the rest “Bomb the moon.”
Science Art: Prachtkäfer aus der Grube Messel (Splendor Beetle of the Messel Pit)
This is a fossilized insect, one of the Buprestidae (or Splendor Beetles or Jewel Beetles, from the collection of the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
Splendor… Read the rest “Science Art: Prachtkäfer aus der Grube Messel (Splendor Beetle of the Messel Pit)”
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Big fish! Hungry fish!
You may have heard of the giant prehistoric shark called megalodon. And maybe other megafauna, like Megalosaurus or even the mighty mechanical Megasaurus. But LiveScience is bringing… Read the rest “Big fish! Hungry fish!”