Monkey music.
OK, not monkeys, but apes, New Scientist says, have been caught making musical instruments:
… Read the rest “Monkey music.”The orang-utan’s music, if you can call it that, is actually an alarm call known as a “kiss
Month: August 2009
Walking in the trees.
New Scientist goes out on a limb with a new study that hints that humans may have learned to walk up in the branches before marching on the ground:
… Read the rest “Walking in the trees.”Kivell thinks the wrist bones of chimpanzees
Wooden bones.
DiscoveryNews leaves me rooted to the spot with a sprouting fascination in the latest medical implant – bones made from wood:
… Read the rest “Wooden bones.”The researchers chose wood because it closely resemble
Fixing Prisons.
PhysOrg has some advice from the American Psychological Association on how to make prisons actually work – by punishing less and keeping convicts from coming back:
… Read the rest “Fixing Prisons.”“The current
Listen with your eyes closed.
New Scientist tells us the less you see, the more impact spooky music has:
… Read the rest “Listen with your eyes closed.”Sure enough, volunteers rated the eerie-sounding music – laced with staccato strings, ominous trombones, and
Science Art: Some NACA Muroc personnel with snowman, 1949.
In the good old days, computers looked like this. “Computer” was a job, not a tool, and it was often done by a woman who was quick with figures.
These computers… Read the rest “Science Art: Some NACA Muroc personnel with snowman, 1949.”
Out of Asia.
The “tree where Man was born” might not be growing near Cape Town after all, some archeologists have said recently on PhysOrg. It might have taken root closer to Rangoon:
… Read the rest “Out of Asia.”In
Blue Gatorade heals broken spines.
Or, really, Science Daily explains, it’s the blue food dye that can heal and prevent spinal injuries:
… Read the rest “Blue Gatorade heals broken spines.”In an article published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
We’re not brilliant, but…
LiveScience tells us that we really do glow:
… Read the rest “We’re not brilliant, but…”To learn more about this faint visible light, scientists in Japan employed extraordinarily sensitive cameras capable of detecting single
Repeat after ussss: SQUID is FRIEND.
Science Daily has gallantly leaped to the defense of the sadly misunderstood Humboldt squid:
… Read the rest “Repeat after ussss: SQUID is FRIEND.”For years Seibel has heard stories claiming that Humboldt squid will devour a dog in minutes
And we’ll use it to save the humpback whales.
PhysOrg brings back memories of Star Trek IV (the time-traveling whale one) with the revelation of a new state of matter – transparent aluminum:
… Read the rest “And we’ll use it to save the humpback whales.”‘What we have created is a completely
Science Art: Planet Earth, Seen by the Apollo 11.
On July 22, 1969, when Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong were on their way home after going as far away as anyone had ever gone, this is what home looked like.… Read the rest “Science Art: Planet Earth, Seen by the Apollo 11.”