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Month: January 2014

Monarch migration may be over. Forever.

31 January 2014 grant 1

Laboratory Equipment has some bad news for butterflies:

After steep and steady declines in the previous three years, the black-and-orange butterflies now cover only 1.65 acres (0.67

… Read the rest “Monarch migration may be over. Forever.”

Boeing announces (with much hype) new way to turn deserts into biofuel farms.

30 January 2014 grant 0

Energy Post calls it “the BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH EVER!” That seems a bit much, but it is interesting that a Boeing-sponsored group in Abu Dhabi has figured out how to make super-clean,… Read the rest “Boeing announces (with much hype) new way to turn deserts into biofuel farms.”

There’s no such thing as a black hole. (Says Stephen Hawking.)

29 January 2014 grant 0

Nature reveals that one of the planet’s top physicists has lost his faith in one of the heaviest things in astrophysics:

In a paper posted online, the physicist, based at the University

… Read the rest “There’s no such thing as a black hole. (Says Stephen Hawking.)”

Bullied kids don’t exercise.

28 January 2014 grant 0

Seems kinda obvious to anyone who’s been picked on, but Outside is taking a long-term look at how bullying affects kids’ will to work out:

The study, spearheaded by BYU psychology

… Read the rest “Bullied kids don’t exercise.”

Grandpa shrew lived with the dinosaurs.

27 January 2014 grant 0

And now, Discovery News says, we know what he looked like – the early human ancestor who lived with the dinosaurs:

This ancestor, the first placental mammal, lived between 88.3 to

… Read the rest “Grandpa shrew lived with the dinosaurs.”

Science Art: Cuesta de Viento Reservoir, Argentina, by USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

27 January 2014 grant 0

Cuesta-del-Viento
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This is the EROS image of the week, because the U.S. Geological Survey believes in science-as-art, too.

SONG: “The Impossible One”

23 January 2014 grant 0

SONG: “The Impossible One” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Earth-mass exoplanet is no Earth twin,”… Read the rest “SONG: “The Impossible One””

Biofuel done cheaper (thanks to sulfuric acid).

22 January 2014 grant 0

Nature is predigesting our gasoline… or something like that. Researchers have found that you can get fuel out of some tough material by treating it with a chemical mixture that breaks… Read the rest “Biofuel done cheaper (thanks to sulfuric acid).”

Say hi to Rosetta, the tweeting comet probe.

21 January 2014 grant 0

She’s European. And she’s making all kinds of friends on the Twitter:

ESA Rosetta Mission @ESA_Rosetta 4h
Labas, pasauli!
Expand Reply Retweet Favorite
…
ESA Rosetta

… Read the rest “Say hi to Rosetta, the tweeting comet probe.”

Later school starting times make for better students.

20 January 2014 grant 0

Laboratory Equipment explains why moving the morning bell a little later makes education more effective:

Julie Boergers, a psychologist and sleep expert from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s

… Read the rest “Later school starting times make for better students.”

Science Art: Spark Test For Hardness Of Metal, 1941

20 January 2014 grant 0

spark_test_for_hardness
From the US Naval Research Laboratory manual Mechanical Practice.

There’s also a *great* diagram of Phillips-head screws.

Earth-like planets might not be so Earth-like… as gassy Earth shows.

17 January 2014 grant 1

Nature examines he implications of a planet that *should* be a twin to Earth, but isn’t – because it’s a gassy Earth-sized planet:

Not only is the planet too warm for liquid

… Read the rest “Earth-like planets might not be so Earth-like… as gassy Earth shows.”

This robot flies like jellyfish swim.

16 January 2014 grant 0

BBC describes the first drone that can hover by flapping its wings:

The work by Leif Ristroph and Stephen Childress from New York University (NYU) is published in the UK Royal Society journal

… Read the rest “This robot flies like jellyfish swim.”

Caffeine improves your memory.

15 January 2014 grant 0

And your mood, of course, but Laboratory Equipment doesn’t get into that. No, all they focus on is the boost caffeine gives your long-term memory:

Michael Yassa, assistant professor

… Read the rest “Caffeine improves your memory.”

Stories change your brain.

14 January 2014 grant 0

Washington Post has more on how a bit of literature can alter the structure of your brain:

“Stories shape our lives and in some cases help define a person,” says neuroscientist Gregory Berns,

… Read the rest “Stories change your brain.”

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