Asian cave paintings reveal universal art.
National Geographic explains why cave paintings in Sulawesi are winding back the origin of “art” as a concept to our African origins: “Overwhelmingly depicted in […]
Month: October 2014
Manure fertilizer boosts antibiotic resistance… somehow.
Even, Nature explains, from cows that have never been around antibiotics. Something about cow manure runoff helps resistant bacteria grow in the soil: Because manure […]
Clear solar panels could turn windows (and smart phones) into power plants.
International Business Times reveals the bright future (from an economic standpoint, at least) of the nascent companies making clear solar panels: The “transparent luminescent solar […]
Antarctica has melted so much, it’s changing Earth’s gravitational profile.
Daily Beast has more on how 204 billion tons of melting glaciers have changed the way our planet’s gravity works: Between 2009 and 2012, the […]
Science Art: A space-ship might look like this, John W. Wood, 1968.
Click to embiggen An image from Rockets and Satellites Work Like This, as found on the marvelous Dreams of Space blog. It’s a children’s book […]
New flying car has landed.
You probably know about the Moller SkyCar and you might have heard of the Terrafugia “roadable plane.” Well, now, The Guardian is reporting on a […]
Teenager’s bright idea: flashlight fueled by body heat.
The Gajitz blog has the scoop on the kid who invented a battery-free flashlight that runs on body heat: Ann Makosinski, a 15 year old […]