Science Art: Space Shuttle, concept art from NASA’s Glenn Research Center.
A vision of futures past from NASA’s Glenn Research Center Collection, part of the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. This was what they planned […]
Month: January 2015
Stem cell therapy puts multiple sclerosis in remission.
Healthline spells out the basics of rebooting an immune system from scratch – which means a pretty dramatic step forward in medicine: Studying 24 study […]
A whole new kind of antibiotic
Nature celebrates the discovery of a dirty new weapon in the war against antibiotic-resistant pathogens: An antibiotic with the ability to vanquish drug-resistant pathogens has […]
Cold weather really does help cold germs spread.
Science Daily finds the truth behind the old wives’ tale, that common cold viruses flourish in conditions cooler than body temperature – like a nose […]
Last tour of Mercury – wanna name a crater?
New Scientist watches the Messenger probe prepare to take a final spin around the hottest planet – with one last firing of its engines: Engineers […]
A rat bustier or a rat camisole for a little rat naughtiness.
LiveScience examines how and why rats are aroused by tiny vests: In an unusual study, researchers allowed virgin male rats to have sex with females […]
Science Art: While master @AstroTerry cuts, apprentice @AntonAstrey is at the vacuum cleaner. Apprendista Anton all’aspirapolvere, by Sam Cristoforetti.
Performing delicate procedures in space: a zero-G haircut for New Year’s. From Italian astronaut @AstroSamantha’s Twitter feed. The process starts here, if you want to […]
Why… zombies?
Scientific American‘s Michael Shermer gets at the root of why we’re so fascinated with the walking dead: Zombies, for one thing, fit into the horror […]