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Month: March 2018

The Hidden Penguins of the Danger Islands!

6 March 2018 grant 0

Science Daily reveals a genuine lost colony… of penguins. Revealed by satellite photos of their poop. Yes, there’s a previously unknown supercolony of 1.5 million Adelie… Read the rest “The Hidden Penguins of the Danger Islands!”

Science Art: Australia’s Largest Birds, from What Bird Is That? by Neville William Cayley.

5 March 2018 grant 0

from What Bird Is That? by Neville W. Cayley (1984), page 22. First published 1931.Click to embiggen

Big birds haven’t changed too much since 1931.

These are:

  1. Anseranas semipalmata
  2. Pelecanus conspicillatus
  3. Casuarius casuarius
  4. Cereopsis novaehollandiae
  5. Ardeotis
… Read the rest “Science Art: Australia’s Largest Birds, from What Bird Is That? by Neville William Cayley.”

Pot of gold found in waterworks dig.

2 March 2018 grant 0

NLTimes.nl reports on Dutch public-works diggers who found a trove of treasure – not just scientific treasure, but a literal pot of 15th-century gold coins buried outside Vienen… Read the rest “Pot of gold found in waterworks dig.”

Putting brains in rhythm to boost memory (and all sorts of other stuff)

1 March 2018 grant 0

Nature gets into the groove with a piece on oscillations – the natural flickering rhythm of brainwaves, and how flashing lights and electric zaps can change the brain’s rhythms… Read the rest “Putting brains in rhythm to boost memory (and all sorts of other stuff)”

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