The Hidden Penguins of the Danger Islands!
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 […]
Month: March 2018
Science Art: Australia’s Largest Birds, from What Bird Is That? by Neville William Cayley.
Click to embiggen Big birds haven’t changed too much since 1931. These are: Anseranas semipalmata Pelecanus conspicillatus Casuarius casuarius Cereopsis novaehollandiae Ardeotis australis Grus rubicunda […]
Pot of gold found in waterworks dig.
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 […]
Putting brains in rhythm to boost memory (and all sorts of other stuff)
Nature gets into the groove with a piece on oscillations – the natural flickering rhythm of brainwaves, and how flashing lights and electric zaps can […]