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Month: September 2019

Geologists explore a lost continent hidden under Southern Europe.

8 September 2019 grant 0

Science reveals the Atlantis-like story of Greater Adria, a continent the size of Greenland that vanished 140 million years ago, not under the sea but below the slowly moving continent … Read the rest “Geologists explore a lost continent hidden under Southern Europe.”

How a social network can be gerrymandered – and how that can affect our decision-making (and real-life voting).

6 September 2019 grant 0

Nature has a fascinating piece of research (with great graphics, so please click through) on how exactly public opinions can be molded by a few strategically placed bots on a social media… Read the rest “How a social network can be gerrymandered – and how that can affect our decision-making (and real-life voting).”

Scientific Illustration by DF Sotzmann of a tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard, a kind of sea robin.

Science Art: Trigla Hirundo, Lin., from Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs (A Natural History of the Animal Kingdom)

1 September 2019 grant 0

Scientific Illustration by DF Sotzmann of a tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard, a kind of sea robin. Click to embiggen
It’s not a flying fish, but something called a “sapphirine gurnard,” which is unusual not because it flies, but because it walks along the bottom using… Read the rest “Science Art: Trigla Hirundo, Lin., from Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs (A Natural History of the Animal Kingdom)”

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