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Month: January 2020

Ancient African genome offers migration clues for the first humans.

31 January 2020 grant 0

Nature shares DNA research on the remains of four children in what is now Cameroon, revealing clues about how they lived and where they came from thousands of years ago:

he findings underscore

… Read the rest “Ancient African genome offers migration clues for the first humans.”

How do you say “dinosaur” in Zulu?

29 January 2020 grant 0

BBC Future muses over the ways in which language can limit scientific research – when you don’t have the words for a concept:

For Zulu-speaking South African schoolchildren

… Read the rest “How do you say “dinosaur” in Zulu?”
A stereoscopic image of Mars. Or half of a stereo image, at least.

Science Art: Ophir Chasma, ESP_062483_1755, by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory HiRise.

27 January 2020 grant 0

A stereoscopic image of Mars. Or half of a stereo image, at least.Click to embiggen vastly

This is half of a stereoscopic image of the surface of Mars. The other half is here, if you want to line them up, one in each eye, and see the Chasma in all its depth and … Read the rest “Science Art: Ophir Chasma, ESP_062483_1755, by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory HiRise.”

SONG: Under Orion’s Arms

23 January 2020 grant 0

SONG: “Under Orion’s Arms”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: SPACE.com, 3 January 2020, “Will Bright Star Betelgeuse Finally Explode? A Look at the Dimming Red Giant… Read the rest “SONG: Under Orion’s Arms”

Ozone-eating chemicals (remember fluorocarbons?) are warming the Arctic.

22 January 2020 grant 0

Nature reports on an old environmental menace. Climate simulations, they say, show that the mass emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) beginning in the 1950s could be responsible for… Read the rest “Ozone-eating chemicals (remember fluorocarbons?) are warming the Arctic.”

We’re cooler than we used to be. Literally – human body temperatures have dropped.

20 January 2020 grant 0

The Wall Street Journal reports that since the average human body temperature of 98.7 degrees F was first established, the average human has gotten taller, gained some weight – and… Read the rest “We’re cooler than we used to be. Literally – human body temperatures have dropped.”

Scientific illustration of a fusion reactor, more efficient (and smaller) than a tokamak

Science Art: Quasi-Poloidal Stellarator (QPS), 2007

19 January 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustration of a fusion reactor, more efficient (and smaller) than a tokamakClick to embiggen

This is a fusion reactor that was never built, a small power plant that takes the principles of a tokamak (use super-heated plasma to generate more power than you put into… Read the rest “Science Art: Quasi-Poloidal Stellarator (QPS), 2007”

Living concrete photosynthesizes, reproduces itself – thanks to gelatin..

17 January 2020 grant 0

The New York Times covers a building material that could be a boon to the planet, a bacteria-enriched concrete that cleans the air and grows more of itself:

Now, an interdisciplinary team

… Read the rest “Living concrete photosynthesizes, reproduces itself – thanks to gelatin..”

Pigeonbot flies on wings that change shape.

17 January 2020 grant 0

Science News introduces us to a robot that flies on wings that can change shape just like a real bird’s:

Now, using new insights into exactly how pigeons’ joints control the spread

… Read the rest “Pigeonbot flies on wings that change shape.”

Oyster farms against beach erosion: a coastal win-win

15 January 2020 grant 0

Popular Science describes (a bit briefly) a real pearl of a concept, introducing the gentle, coast-restoring art of oyster-tecture:

Undoing our damage to oysters can help ease our impact

… Read the rest “Oyster farms against beach erosion: a coastal win-win”
Scientific illustration of Mayan pyramids by Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck, 19th century.

Science Art: Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon (1825-1835), by Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck

12 January 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustration of Mayan pyramids by Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck, 19th century.Click to embiggen

A painting of Mayan pyramids by a mysterious man, described on Public Domain Review (where I found this image) as an “artist, erotic publisher, explorer, and general… Read the rest “Science Art: Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon (1825-1835), by Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck”

Learning from the ashes of Notre Dame

12 January 2020 grant 0

Nature takes a look at how the tragic fire at Notre Dame last year created a unique opportunity for researchers to study medieval construction:

The structure was modified in the Middle Ages

… Read the rest “Learning from the ashes of Notre Dame”

Closing in on the virus behind China’s new pneumonia outbreak.

9 January 2020 grant 0

Scientific American and STAT (with the help of the World Health Organization) inch us a little closer to identifying the microbe behind the mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan:

“Coronaviruses

… Read the rest “Closing in on the virus behind China’s new pneumonia outbreak.”

So Orion’s shoulder might be about to explode.

7 January 2020 grant 0

Something’s going on up there. SPACE.com actually says it’s a good idea to watch the skies “just in case” Betelgeuse is about to blow up:

Betelgeuse, a reddish

… Read the rest “So Orion’s shoulder might be about to explode.”
A scientific illustration (in the form of a cartoon) depicting the coming age of helicopters, when police will simply be able to hover by your high-rise apartment window to conduct their inquiries.

Science Art: From The Helicopters Are Coming, 1944.

5 January 2020 grant 0

A scientific illustration (in the form of a cartoon) depicting the coming age of helicopters, when police will simply be able to hover by your high-rise apartment window to conduct their inquiries. Click to embiggen
This illustration, by Erik Nitsche and Roslyn Welcher, is from a book by CBF Macauley that claims to be “the first complete work ever dedicated to the subject of helicopters.”… Read the rest “Science Art: From The Helicopters Are Coming, 1944.”

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