A teeny, tiny NASCAR.
Nature is gearing up for small engines going… well, pretty fast for their size. Because these chemists are racing single-molecule nanocars:
… Read the rest “A teeny, tiny NASCAR.”Six teams from three continents are
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Microsoft’s Ballmer sics big data on government spending.
New York Times announces how one of America’s wealthiest computer scientists makes it possible to track where your tax money *really*, really goes:
… Read the rest “Microsoft’s Ballmer sics big data on government spending.”In an age of fake news and questions
Science Art: “De Motib. Stellae Martis” from Astronomia Nova aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler, 1609.
Click to embiggenThis is a diagram of how Mars appeared in the sky, as observed by Johannes Kepler (and his boss, Tycho Brahe). The question Kepler ultimately answered was why did a planet… Read the rest “Science Art: “De Motib. Stellae Martis” from Astronomia Nova aitiologetos, by Johannes Kepler, 1609.”
Why do shoelaces come untied? Physics.
Science News investigates the forces at play when your shoes come untied:
… Read the rest “Why do shoelaces come untied? Physics.”Mechanical engineer Oliver O’Reilly of the University of California, Berkeley was familiar with the infuriating
Celiac disease – the problem with gluten – might be triggered by a virus.
NPR covers an unexpected discovery about an auto-immune condition believed to be genetic – celiac disease. You need to have the right (or the wrong) genes to come down with the gluten… Read the rest “Celiac disease – the problem with gluten – might be triggered by a virus.”
Bronze-Age Dane was an ancient immigrant.
Denmark’s The Local looks at the mummified remains of a woman who was anything but local, new research has found. One of the iconic ancestors of Denmark came there from somewhere far… Read the rest “Bronze-Age Dane was an ancient immigrant.”
Science Art: Motion in Space, 1950
We’re moving on a planet that’s moving around a sun that’s moving – that way.
Not a moment of stillness anywhere.
From The Physical Sciences, Revised Edition… Read the rest “Science Art: Motion in Space, 1950”
Someone tell Peter Thiel. Consuming young fish poop makes old fish live longer.
Nature has what must be the least appetizing life-extension program yet discovered:
… Read the rest “Someone tell Peter Thiel. Consuming young fish poop makes old fish live longer.”The findings were posted to the bioRxiv.org preprint server on 27 March1 by Dario Valenzano, a geneticist
Meet the world’s largest canary.
New Scientist heads to São Tomé to get up close with the island’s grosbeak – a really big bird:
… Read the rest “Meet the world’s largest canary.”Now it turns out the species was also misidentified, and it is actually the largest
No, kids – don’t take your seats. Not if you want to learn….
Science of Us looks over recent research showing that schoolkids learn better when they move around in class:
… Read the rest “No, kids – don’t take your seats. Not if you want to learn….”“Kids aren’t meant to sit still all day and take in information,” Steve Boyle,
Medieval English mutilated their dead – to keep them from rising.
The Guardian unearths the truth about medieval Yorkshire’s drastic measures to prevent the dead from walking:
… Read the rest “Medieval English mutilated their dead – to keep them from rising.”The research published by Historic England and the University of
Science Art: Head Frames, Figs. 3-6, from The Design of Mine Structures, 1912.
Types of head works for mines. These frames helped draw out the rocks that the miners were busy breaking up deep underground. At the time this book was published, many head frames were made… Read the rest “Science Art: Head Frames, Figs. 3-6, from The Design of Mine Structures, 1912.”
New tyrannosaur species had a sensitive face.
Science News gets up close and personal with Daspletosaurus horneri, a 9-meter-long prehistoric predator which hunted 75 million years ago with the help of a remarkably sensitive side… Read the rest “New tyrannosaur species had a sensitive face.”
The government is already paying less for science than you think (probably).
Science News looks at how much Americans *think* the government is paying to fund research. If scientists got what people thought they should get, the total would be a pay increase, not a … Read the rest “The government is already paying less for science than you think (probably).”
Which came first, the sponge or the jelly? (We might have an answer.)
Nature tries to solve a nearly intractable chicken-and-egg problem for evolutionary biologists. Which is the oldest kind of animal, a sponge or a comb jelly? They’re both simple… Read the rest “Which came first, the sponge or the jelly? (We might have an answer.)”