These are brittle stars, photographed in the 1920s for the Records of the South Australia Museum. These specific ones are from “Dr. Verco’s collection in St. Vincent and Spencer… Read the rest “Science Art: Ophiactis tricolor: a, arboral view; b, oral view of holotype.”
SONG: “You See Through Me” . (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: The Guardian, 5 Sep 2024, “Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent… Read the rest “SONG: You See Through Me”
Popular Science shares the story of a solo 17-year-old bottlenose dolphin, dubbed “Delle,” who has been spotted off the coast of Denmark for five years, far from any other … Read the rest “A lonely dolphin keeps shouting into the Baltic”
Kidney memory? Science Daily reports on how we sometimes expand our ability to remember – by using cells other than brain cells to store the information we’re learning:
… Read the rest “Memories can form outside the brain.”“Learning
Live Science reports on new combinations of indigenous traditions and advanced science to keep the environment (and the food supply) healthy:
… Read the rest “DNA analysis and fish weirs to greet the salmon.”Now, the Heiltsuk are using traditional
This image came from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force with the less-easy-to-understand name (or “designation”) “210921-F-AU145-2009.” But it’s… Read the rest “Science Art: Cockpit view of the Macchi MC.200 Saetta, 2009”
Popular Science shares a finding that people born without the ability to smell actually inhale and exhale differently than people who can tell what it is they’re smelling:
… Read the rest “People who can’t smell breathe differently.”In other
BBC reports on the accidental discovery of an immense, forgotten Mayan city in the Mexican jungle by an archaeology PhD student browsing the internet:
… Read the rest “Lost Mayan city found by accident… online.”Archaeologists found pyramids,
This is a photograph of a strangely-shaped galaxy, as taken by the Webb Space Telescope. Or rather, a set of “interacting” galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142. From the… Read the rest “Science Art: Interacting Galaxies Arp 142 (MIRI Image), by NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.”
The American Chemical Society looks at homegrown (or farmed) tomatoes and finds that the way in which they’re watered can make a difference in how well they grow:
… Read the rest “The way you water your tomatoes matters, not just how much you water ’em.”Researchers reporting
Outside reports on a study that finds meditation can have a profound effect not only on your mental wellbeing, but also on your physical endurance and athletic performance:
… Read the rest “Meditate for marathons.”…[R]esearchers
This is how the the US Navy tried to get recruits to stand tall during World War II, with anatomical studies of slouching. How do you know if you’re slouching? Well, here’s how,… Read the rest “Science Art: Illustrations of poor and good posture, 1943.”
Heatmap reports on some SpaceX alums — that is, former employees of the space corporation — who gave up on astronauting in favor of making some things work better down here/ … Read the rest “Using rocket science to make “carbon-negative” energy.”
iScience peers back through the mists of time to the Viking Age, when a saga describes a dead man being tossed down a castle’s well. Now, archaeologists are pretty sure they’ve… Read the rest “They found the body of someone from the sagas.”
Need a lift? These are hooks designed for lifting … well, whatever you need picked up.
I found them in (deep breath): The engineer’s sketch-book of mechanical movements, devices,… Read the rest “Science Art: Hooks, Swivels, &c. ”
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