Scientific American has a new explanation for the famous “Wow!” signal – the orderly burst of focused radio energy recorded in 1977 that seemed like it could possibly… Read the rest “The Wow! signal probably wasn’t aliens (but is still wow).”
PhysOrg says there’s liquid water on Mars (great!) but (aw!) it’s too far underground to tap:
… Read the rest “There are oceans on Mars – but they’re too deep to get to.”The data from NASA’s Insight lander allowed the scientists to estimate
This is from a photographically illustrated advertisement in Hugo Gernsback’s magazine The Electrical Experimenter.
The description of this item is as follows:
… Read the rest “Science Art: The Turney Vario Variable Condenser, 1913.”For extreme measurements
CNN has reported on prehistoric remains found in North Africa that reveal more evidence that our primordial ancestors didn’t really eat a meat-heavy diet, but got their protein … Read the rest “The real “paleo diet” was mostly vegetarian.”
NPR reports on a big step forward in keeping a deadly disease at bay, with a new treatment for preventing AIDS transmission that, rather than a daily (and easily forgettable) pill, relies… Read the rest “Prevent AIDS with a couple shots a year.”
Scientific American has new information on very old remains of Homo floresiensis, the diminutive prehistoric humans who lived on the island of Flores around 700,000 to 60,000 years ago.… Read the rest ““Hobbits” got smaller on their island.”
This is a biological photo that is also a mathematical photo. It’s a ball of worms that Georgia Tech researchers were studying, because, as it says on the National Science Foundation… Read the rest “Science Art: Ball-shaped blob of California black worms, 2023.”
PhysOrg gets funky with research that demonstrates how off-putting smells that can signal the presence of disease-causing critters can also tell your gut it’s time to beef up the… Read the rest “Smells can arm your gut defenses.”
This is a glowing hunk of rock, lit from within.
The rock was found in the Kelly Mine in Magadela, New Mexico. Smithsonite is a form of zinc carbonate, or zinc spar, that’s formed a large… Read the rest “Science Art: Smithsonite, from the Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History.”
Forbes has a strange but true example of unintended (but welcome) consequences. It seems like Shingrix, the new shingles vaccine, also offers protection against developing dementia… Read the rest “Shingles vaccine fights dementia.”
Some rockets are bigger than others.
I think this illustration (which I found here, on Wikimedia Commons) is maybe a better depiction of how space science itself has changed trajectory … Read the rest “Science Art: Saturn V-Shuttle-Ares IV comparison, by Bchan.”
PhysOrg shares research from ETH Zurich that demonstrates something that should be obvious to anyone who’s played pool. But as the warming Earth makes the ice caps melt, changing… Read the rest “Climate change affects the Earth’s rotation more than the Moon does.”
Mashable reports on the Mars Rover Curiosity, which has just found evidence of some major flooding and splishing and splashing on the surface of Mars long ago:
… Read the rest “Curiosity finds some exciting times on Mars.”Although Mars today is 1,000
SONG: “Inside the Moon”. (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: BBC, 15 July 2024, “Cave discovered on Moon could be home for humans“, as used in the post … Read the rest “SONG: Inside the Moon”
This is an educational poster, retouched by Wikimedia Commons user Rawpixel, of birds. It’s taken from Oliver Goldsmith’s book A History of the Earth and Animated Nature… Read the rest “Science Art: Collection of various birds from A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 1820.”
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