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Scientific illustration of lizards by Haeckel

Science Art: Lizard (Lacertilia), by Ernst Haeckel.

23 August 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustration of lizards by HaeckelClick to embiggen

A lizard party, by Ernst Haeckel. Not jellyfish or diatoms or Lovecraftian marine creatures. Just lizards. Lots and lots of cold-blooded lizards.

A plate from Kunstformen… Read the rest “Science Art: Lizard (Lacertilia), by Ernst Haeckel.”

We just had the closest asteroid fly-by ever.

22 August 2020 grant 0

Space.com shares what we learned about how Earth’s gravity has affected 2020QG, a car-sized asteroid that became the closest to approach Earth without slamming into us:

Early Sunday

… Read the rest “We just had the closest asteroid fly-by ever.”

Supernovas have caused mass extinctions. (As if asteroids weren’t bad enough.)

20 August 2020 grant 0

Science Daily reports on radioactivity research that has found evidence that at least one mass extinction event in Earth’s history was caused not by an asteroid crash, but by cosmic… Read the rest “Supernovas have caused mass extinctions. (As if asteroids weren’t bad enough.)”

The one molecule that turns grasshoppers into locusts.

18 August 2020 grant 0

Science News reveals the one chemical that transforms harmless, solitary insects into a crop-destroying, famine-triggering locust swarm:

Now, scientists have pinpointed a compound

… Read the rest “The one molecule that turns grasshoppers into locusts.”
Scientific illustration of a booby gannet by John James Audubon, who liked birds.

Science Art: Booby Gannet, by John James Audubon

17 August 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustration of a booby gannet by John James Audubon, who liked birds.Click to embiggen

A quizzical and curious sea bird, from Birds of America, presented by The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

SONG: Campfires

15 August 2020 grant 0

SONG: “Campfires”

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on Science Daily, 16 July 2020, “Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun”… Read the rest “SONG: Campfires”

Ceres shines brightest where there’s salt water under the surface.

14 August 2020 grant 0

Science Daily looks to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, where the dwarf planet Ceres spins – and may serve as a vast reservoir for space travelers. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft… Read the rest “Ceres shines brightest where there’s salt water under the surface.”

Spinning yarn from human skin

13 August 2020 grant 0

PhysOrg reminds me here of a piece of jewelry my mother won at an auction, which she then gave to me to give to the lady of my affections. It was a pair of Victorian earrings made from human hair.… Read the rest “Spinning yarn from human skin”

Google, Facebook should be scared. Targeted ads shown to be less profitable than the old way.

10 August 2020 grant 0

Wired has a story that seems slightly obscure at first, but really strikes at the cornerstone of today’s internet. The main Dutch public broadcaster, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep,… Read the rest “Google, Facebook should be scared. Targeted ads shown to be less profitable than the old way.”

Scientific illustrations of the sun from the European Space Agency's Solar Observer mission

Science Art: The many faces of the Sun from Solar Orbiter’s EUI and PHI instruments, 2020

9 August 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustrations of the sun from the European Space Agency's Solar Observer missionClick to embiggen
It’s my mother’s birthday today. Here, nine glorious suns for a Leo.

They were photographed by the European Space Agency’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager… Read the rest “Science Art: The many faces of the Sun from Solar Orbiter’s EUI and PHI instruments, 2020”

We’re going to save the mussels of Appalachia. Yes, we are.

7 August 2020 grant 0

Science News has something (perhaps small, perhaps strange) to be optimistic about. The endangered river mussels of America’s eastern mountains might go back to cleaning their… Read the rest “We’re going to save the mussels of Appalachia. Yes, we are.”

We’re still looking at the effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

7 August 2020 grant 0

Science magazines has some striking visualizations of the atomic bombing’s long-lasting repercussions in their latest issue – and have had their graphics managing editor,… Read the rest “We’re still looking at the effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

We’ve got a new way to predict solar flares.

5 August 2020 grant 0

Science Daily shares research from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, that gives us a new handle on predicting when the worst solar flares will come, giving us enough extra… Read the rest “We’ve got a new way to predict solar flares.”

Sperm do lopsided barrel-rolls. They don’t have propeller tails.

3 August 2020 grant 0

Science News dashes the popular image of sperm as swimming furiously by spinning their tails like boat propellers. Instead, the little guys only move their tails in one direction, and keep… Read the rest “Sperm do lopsided barrel-rolls. They don’t have propeller tails.”

Scientific illustration of phases of the moon, from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation illustrated

Science Art: Phases of the Moon, 1844.

2 August 2020 grant 0

Scientific illustration of phases of the moon, from Six Thousand Years Ago: or, the Works of Creation illustratedClick to embiggen

The moon is a body in space that reflects the light of our sun back at us. Which might sound a little weird to say, but this picture does make it all a little easier to grasp.

It’s… Read the rest “Science Art: Phases of the Moon, 1844.”

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