SONG: In the Sounding Deep
SONG: “In the Sounding Deep”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Scientific American, April 2020, “Undersea Telescopes Scan the Sky from Below,” as used in the post “… Read the rest “SONG: In the Sounding Deep”
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Flattening the curve of misinformation.
Nature takes time out from COVID-19 news to inveigh against another kind of epidemic – of online viral content that’s, shall we say, too often less than accurate:
… Read the rest “Flattening the curve of misinformation.”In times of
On behalf of America’s southeastern quadrant: Oh, GREAT! Early hurricane predictions are in. And big.
It’s going to be a rough season again, Science News lets us know. Tropical weather forecasters are predicting 18 named storms and at least four major hurricanes for the 2020 season… Read the rest “On behalf of America’s southeastern quadrant: Oh, GREAT! Early hurricane predictions are in. And big.”
Science Art: Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG)…, 2008.
Click to embiggenNo gunpowder was harmed in the making of this photograph. That’s just the power of a lot of magnetism making a hunk of metal go really, really fast through the air. … Read the rest “Science Art: Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG)…, 2008.”
Medieval Blue is Remade
Science News opens a new book on an old pigment, reconstructing a botanical purple-blue hue that had puzzled medievalists for ages:
… Read the rest “Medieval Blue is Remade”The pigment, called folium, graced the pages of medieval
There are nuclear-bomb layers in whale sharks’ bones.
Science News has what’s practically a Godzilla story: the discovery that residue from Cold War-era nuclear bomb tests can be found inside the bodies of the world’s largest… Read the rest “There are nuclear-bomb layers in whale sharks’ bones.”
Neanderthal yarn proves math skills in prehistoric culture.
Ars Technica looks at the world’s oldest bit of string and find it tells a profound story about Neanderthal life:
… Read the rest “Neanderthal yarn proves math skills in prehistoric culture.”The 6.2mm (0.24 inch) long bit of thread, spun from plant fibers, is
Science Art: 3D Printed Copper Surface, vol. 1, by David Pervan, 2018.
Click to embiggenNot a landscape, nor a texture, but an electrical conductor.
From Mr. Pervan’s explanation on Wikimedia Commons:
… Read the rest “Science Art: 3D Printed Copper Surface, vol. 1, by David Pervan, 2018.”My research is on using 3D printing to make conductive
New York’s coronavirus outbreak came from Europe, not China.
The New York Times looks at two different batches of genetic data which both indicate that shutting down travel from China didn’t actually affect the spread of the virus in New York,… Read the rest “New York’s coronavirus outbreak came from Europe, not China.”
Stanford’s butt-reading toilet knows how healthy you are.
CNET (among others) has brought us news at the confluence of two contemporary concerns: Are we carrying germs we don’t know about? and … Just how private is *anything* we do … Read the rest “Stanford’s butt-reading toilet knows how healthy you are.”
Science Art: Aerial image and satellite derived image of Florida lakes, by Richard P. Stumpf, U.S. Geological Survey.
From the USGS:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Aerial image and satellite derived image of Florida lakes, by Richard P. Stumpf, U.S. Geological Survey.”This image is a cropped rendition of two aerial images that demonstrate satellite-derived cyanobacteria concentrations in surface waters from an area
There were a bunch of different humans hanging out in southern Africa
That’s before Homo sapiens came on the scene. Science News looks at new evidence that three different species of human ancestors were present in the same area:
… Read the rest “There were a bunch of different humans hanging out in southern Africa”Excavations at Drimolen,
Bored with hanging out at home? Count some penguins (or spot some galaxies) for science.
Scientific American has some suggestions for your self-isolation. There are a few ways you can help researchers out without ever leaving home:
… Read the rest “Bored with hanging out at home? Count some penguins (or spot some galaxies) for science.”“I think where we can tap into people’s enthusiasm
Telescopes deep under the sea are revealing secrets of deep space.
Scientific American has more on how some astronomers are using the ocean itself to scan the skies:
… Read the rest “Telescopes deep under the sea are revealing secrets of deep space.”Suspended near the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off France and Italy, 126 football-sized
Science Art: Elasmotherium by Alice B. Woodward, 1912.
The so-called “Siberian unicorn,” the Elasmotherium, a noble critter here pictured in the pages of Evolution of the Past, by Henry R. Knipe (with illustrations… Read the rest “Science Art: Elasmotherium by Alice B. Woodward, 1912.”