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Learning from the ashes of Notre Dame

12 January 2020 grant 0

Nature takes a look at how the tragic fire at Notre Dame last year created a unique opportunity for researchers to study medieval construction:

The structure was modified in the Middle Ages

… Read the rest “Learning from the ashes of Notre Dame”

Closing in on the virus behind China’s new pneumonia outbreak.

9 January 2020 grant 0

Scientific American and STAT (with the help of the World Health Organization) inch us a little closer to identifying the microbe behind the mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan:

“Coronaviruses

… Read the rest “Closing in on the virus behind China’s new pneumonia outbreak.”

So Orion’s shoulder might be about to explode.

7 January 2020 grant 0

Something’s going on up there. SPACE.com actually says it’s a good idea to watch the skies “just in case” Betelgeuse is about to blow up:

Betelgeuse, a reddish

… Read the rest “So Orion’s shoulder might be about to explode.”
A scientific illustration (in the form of a cartoon) depicting the coming age of helicopters, when police will simply be able to hover by your high-rise apartment window to conduct their inquiries.

Science Art: From The Helicopters Are Coming, 1944.

5 January 2020 grant 0

A scientific illustration (in the form of a cartoon) depicting the coming age of helicopters, when police will simply be able to hover by your high-rise apartment window to conduct their inquiries. Click to embiggen
This illustration, by Erik Nitsche and Roslyn Welcher, is from a book by CBF Macauley that claims to be “the first complete work ever dedicated to the subject of helicopters.”… Read the rest “Science Art: From The Helicopters Are Coming, 1944.”

U.S. returns pre-Spanish copper coins to Mexico.

3 January 2020 grant 0

Mexico News Daily reports on a trove of 3,500 coins – long, copper strips used for exchange as early as 1200 CE – that U.S. FBI officials have returned to the Mexican consul in … Read the rest “U.S. returns pre-Spanish copper coins to Mexico.”

Tomb of the Warrior Women

3 January 2020 grant 0

Smithsonian Magazine looks into a tomb that appears to hold four Amazons – warrior women of the Scythians spanning three generations:

Earlier this month, a team led by archaeologist

… Read the rest “Tomb of the Warrior Women”

The jury remains out on ketamine-based antidepressants. They work… for *some* people.

30 December 2019 grant 0

Science News covers the ups and downs of Spravato, a ketamine-related antidepressant nasal spray that works for some folks, sometimes:

Many existing antidepressants target serotonin,

… Read the rest “The jury remains out on ketamine-based antidepressants. They work… for *some* people.”
Scientific illustration of an induction coil from The How and Why of Radio Apparatus. It's an old electric image. Antique equipment FTW.

Science Art:Induction Coil Cutaway, 1920

29 December 2019 grant 0

Scientific illustration of an induction coil from The How and Why of Radio Apparatus. It's an old electric image. Antique equipment FTW. Click to embiggen

From Harry Winfield Secor’s The How and Why of Radio Apparatus, from the Experimenter Publishing Co., which you can read here.

Electricity was the theme of my Yule… Read the rest “Science Art:Induction Coil Cutaway, 1920”

Christmas music and your brain.

24 December 2019 grant 0

The holiday spirit (or something) descended on The Washington Post, who have shared (non-paywalled, apparently) a statistical and neurological look at why Christmas music – and… Read the rest “Christmas music and your brain.”

How to mine the bottom of the sea.

23 December 2019 grant 0

The Atlantic goes deep, deeper than ever in search of the wealth beneath the ocean floor:

Today, many of the largest mineral corporations in the world have launched underwater mining programs.

… Read the rest “How to mine the bottom of the sea.”

SONG: I Spent a Week in the Dark

23 December 2019 grant 0

SONG: “I Spent a Week in the Dark”.

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Science Daily, 8 December 2019, “A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult… Read the rest “SONG: I Spent a Week in the Dark”

Scientific illustration of synapsid reptiles, which are not dinosaurs really, but include things like Dimetrodon, from The Dinosaur Book.

Science Art: The evolution of the synapsid reptiles, by John C. Germann,1945

22 December 2019 grant 0

Scientific illustration of synapsid reptiles, which are not dinosaurs really, but include things like Dimetrodon, from The Dinosaur Book.Click to embiggen
These are not dinosaurs – they’re older than that – but they are in The Dinosaur Book, Edwin H. Colbert’s 1945 guide to prehistoric creatures… Read the rest “Science Art: The evolution of the synapsid reptiles, by John C. Germann,1945”

Infections reduce autism symptoms – because an immune-system molecule affects a part of the brain.

20 December 2019 grant 0

Not sure if “symptoms” is quite the right word here, but it’s what MIT News is using. Apparently, it’s been noticed for around a decade and half that when autistic… Read the rest “Infections reduce autism symptoms – because an immune-system molecule affects a part of the brain.”

The High Martian Wind

18 December 2019 grant 0

(In all caps because that’s a title, isn’t it?) Science News reports on the work the MAVEN probe is doing mapping the movements of the upper atmosphere of Mars:

“Looking at how

… Read the rest “The High Martian Wind”

Eye-tracking study: Men check out other men’s chests more than women do.

16 December 2019 grant 0

PsyPost shares research from Evolutionary Psychological Science that finds that dudes, like, check out each other’s pecs all the time (comparatively):

“If having a larger upper

… Read the rest “Eye-tracking study: Men check out other men’s chests more than women do.”

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