Treasure in the mud.
Nature uncovers a wealth of rare earth lying beneath the ocean floor:
… Read the rest “Treasure in the mud.”The rare-earth elements — metals such as lanthanum and neodymium — are used to make strong magnets, which help to drive
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Zombie stars and dark energy
There’s a new kind of star in the skies… or at least a new name for some of them, reports Universe Today. They’re larger-than-usual Type Ia supernovas, more commonly … Read the rest “Zombie stars and dark energy”
Science Art: Fig. 179. – Profile view of a human embryo of about three weeks, showing the cephalic visceral arches and clefts and their relations to the arterial arches, from Quain’s Elements of Anatomy, 1898
This is a human embryo, from the first volume of an 1898 textbook for college students. The book was actually first published in the 1840s, meaning it’s probably best if we don’t… Read the rest “Science Art: Fig. 179. – Profile view of a human embryo of about three weeks, showing the cephalic visceral arches and clefts and their relations to the arterial arches, from Quain’s Elements of Anatomy, 1898”
A window of skin
New Scientist sees through me like glass. In fact, my skin could be better than glass:
… Read the rest “A window of skin”In 2007, Allard Mosk and colleagues at Twente University in Enschede, the Netherlands, demonstrated
Fear remembers.
Next time you’re stuck trying to get Boyle’s Law or some cute person’s email into your memory, think of something awful. That’s MSNBC’s solution, based… Read the rest “Fear remembers.”
Plastic isn’t sexy.
Not just looking at – being around it. Science Daily has the skinny on how BPA is making male mice less attractive to females:
… Read the rest “Plastic isn’t sexy.”The latest research from the University of Missouri shows
Google vs. Nonsense
In my day job, I’m not a scientist – I’m a writer. So it pleases me immensely to see this New York Times piece on the innovative ways Google is waging war on “content… Read the rest “Google vs. Nonsense”
Evolution machine
Genetic engineers have, in the latest New Scientist, devised a device that (deviously) speeds up the process of evolution:
… Read the rest “Evolution machine”For instance, a yeast engineered to churn out the antimalarial
Science Art: Hubble Confirms Existence of Massive Black Hole at Heart of Active Galaxy, by Holland Ford, et al. (5/25/1994)
From the image’s archive.org page:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Hubble Confirms Existence of Massive Black Hole at Heart of Active Galaxy, by Holland Ford, et al. (5/25/1994)”A schematic diagram of velocity measurements of a rotating disk of hot gas in the core of active galaxy M87. The measurement was made by studying
Uncut lovers.
That’s Denmark for you. The International Journal of Epidemiology published an article from Danish researchers who found circumcision isn’t all that great in the sack: … Read the rest “Uncut lovers.”
SONG: “Humidity”
SONG: “Humidity.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on Star Found Shooting Water “Bullets”, … Read the rest “SONG: “Humidity””
Test-tube steak will save Earth.
PhysOrg hops on the in-vitro meat bandwagon with a study that concludes lab-grown meat will lower greenhouse gas emissions by 96 percent:
… Read the rest “Test-tube steak will save Earth.”The analysis, carried out by scientists from Oxford
Robot astronauts.
I suppose automation just made the Space Shuttle obsolete (or, well, something like that). MSNBC reports that the latest supply ship to the ISS is unmanned:
… Read the rest “Robot astronauts.”The Progress 43 cargo ship blasted
A dying flash.
CSM takes a somber look at a star essentially giving a final wave as it’s swallowed by a black hole:
… Read the rest “A dying flash.”Using Swift observations and others by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra
Science Art: Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor (U.S. Patent 3,386,883)
The innards of a nuclear reactor, from a relatively recent patent application. That is, 1966. By inventor Philo T. Farnsworth.
It’s a fusor, which is to say a thing that makes fusion… Read the rest “Science Art: Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor (U.S. Patent 3,386,883)”