Really. Check out what the BBC says about our one-time balloon-headed neighbor to the seas:
… Read the rest “Prehistoric dolphin had a big head.”A new type of dolphin with a short, spoon-shaped nose and high, bulbous forehead has been identified
The way we grew up thinking about atoms – like teeny tiny solar systems with electrons orbiting a nucleus like planets around a sun – is wrong. They move in clouds… Read the rest “Science Art: Hydrogen Density Plots, by PoorLeno”
Cue menacing laughter. But as FastCompany.com reveals, there’s really nothing funny about the extensive neurological research that goes into today’s political campaigns… Read the rest “Look into my eyes. Deeply. Now, vote. Vote! VOTE!”
I suppose it’d be shorter to call ’em debate-bots, but Popular Science has the skinny on a new breed of online entity programmed to tirelessly refute the same tired claims: … Read the rest “Anti-climate-change-denier bots.”
Nature has an interactive map of the research capitals of tomorrow.
It’s part of their “Science and the City” special.
That is all. Go and see if your hometown will be … Read the rest “Science-opolis”
Feeling tied down? Need a permanent change of scenery? The First Post recommends you sign up with NASA and the Pentagon and start over on a new planet:
… Read the rest “One-way ticket out”“The human space programme is
Thanks to two researchers at the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, Space.com reports, we might soon be able to finally take a closer look at dark matter:
… Read the rest “New light on dark matter.”Now, after sifting through observations
This is what a chunk of Northwest Australia looks like from the International Space Station.
It was created as part of the EarthKAM project, “Earth Knowledge Acquired… Read the rest “Science Art: IMAGE_7222, EarthKAM Spring 2010 Mission.”
Last year, the Mars Rover Spirit got stuck in the dirt and NASA couldn’t get it out. But today, it still manages to deliver. Under those spinning wheels is proof that there’s … Read the rest “Rover Spirit: Down, but still discovering.”
CNN shares the latest US Geological Survey estimate of Alaska’s oil reserve. It’s a breathtaking 90 percent smaller than previously believed:
… Read the rest “Drill, ba… oh, wait. Never mind.”The group estimates about
Yeah, that headline sounds kind of dada, doesn’t it? But it’s exactly what The Register is describing as the latest Pentagon robotics breakthrough:
… Read the rest “Coffee balloon hands.”The manipulator works
Font fans, run in fear. BBC is reporting on new research that finds the Helveticats and Arialites have it all wrong. If you really want a brainy, thought-provoking typeface, turn to Comic… Read the rest “Comic Sans is… *good* for you.”
This is a pile of unusual fish from The illustrated natural history, vol. 3, by John George Wood, London, circa 1863. The Brothers Dalziel were the most celebrated (perhaps)… Read the rest “Science Art: Shovel-fish & spoonbill sturgeon by the Brothers Dalziel”
SONG: “Might As Well Be (Considering Inkayacu paracasensis)”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “36… Read the rest “SONG: Might As Well Be (Considering Inkayacu paracasensis)”
Have I been posting more about Antarctica than usual lately? Doesn’t matter. Check out the astronomical project the Telegraph is looking into deep under the ice:
… Read the rest “Eyes beneath the ice.”Professor Subir
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