Atomic cars.
Finally. The good folks at Discovery News give us some hope we’ll be able to drive around with uranium fuel:
… Read the rest “Atomic cars.”Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have created a long-sought
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Nobel-winning goof-offs.
In case you missed it this morning, NPR had a story about graphene, the single-atom-thin form of carbon that won its inventors a Nobel prize… even though it all started as a lab joke … Read the rest “Nobel-winning goof-offs.”
Red Super-penguin
io9.com explores the prehistoric majesty of the man-sized super-penguin:
… Read the rest “Red Super-penguin”The fossil was discovered in Peru and has been classified as Inkayacu paracasensis, but its less formal name
Science Art: Geosaurus, by Samuel Wendell Williston.
This is Geosaurus, recently outed in the pages of Discovery News as “the T. Rex of the deep”:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Geosaurus, by Samuel Wendell Williston.”What’s more, metriorhynchids, the extinct relatives
Street View: Antarctica
Dude! I *know* that… uh… ice cliff…. Guardian takes a look at Google Street View’s mission to the southernmost continent:
… Read the rest “Street View: Antarctica”Brian McClendon, vice-president
A word from the Vatican Observatory….
“Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul.” – Papal astronomer Guy Consolmagno, SJ, speaking with Guardian before appearing at the British Science… Read the rest “A word from the Vatican Observatory….”
Science Jobs: Collect Monkey Dung!
The New York Times has perspective on what a “really crappy job” looks like:
… Read the rest “Science Jobs: Collect Monkey Dung!”Collecting poop is our way of doing invasive research without being invasive. We cannot just collect
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Science Art: 5 of Wands – Fusion, by Janelle Schneider (from Science Tarot).
I’m a tarot enthusiast. I take the same approach to the cards as do the folks behind this deck – as a good way to create meaningful stories about your life (which is a good way to … Read the rest “Science Art: 5 of Wands – Fusion, by Janelle Schneider (from Science Tarot).”
SONG: The Imperial Worm
SONG: “The Imperial Worm”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: Based on “Warrior Worms Swallow Enemies Whole”… Read the rest “SONG: The Imperial Worm”
Song delay.
This hasn’t been a week for lyrics. September’s song will be completely shortly, followed by another penitential cover.
Compassionate kids, caveman kids.
You want a child who’s smart, calm and caring? Science Daily recommends doing it like the Neanderthals:
… Read the rest “Compassionate kids, caveman kids.”Three new studies led by Notre Dame Psychology Professor Darcia Narvaez show
Do not fear the super-spud.
New Scientist is considerably cheerier about another transgenic thing coming out of the sub-continent – a new generation of high-protein potatoes:
… Read the rest “Do not fear the super-spud.”Subra Chakraborty and colleagues
Fear the superbug. Fear it.
Wired is feeling… apprehensive… about the latest progress made by the “Indian superbug” gene:
… Read the rest “Fear the superbug. Fear it.”This week, I’m at ICAAC (the annual Interscience Conference
Science Art: 8655 (cut-away view of a “barrel”-type milk and cream cooler)
Image from PHIL, the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control.
It’s an old-fashioned fridge, as recommended by the Minnesota Board of Health in 1929 as a means… Read the rest “Science Art: 8655 (cut-away view of a “barrel”-type milk and cream cooler)”