T. rex: Just a big puppy?
The Telegraph reveals new fossil evidence that one of history’s scariest dinosaurs engaged in play-fights:
… Read the rest “T. rex: Just a big puppy?”Geologist Dr Joe Peterson, of Northern Illinois University, said:
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Junk food, junk mood.
BBC reports on new data supporting a link between highly processed food and depression:
… Read the rest “Junk food, junk mood.”[The University College London team] split the participants into two types of diet – those
Science Art: Nomenclature and Operation (Norden Bombsight, Mar 1945)
The Norden Bombsight, from the Bombardier’s Information File (BIF) describing the components and controls.
If you’ve read Slaughterhouse 5 or seen the… Read the rest “Science Art: Nomenclature and Operation (Norden Bombsight, Mar 1945)”
The Robot Blimps of Mars
Wired has me eager for interplanetary conquest with their look at our armada of airships and robotic rovers:
… Read the rest “The Robot Blimps of Mars”With the miniature lab tests complete, [Wolfgang Fink, of Cal Tech’s Visual
SURPRISE! Asteroid nearly blows up Indonesia.
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, the Telegraph reports that an asteroid just blew up over Indonesia with the force of three atomic bombs:
… Read the rest “SURPRISE! Asteroid nearly blows up Indonesia.”Scientists are concerned that it
DMSD stands for “Digital Mantis Shrimp Discs”
Discover has an interesting bit of unexpected biomimicry. The mantis shrimp (probably the scariest marine predator less than 3 feet long) has an unusual way of looking at the world…… Read the rest “DMSD stands for “Digital Mantis Shrimp Discs””
Not the kind that belongs to a club, but the kind with a club that belongs to him…
We all want a primitive man, says the Telegraph, reporting on new evidence that modern humans got it on with Neanderthals:
… Read the rest “Not the kind that belongs to a club, but the kind with a club that belongs to him…”[Said Professor Paabo, who is director of genetics at the renowned
The green planet-killer.
Forget asteroids or nuclear war. Science Daily now has me worried that we’re all going to die from toxic pond scum:
… Read the rest “The green planet-killer.”The microscopic plants usually exist in small concentrations,
Science Art: Von Karman Vortices
Landsat 7 gave us this memorable look at clouds moving rapidly over the Aleutian Islands. These whorls happen, as any canoeist knows, when a fluid moves around an… Read the rest “Science Art: Von Karman Vortices”
SONG: Let’s Take the Boat Out
SONG: Let’s Take the Boat Out
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SOURCE: “A Rocket for the 21st Century”, from… Read the rest “SONG: Let’s Take the Boat Out”
Rock the Power, Gramps.
Designboom recently gave a green design award to the Murakami rocking chair.
Great invention – it’s a rocking chair with a dynamo and a built-in reading lamp. Your rocking … Read the rest “Rock the Power, Gramps.”
Spies in the house of science.
So first there was that little problem with Al Qaeda and the Large Hadron Collider. Now, the Belfast Telegraph reveals a similar link between Mossad and NASA:
… Read the rest “Spies in the house of science.”In an affidavit supporting
LSD is medicine – and so are magic mushrooms.
…and not only that, but painkilling medicine, too. Newsweek reveals that the psychedelic rocket fuels of 1960s culture are proving to be unique weapons against the otherwise untreatable… Read the rest “LSD is medicine – and so are magic mushrooms.”
Science Art: Food chain-2, Nordisk familjebok
The circle of life, seen as a straight line. With a bird of prey at the top.
There’s something totemic about it, I think… King Bird looking over his food subjects.… Read the rest “Science Art: Food chain-2, Nordisk familjebok”
The spy in your pocket.
New Scientist challenges a team of professional electronic snoops, who prove that strangers can learn more than you think from your phone:
… Read the rest “The spy in your pocket.”I’ve just walked into a windowless room