Sorry, Charlie.
I suppose this has been all over the British press by now, but the Church of England recently apologized to Charles Darwin:
… Read the rest “Sorry, Charlie.”Scientific American:
“The Church of England owes you an
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SONG: (We Can Blame Peter Higgs) At the Collider
SONG: “(We Can Blame Peter Higgs) At the Collider” (To download:double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: CERN progress updates throughout… Read the rest “SONG: (We Can Blame Peter Higgs) At the Collider”
The Mummies of Lima.
This summer, archaeologists discovered three bodies that had been ritually preserved 1,300 years ago in what is now the capital city of Peru. PhysOrg describes the central figure, who … Read the rest “The Mummies of Lima.”
Hello, neighbor. (Science Art: First Picture of Likely Planet around Sun-like Star)
For the first time, astronomers have snapped a photo of a planet orbiting a star like our own Sun. That’s it. Not a recreation or illustration. That’s what an alien planet looks… Read the rest “Hello, neighbor. (Science Art: First Picture of Likely Planet around Sun-like Star)”
You can have any music you like, as long as it’s one of these six forms.
Because, New Scientist tells us, there are only six forms of music to have:
… Read the rest “You can have any music you like, as long as it’s one of these six forms.”In his new book, The World in Six Songs, cognitive psychologist and former record producer Daniel Levitin argues
Glowing under the wires.
Here, this is science art you can try at home: Ordinary fluorescent lights + power lines = GLOW.
Really. You can do it yourself.
That work was inspired by Richard Box, who set up large installations… Read the rest “Glowing under the wires.”
Give junk DNA a hand.
Because, New Scientist reports, it may have given us ours:
… Read the rest “Give junk DNA a hand.”When genetically engineered into mice, the human DNA seems to activate genes in the budding wrist and thumb. Chimp and monkey versions,
Drive my car.
So. Wired tells us it’s true – the roar of the sportscar kinda turns us on:
… Read the rest “Drive my car.”To test the theory that high-performance cars get people hot, Moxon had 40 men and women listen to recordings
Space bears, more like.
New Scientist has joined the chorus of publications huddling around the cutest space invaders ever. Swedish researchers have just proved that tiny creatures called tardigrades, or “water… Read the rest “Space bears, more like.”
Science Art: “Phases of the Moon” The New Students Reference Work
From The New Students Reference Work (1914), edited by Chandler B. Beach, associate editor Frank Morton McMurry.
Scanned by Wikimedia Commons user LA2.
Science Art: Swift Naked Eye Gamma Burst
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Image Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones.
On Mar 16, Earth’s most sophisticated telescopes were briefly blinded by a flash of gamma rays.… Read the rest “Science Art: Swift Naked Eye Gamma Burst”
Uninterruptable Zen.
If you’re one of those people who straddle the gulf between science and creativity (and I think, deep down, most people are, cf. 43 folders)… or if you’re just someone… Read the rest “Uninterruptable Zen.”
LHC fires beam.
And we all just shifted back in time by 3.214 seconds. Did you feel that?
Insomnia, meet inflammation.
I’ve sort of known this was true for years, but now ScienceDaily confirms it: lack of sleep has a direct correlation with inflammation in the body:
… Read the rest “Insomnia, meet inflammation.”[T]he UCLA Cousins Center research
This Island Arctic.
For the first time in human history, the SolveClimate blog reports, it’s possible to circumnavigate the Arctic. Normally, this is a permanently frozen sea – a vast iceberg… Read the rest “This Island Arctic.”