This is a turbine – a “turbopropulseur” – used as an example of a “réducteur” – a reducing gear. The one end spins a lot more than the other end… Read the rest “Science Art: Schéma de montage d’un turbopropulseur by Nerijp”
Nature looks into the future of Africa and sees a sunny outlook – at least as far as solar and wind power generation go:
… Read the rest “World Power: How Africa can leapfrog the world with renewable energy.”Africa’s population is booming faster than anywhere in
Siberian Times looks at the things that people thought were precious before people were Homo sapiens – a trove of Denisovan jewelry made from such exotic materials as ostrich eggshells… Read the rest “Caveman jewelry: Ostrich eggs in Siberia?”
FiveThirtyEight Science has an in-depth article on a genetic reponse to the Zika threat and the scientific stakes of ballots cast in Florida’s southernmost county:
… Read the rest “Florida Keys voting on genetically-modified mosquito plan.”This unusual
Prehistoric life, today’s exercises.
From Life in Retrograde, via ScientificIllustration.tumblr.com.
Vox takes a close look at a fossilized iguanodon brain:
… Read the rest ““This misshapen pebble is actually the first ever dinosaur brain fossil ever found.””On a dark winter night in 2004, Jamie Hiscocks spotted an odd-shaped stone on a beach by his home in Sussex, England. “I could see in my
NPR reports that the mosquito-borne illness is probably here to stay:
… Read the rest “Zika is an American disease now.”So far, local officials in Miami have successfully cleared just one zone of local Zika transmission — the Wynwood neighborhood.
The Verge reports on Uber’s first real-live self-driving truck shipment, hauling Budweiser from Loveland, Colorado, to Colorado Springs:
… Read the rest “A robot truck just drove beer between cities.”The truck — a Volvo big rig equipped with
I don’t know if this counts as surprising or not, but Science Daily details the changes your brain goes through after something as “mild” as heading a soccer ball:
… Read the rest “Heading a soccer ball changes your brain – pretty much immediately.”The
NASA has published some images of Saturn’s geometrically fascinating north pole that show a new seasonal color scheme:
… Read the rest “Saturn’s “Great Hexagon” changes color with the seasons”
…Scientists are investigating potential causes
New Scientist reports on some information-age piracy taking place in the microscopic realm, where viruses seem to have hijacked spider venom to attack bacteria:
… Read the rest “Virus pirates black widow venom, uses it as weapon”Viruses often steal genes
PhysOrg gives us a new perspective on rat remains found in 5,000-year-old settlements. They weren’t eating our scraps – we were eating *them*:
… Read the rest “The Rat Snacks of Skara Brae.”The new finding, reported Tuesday
Nature reports on a new technique that has successfully converted skin cells into fertile egg cells and brought babies to term without ever implanting them in a womb:
… Read the rest “These mice were born from skin, not eggs. And were never in a womb.”The report marks the
The belts always twist, but never get tangled. Geometry can be weird.
If you find this hypnotic, check out what the same creator has done with a dodecahedron. Round and around and around….
Popular Science reveals a way in which you CAN un-boil an egg:
… Read the rest “You can’t un-boil egg. Or… hang on a minute!”When you boil an egg, the heat causes the proteins inside the egg white to tangle and clump together, solidifying it. New research
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