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Cavemen & modern humans… they got it on.

21 November 2013 grant 0

DNA analysis presented at the Royal Society in London shows, Nature says in the most delicate way possible, that ancient humans were getting it on more than we suspected:

The ancient genomes,

… Read the rest “Cavemen & modern humans… they got it on.”

Dual dinosaurs don’t sell?

20 November 2013 grant 0

Reuters carries the shocking story that a pair of precious paleontological predators just didn’t excite auction bidders:

Fossils of two dinosaurs locked in a death match failed

… Read the rest “Dual dinosaurs don’t sell?”

Godspeed, MAVEN. Let us know what the weather’s like up there….

19 November 2013 grant 0

NASA has just taken chatting about the weather to a new level with MAVEN, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution rocket, which just launched yesterday:

The agency’s Mars Atmosphere

… Read the rest “Godspeed, MAVEN. Let us know what the weather’s like up there….”

You don’t always see what you’re seeing.

18 November 2013 grant 0

University of Arizona brain researchers are using EEG machines to detect everyday invisible objects – the things your brain sees that it’s keeping from you:

“We were

… Read the rest “You don’t always see what you’re seeing.”

Science Art: Section and Elevation of Compound Oil Engine, Showing Construction.

17 November 2013 grant 0

Section and Elevation of Compound Oil Engine

Thus do we master the physical world.

From Mechanical Engineering, a journal published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1919.

Helium-filled planes take off.

16 November 2013 grant 0

New Scientist rises swiftly to break the news of hybrid aircraft that combine helicopters, planes, hovercrafts and blimps:

The peculiar aircraft is currently undergoing feasibility

… Read the rest “Helium-filled planes take off.”

Meet the new shark.

14 November 2013 grant 0

Science Daily introduces us to the Carolina hammerhead, an all-new species of shark:

Through its rarity, the new species, Sphyrna gilberti, underscores the fragility of shark diversity

… Read the rest “Meet the new shark.”

Invisible ink revealed… a few centuries later.

13 November 2013 grant 0

The medievalists at Medievalists.net are all excited over a new technology that “unerases” writings that were erased by scribes to make more room on precious parchment:… Read the rest “Invisible ink revealed… a few centuries later.”

World’s biggest dinosaur walks again.

12 November 2013 grant 1

Digital Trends looks up in awe at the lumbering, prehistoric majesty of the mighty Argentinasaurus (virtual, 2.0 edition) taking its first steps:

When a group of scientists claimed the

… Read the rest “World’s biggest dinosaur walks again.”

Caribbean tops climate change hit list.

11 November 2013 grant 0

International Business Times readies the citizens of balmy island paradises for a rough ride, thanks to a World Bank report putting Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on the top of list… Read the rest “Caribbean tops climate change hit list.”

Science Art: Panties with uterus print by KnickerRocker (Nichola).

9 November 2013 grant 0

UterusPanties
From Etsy. Scientific illustration has profound effects on some people. It surfaces in the unlikeliest places.

The same lingerie-maker has some rather comely pelvis print panties…… Read the rest “Science Art: Panties with uterus print by KnickerRocker (Nichola).”

How Forbidden City was built: ice machine!

9 November 2013 grant 0

Not the moving parts kind, but the wedge/screw/lever kind. Want to move giant blocks of stone a few miles, but the locomotive and crane haven’t been invented yet? Nature‘s … Read the rest “How Forbidden City was built: ice machine!”

New bacteria species discovered… in NASA’s “clean rooms”.

7 November 2013 grant 0

The Telegraph reveals that America’s space agency isn’t quite as clean as it could be. A previously unknown bacteria has been multiplying happily in *two* rooms designed … Read the rest “New bacteria species discovered… in NASA’s “clean rooms”.”

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to gut germs.

6 November 2013 grant 0

Intestinal bacteria, that is. Rheumatoid arthritis has long been a medical mystery – an autoimmune disease that’s triggered by who-knows-what, but that suddenly starts… Read the rest “Rheumatoid arthritis linked to gut germs.”

India’s super-efficient Mars mission.

5 November 2013 grant 0

You might have seen on BBC and elsewhere that India launched a rocket to Mars. But have you seen the Quartz article on just how inexpensively they managed to do it?:

Christened Mangalyaan,

… Read the rest “India’s super-efficient Mars mission.”

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