China’s undersea station.
Someone in China hasn’t watched Kristen Stewart in UNDERWATER… or so Sustainability Times leads me to believe. They’re reporting (rather breathlessly) on a “deep-sea… Read the rest “China’s undersea station.”
Science Art: The "Rotterdam Ship" was one of the earliest submarines..., 1934
This image is actually much older than 1934; it’s just that that is when William Beebe published it (courtesy o…
Read moreScience Art: Cyamus boopis, Lütken, 1895.
Cyamis boopis is one of the cyamidae better known as a whale louse.
This particular species is from Scandin…
Read moreScience Art: Figures preparing the Sutton Hoo ship for burial, Craig Williams
This is an illustration from the British Museum’s Sutton Hoo Collection, studying the grave (and buried treasur…
Read moreSONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees.
SONG: “The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees”. (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Th…
Read moreScience Art: Detail from Tinsley Laboratories ad, 1966.
That’s a closeup of the Surveyor-1 satellite printed above an image of the Gemini orbital capsule, with the wo…
Read moreScience Art: Transit of Venus in 2012.
This is Venus, moving in front of the Sun. Technically, I suppose it’s a lot of Venuses, or a chain of a lot of…
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Science Art: Harpagolestes immanis, by Ryan Somma.
This is a picture of a mesonychid, a family of prehistoric creatures known as “wolves with hooves.”
I got the idea to post this from a Bluesky post by Riley “Resting Dino… Read the rest “Science Art: Harpagolestes immanis, by Ryan Somma.”
Science Art: Transit of Venus in 2012.
This is Venus, moving in front of the Sun. Technically, I suppose it’s a lot of Venuses, or a chain of a lot of pictures of Venus.
It was made by NASA/SDO, AIA, or NASA’s Solar Dynamics… Read the rest “Science Art: Transit of Venus in 2012.”
Wild cockatoos use public water fountains
Smithsonian shares some unusual observations from Australia, where wild cockatoos have learned to operate the controls of water fountains in public parks to get a quick drink:
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Ancient megafarm found in Michigan.
PhysOrg reports on an archaeological discovery in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which seems to have been the site of a 1,000-year-old Native American farming complex more than 330… Read the rest “Ancient megafarm found in Michigan.”
The temple as refuge … for endangered species.
Nature reports on a study from China that found thousands of endangered trees growing on the grounds of religious monuments across the country:
… Read the rest “The temple as refuge … for endangered species.”It is an example of “where ecological and
Science Art: Pterophorus pentadactyla MHNT, by Didier Descouens
This is an image of a white plume moth, a photograph taken of a specimen in the Muséum de Toulouse in August of 2011. The moths really look like this in life, too. But this one was on display in … Read the rest “Science Art: Pterophorus pentadactyla MHNT, by Didier Descouens”
Science Art: Turbines and Pumps, Manchester, 1882.
This is a waterwork as the Industrial Revolution hit full swing.
It’s the final image in a book I’ve used here before, A practical treatise on hydraulic and water-supply engineering:… Read the rest “Science Art: Turbines and Pumps, Manchester, 1882.”
SONG: Hyperfocus
SONG: “Hyperfocus”. (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: Based on “Something in The Back of Your Eye Could Reveal Whether You Have ADHD,” Science Alert… Read the rest “SONG: Hyperfocus”
ADHD diagnosed by looking deeply into your eyes.
Science Alert carries news of a Korean research project that used AI to study images of the fundus, an area of the back of the eye, to successfully pinpoint patients with attention-deficit… Read the rest “ADHD diagnosed by looking deeply into your eyes.”
Painkiller outsmarts opioids.
Science Daily reports on Duke researchers who have created a new class of painkiller that experiments show is as effective as opioids at eliminating pain from injuries and surgeries, but… Read the rest “Painkiller outsmarts opioids.”
Science Art: Hoplocampa minuta, Plommonstekel Ugglan, 1920.
“A kind of sawfly living on plum trees,” according to the Wikimedia Commons gallery of images from Nordisk familjebok. They’re considered a pest — the young … Read the rest “Science Art: Hoplocampa minuta, Plommonstekel Ugglan, 1920.”
SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)
SONG: “Bed Chem” (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover). (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: This wasn’t based on any scientific research. It’s a … Read the rest “SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)”
Science Art: Cardiac Devices, Medtronic
This is a poster snapped in my cardiologist’s (actually, electrophysiologist’s) office. These are all machines that are put into your heart to track its beating and alter… Read the rest “Science Art: Cardiac Devices, Medtronic”
Growing worry over “ChatGPT-induced psychosis”
Futurism reports on anecdotal evidence of ChatGPT conversing with people in a human-like way and … drawing them further and further into an authoritative-sounding, real-feeling… Read the rest “Growing worry over “ChatGPT-induced psychosis””