This delightful diagram appears on a page of A New Astronomy For Beginners that also has an almanac of “Importa…
Read moreThe word “halcyon,” meaning “calm, idyllic, happy times” came from the Greek name for these little guys, who we…
Read moreIt was this photograph’s anniversary today, or so said Robert McNees, posting on Bluesky’s science-communicatio…
Read moreSONG: “Two Wolves Inside Us” . (OGG version here.)
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Read moreThis is an image from “the birth of photomicrography.” It’s also an image from the fondly remembered Omni magaz…
Read moreThis is from the “Posters about Mathematics” section of Wikimedia Commons.
The description says: “For a you…
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This is from the “Posters about Mathematics” section of Wikimedia Commons.
The description says: “For a young child, a shape can be called a square if its sides are vertical… Read the rest “Science Art: 10,000 convex and nonconvex regular polygons, by Arthur Baelde.”
Alas, poor Moxie. Aftermath is making me hope a lot of parents have found copies of The 10th Good Thing About Barney – because thanks to an AI company going under, a lot of autistic kids’… Read the rest “How do you explain that your kid’s robot friend is dying?”
SONG: “Einstein’s Idea (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)” . (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: This is a penitential cover of a song by actor/singer/songwriter… Read the rest “SONG: “Einstein’s Idea” (a penitential Johnny Flynn cover)”
LiveScience reports on Chinese firm DEEP Robotics’ answer to Big Dog – a robot they named “Lynx” that can crawl up hills with long, jointed legs, and then roll … Read the rest “Chinese “Wheeler” security robot unveiled.”
NC State researchers have used the mighty manta ray as a moving inspiration to design their fastest-yet swimming soft robot:
… Read the rest “Robot manta is faster than ever – and smooth.”“Two years ago, we demonstrated an aquatic soft robot that was
Today, the company that produced this add is known as Lindblad Expeditions, and is so closely associated with National Geographic that it’s often known as NatGeo/Lindblad Expeditions.… Read the rest “Science Art: Lindblad Travel ad, 1969.”
Sentient Science reports on an unexpected flaw that might interfere with human attempts to reintroduce wolves into the wilds of Colorado. The problem isn’t the biology or ecology… Read the rest “Personalities count… for wolves.”
The journal Ecology has some unusual research about wild pollinators. They’ve found that famous species like honeybees and hummingbirds who spread pollen by daintily zipping … Read the rest “The birds, the bees, the… wolves?”
This is a piece of art, or scientific illustration, I found on the Flickr account of Andrea Luck, though the full credit is NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß/AndreaLuck. Schmauß apparently… Read the rest “Science Art: Mars – Jezero Crater – NASA’s Perseverance Landing, Feb 18,2021”
Cellist Clarice Jensen joins thereminist Carolina Eyck for the songs “Delphic,” “Three Leos,” and “Frequencies.”
The Guardian has news from New Zealand, where marine biologists have just discovered a new species of isopod, and decided the publicize the little critter’s unique ecological needs… Read the rest “Cute crustacean named after a brewery (with a briny beer).”
Science Alert reports on a successful experiment that has restored vision to multiple people with cornea damage by using a new stem-cell transplant technique:
… Read the rest “Four people can see clearly thanks to stem-cell transplants”Four participants were
These are brittle stars, photographed in the 1920s for the Records of the South Australia Museum. These specific ones are from “Dr. Verco’s collection in St. Vincent and Spencer… Read the rest “Science Art: Ophiactis tricolor: a, arboral view; b, oral view of holotype.”
SONG: “You See Through Me” . (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: The Guardian, 5 Sep 2024, “Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent… Read the rest “SONG: You See Through Me”
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