Science Art: Locusta Indica (from Insecten-Belustigang by A.J. Rösel von Rosenhof)
Click to embiggen. As far as I can tell, the name of the volume from which this illustration came means “The Joy of Insects.” I’m […]
SONG: Your Catalogue
SONG: “Your Catalogue”. (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: NBC News, “New wild cat species is ide…
Read moreScience Art: Beebe's Bathysphäre, 1934
This is an image of William Beebe’s bathysphere, as placed on Wikimedia Commons by ETH Bibliothek. It was creat…
Read moreScience Art: Power of RCA Electron Microscope, May 1955
These are diatoms, I think, seen by two different microscopes.
As the caption from Popular Electronics says…
Read moreScience Art: Red Pepper, 1910.
Red pepper (Cayenne pepper) will cure almost any case of la grippe within 24 hours, or so they say. At least no…
Read moreScience Art: Figs. 1315-1333 (Various rotary piston engines), 1890.
This is a page of figures from (deep breath) The engineer’s sketch-book of mechanical movements, devices, appli…
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“Watasenia Scintillans Addresses the New Graduates” by Squid Pro Crow.
Watasenia Scintillans Addresses the New Graduates by Squid Pro Crow So. If you’ve noticed me referring obliquely to a “special project” lately, or to “having […]
SONG: One In Ten
SONG: “One In Ten.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread […]
X leads to cancer cure.
BBC covers the latest cure to come from recreational drugs: Ecstasy is known to kill some cancer cells, but scientists have increased its effectiveness 100-fold, […]
Science Art: Misc Pollen, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility.
Click to embiggen A bouquet of flowers, and one of the deadliest poisons known to humankind. From the image’s Wikimedia Commons page: Pollen from a […]
Coral killer: It’s sewage.
Science reveals the cause of the shoreline-threatening epidemic of coral decline. It’s simple – the reefs are sick to death of our crap: Nine years […]
Preventing Alzheimer’s
It’s a terrible disease, but it doesn’t have to be as terrible as it is. Science Daily recently ran some research on simple ways to […]
Tattoo circuits
They’re temporary, sure, but these tattoos in Ars Technica are still powerful. Literally. They’re monitors made from tattooed circuits on your skin: All of the […]
SONG: Evert 1 Pipkin (penitential Man or Astro-Man? cover)
SONG: “Evert 1 Pipkin”. ARTIST: grant. Originally by Man or Astro-Man? SOURCE: This is a penitential cover. It’s not from any specific scientific study… although […]
Science Art: Dissection of it all by D.E. Eastman
Click to embiggen. A portrait of a tattoo of an anatomical engraving, each of which is beautiful enough on its own…. From D.E. Eastman, via […]
Mind over Milkshakes
The latest Bottom Line Health newsletter had the skinny on this amazing study on how our bodies react to “low-calorie” packaging. That label leaves you […]
Research opportunity: Magic mushrooms, cancer patients.
If you know anyone who’s battling cancer, Johns Hopkins would like to see if psilocybin will help: We are seeking volunteers with a diagnosis of […]
Parrot names.
Wired brings us another step closer to talking with the animals, thanks to research showing that mama parrots give their babies names: Before a green-rumped […]
Long-distance loves have tall kids.
Live Science discusses a strange bit of statistics – showing that the farther apart you and your mate are from, the taller your offspring will […]
SONG: The Shape of Your Words
SONG: “The Shape of Your Words.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Kiki or bouba? In search of language’s […]