This is an image from the “Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth” gallery, maintained by the Earth Science …
Read moreThere’s a subtitle here that Google Translate renders as “Sewer cleaning wagon. (System of Chief Engineer Mr. B…
Read moreI found the image in the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s “Aerophilately Special Collection” on Flickr; this is a…
Read moreSONG: “Alone”. (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “What Killed the Neanderthals? A Lack …
Read moreThis is an Alaska whitefish, a cousin of the salmon whose genus name, Coregonus, means “angle-eyed.”
But th…
Read moreThis is a circular paraboloid, a shape with “one axis of symmetry and no center of symmetry,” according to Wiki…
Read moreNew Scientist again challenges assumptions – in a more serious vein this time – asking about the effects of dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) on the dolphins. Humans with autism,… Read the rest “Is dolphin-assisted therapy cruel?”
New Scientist pulls the covers back from an evolutionary mystery – how the spiny anteater’s penis works. Apparently, it does its magic two heads at a time:
… Read the rest “One side at a time, ladies.”Then Steve Johnston
This is what a nuclear bomb looks like one millisecond after it goes off.
The spikes at the bottom of the sphere illustrate what’s called “rope trick” effects.
The image… Read the rest “Science Art: Rapatronic Photo, Nuclear Explosion, 1952”
Scientific American reports on another look at the origins of violent behavior in children… and rather than blaming food additives, junk TV or general social ills, they’re… Read the rest “Sins of the father?”
No, really.
Discover hosted a video contest.
A short film about rubber duckies won.
Look:
Or, go see it – and other contenders – on their site.… Read the rest “String Theory Explained in Two Minutes.”
Found mention of this on reddit and on PhysOrg. Researchers from Bangor University dredged up a clam that appears to be 400 years old, making it the oldest living thing ever discovered.
… Read the rest “Born when Shakespeare wrote, killed by scientists last year.”A
With plants!
New Scientist reports on a sordid study of the pulsing, fetid origins of life as scientists plunge into an ancient plant’s hot, stinky sex life. It involves rancid odors… Read the rest “Old, stinky sex.”
New Scientist discusses a joyous discovery inside our skulls – the bits of the brain responsible for optimism:
… Read the rest “The Happy Brain.”Elizabeth Phelps at the New York University, US, and colleagues measured
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For the last of our month-of-Sputnik space art posts, here’s more imagery of the hematite plains of Mars.
This false-color infrared image from the Thermal … Read the rest “Science Art: Meridiani Water, 27 Feb 2006”
Science Daily reports that AIDS might finally be on the way out:
… Read the rest “HIV defeated?”With the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralise the HIV virus. The
Reuters reports that China is taking its next step into space with the Chang’e One lunar orbiter launch this week:
… Read the rest “China Moon”The launch of the Chang’e One orbiter is set for Wednesday
Nature brings news of a potential fuel for tomorrow growing wild in Africa and India. It’s called jatropha, and it could possibly be ideal for cultivation – oil that grows on… Read the rest “Biofuel from a bush.”
SONG: “Something in the Air” (To download: right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant. Hello there.
SOURCE: “Lap dancers ‘in heat’ are… Read the rest “SONG: Something in the Air”
The BBC has published directions for building your own history-making satellite:
… Read the rest “Sputnik DIY”In simple terms, the Sputnik satellite was a metal sphere almost 2ft (61cm) in diameter, containing a
The dusty hematite plains of Mars, as seen by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
This is, more or less, the place where Opportunity found evidence of water.
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