And after the charge gives out, you make martinis.
The Interesting Thing of the Day blog presents an interesting solution to a problem that’s deeper than most people realize. The problem is all the […]
Science 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…
Read moreScience Art: Mirounga leonina 01, by H. Zell
This is a southern elephant seal, the largest marine mammal that isn’t a whale. They’re about twice as weighty …
Read moreScience Art: What can make any tape recorder sound a little more like an Ampex?, 1963.
This is an ad for Ampex tape from the August 1963 edition of Electronics Australia, a magazine (which I found o…
Read moreGiggle-bot is FRIEND!
Yep, scientists at UC San Diego seem to have found a way around the uncanny valley problem (the more “human” a robot, the creepier it […]
Virtual Mars mission – 500 days in a box.
The Chicago Tribune recently had a piece on Russia’s latest contribution to today’s space race. They’re prepping for a Mars flight by locking six people […]
Science Art: Milky Way Over Death Valley
Click for much bigger version. Panoramic photo of the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, by Dan Duriscoe.
“See” cucumbers.
OK, sorry for that headline. New Scientist reports that a University of South Florida researcher has found a way to replace human corneas with sea […]
You have to be-lieeeve in maaagic!
So sings Science Daily, reporting on new research reaffirming something plenty of superstitious types like me already know all too well. It’s actually good for […]
Seen an exploding comet lately?
You may have already noticed this, either by reading Sky & Telescope or by looking out at Perseus in the northeast sky over the past […]
Is dolphin-assisted therapy cruel?
New Scientist again challenges assumptions – in a more serious vein this time – asking about the effects of dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) on the dolphins. […]
One side at a time, ladies.
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 […]
Science Art: Rapatronic Photo, Nuclear Explosion, 1952
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 […]
Sins of the father?
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 […]
String Theory Explained in Two Minutes.
No, really. Discover hosted a video contest. A short film about rubber duckies won. Look: Or, go see it – and other contenders – on […]
Born when Shakespeare wrote, killed by scientists last year.
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 […]
Old, stinky sex.
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 […]
The Happy Brain.
New Scientist discusses a joyous discovery inside our skulls – the bits of the brain responsible for optimism: Elizabeth Phelps at the New York University, […]