Science Etcetera, Saturnday 20080524

Posted in Science Etcetera on May 24th, 2008

Can this be real? The Bush Administration plans to establish the largest marine reserves in the world?

The International Institute for Species Explorations has a list of the Top 10 New Species, some wild new critters out there.

Shocking pink dragon millipede
Desmoxytes purpurosea

Male painters are exposed to chemicals that damage their fertility.

By flying his hybrid lexus to America, Paul McCartney reduced its overall mileage to 4 MPG.

The first test of a thruster using the Lorentz force for propulsion has ended in explody-ness.

The crystal skull Indiana Jones is seeking did not come from ancient Mexico.

Rising CO₂ levels are acidifying the Pacific Ocean.

Jupiter gets a third red spot.

Jupiter’s Third Red Spot

We have an internal clock for sleep, and we may have an internal clock for mealtimes. Mice do.

People in London and New York may now see each other real-time thanks to the Telectroscope, a telescope tunneled through the Earth connecting the two cities (not really, but cool art project to inspire speculation).

The Phoenix lands on Mars tomorrow, where it will begin analyzing the planet’s water.

Culture, Mind reading, Tool Use, Morality, Emotions, and Personality don’t make humans unique to other animals.

Astronomers have caught a supernova from the start.

When Scientists make a Rube Goldberg contraption, you get Der Lauf Der Ding (HT easternblot):

3 comments to “Science Etcetera, Saturnday 20080524”

Man, that Rune Goldberg video I had to watch in my engineering class. It was too long and hella boring. Heh.
by DJ Nicko May 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I did not know about the mars lander!
by ClintJCL May 24th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I actually rented “The Way Things Go” ion Netflix, which is a 35-minute Rube Goldberg machine.
by ClintJCL May 24th, 2008 at 2:42 pm