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Science Etcetera Moonday, 20080526

May 26th, 2008
  • Happy Monday! The North Pacific humpback whale is making a comeback, but is still endangered.
  • A Brittlestar City has been found in an unlikely place, on top of an underwater mountain taller than any human building.

  • Brittlestar City

    Brittlestar City
    Image by NIWA
  • The science and history of efforts to bring back the American Chestnut Tree, which has suffered in America due to blight.
  • Check out Time’s photo album of our closest relatives.
  • Informative (and sorta yucky) video of the plasmablade in action.
  • Amazing x-ray photos of penetrating brain injuries and the stories behind them.

  • 44-year-old Man Who Hammered Several Nails Through his Skull Over a Three Month Period

    44-year-old Man Who Hammered Several Nails
    Through his Skull Over a Three Month Period
  • Beautiful slideshow of nature water color paintings by Roberto Osti.
  • To help the economy we must fund the NIH.
  • The Fed’s method of prosecuting the MySpace Suicide Case could federally criminalize anyone who violates a site’s “Terms of Service” agreement.
  • A standard practice for treating hyperactivity in children should be removing food additives from their diets.
  • The Gauss Gun:


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