Science Etcetera, Venusday 20080530

May 30th, 2008

Photo essay of a chicken embryo growing.

Chicken Embryo

A new analysis of an old Mars rock shows water may have been too salty to support life.

Down in the dark depths of the ocean, explorers have found bacteria eating rocks.

More on the pixie dust in development to help people regrow body parts (ht Carolyn).

Shouldn’t computer programming be a mandatory subject for scientists in Universities?

Journals have found instances of scientists photoshopping their results to support their theses.

Rockslides from China’s earthquake are forming lakes and generating flood hazards.

China’s Sichuan Basin

Greenland, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States have agreed that existing treaties will settle any territory disputes resulting from vanishing Arctic Ice.

Part of Stonehenge’s purpose from the very beginning was as a cemetery.

A Court order has forced the White House to release independent research indicating that Global Warming poses health risks to the poor.

We now have a vaccine to fight cervical cancer, next we might have one to fight brain tumors.

Girls are closing the mathematical proficiency gender gap.

Festo Aqua Jelly:

2 comments to “Science Etcetera, Venusday 20080530”

I remember seeing the Festo mechanical jellyfish a while back here: http://jwz.livejournal.com/868984.html
by Dave May 30th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Need…. eggs…..
by ClintJCL May 30th, 2008 at 9:09 am