Science Etcetera, Saturnday 20080607
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Photo of preparing the Kibo Lab.
Astronaut Mike Fossum preparing the Kibo Lab
Credit: NASA
The world needs to invest $45 Trillion into 1,400 nuclear power plants and vastly expand wind power to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Our circadian clocks, which govern our bodies 24 hour cycles, requires daily exposure to light to maintain balance, but not all light is created equal for this effect.
May 19, 1970 was New England’s “Dark Day,” when people thought the Apocalypse had come and were eating their lunches by candlelight. Now researchers have found in tree rings that this event was caused by massive wildfires in Canada.
Knitting is becoming a legitimate tool for mathematical research.
Harrison Ford’s man-boobs are a result of the fact that we all start out as women before sexual dimorphism.
The Discovery Channel’s When We Left Earth begs the question, Will we ever???.
New microscope provides highly-detailed 3-D pictures of cells.
Mouse nucleus, with the cell’s DNA stained red
Credit: Lothar Schermelleh and Peter Carlton
Dolphins appear to finally be recovering from Pacific tuna nets, which wiped out 80 percent of them between the 1960 and 1990.
Better technology will soon make Geotagging our photos easier.
The four worst weather-engineering attempts in history.
Organic Milk stays fresh longer, not because it’s healthier or more natural, but because it needs a more strenuous pasteurization process to keep it fresh over the longer distances it must travel. This is why organic does not mean environmentally friendly.
Beauty the Bald Eagle has got her new beak.
Australia’s invasive cane toads are wiping out the rare pygmy crocodiles, which haven’t evolved to not eat the poisonous critters.
Climate Change in the Senate: FAIL.
Number of moves to solve a Rubik’s Cube cut down to 23.
Pepper, Soap and Water Experiment (HT Oranchak):
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Astronaut Mike Fossum preparing the Kibo Lab Credit: NASA |
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Mouse nucleus, with the cell’s DNA stained red Credit: Lothar Schermelleh and Peter Carlton |
