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Science Etcetera, Mercuryday 20080716

Posted in Science Etcetera on July 16th, 2008

(Light blogging this week as I work on my house.)

  • “Plutoid” 2005 FY9 has been named Makemake after the Rapa Nui god of fertility. You can see the status of the Dwarf Planets here.

    • Kuiper Belt Objects

    Kuiper Belt Objects
    Credit: NASA
  • Intestinal bug H. pylori can cause ulcers, but apparently not having it can increase children’s chances of developing asthma.
  • Newly discovered species named “Ghost Slug” in Wales eats earthworms.
  • A possibly new species of bug has been found in London’s Natural History Museum’s garden.
  • The hormone ghrelin, produced by hunger, improves motivation.
  • Heat and dehydration caused by Global Warming will increase kidney stones.
  • The American Medical Association is apologizing for years of discriminatory practices against African Americans.
  • New law in South Dakota requires doctors inform patients that they are ending a life before performing an abortion.
  • The Fed is considering applying Title IX to science professions to root out gender discrimination that may be there.
  • The North Pole-35 station’s 21 researchers and 2 dogs are being evacuated due to melting ice. Do I even have to mention Global Warming here?
  • It’s winter in the Antarctic, but that’s not stopping the ice shelf from continuing to break up.
  • Scientists are capturing cow flatulence in plastic bags.
  • 6-D Hypercube:


    • 6d-Hypercube from Tobby Lang on Vimeo.

    One comment to “Science Etcetera, Mercuryday 20080716”

    1. Man… I don’t wanna get caught in that thing. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi950010137/

      -BMF

           by BMF July 16th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

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