Science Etcetera, Moonday 20081027

Posted on 27th October 2008 by ideonexus in Pure Speculation

Some plants, when under pathogenic attack, signal the roots, which respond by chemically attracting beneficial bacteria to help out.

The green represents the beneficial bacterium Bacillus subtilis Credit: University of Delaware/Thimmaraju Rudrappa

Awesome photoset of faultline cracks in the Earth.

A 1953 experiment took ammonia, methane and hydrogen and applied electricity to them to produce amino acids, the building blocks of life. Today scientists are revisiting these compounds and finding volcanoes could have produced them as well.

Fall Colors from Space

Fall Colors from Space Credit: NASA

The Nature Conservancy is enlisting postal workers in the battle against invasive Burmese Pythons.

It’s official, the Beluga whale is endangered.

Super cool T-Shirt, very clever, you must go see for yourself.

Kilauea Eruption October 12

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   Pingback by links for 2008-10-27 « TGAW — October 27, 2008 @ 10:25 pm

2. Oh that is some cool footage of Kilauea! Is that in the caldera? I have some video I shot when I took a helicopter ride over there. If you you ever have the chance to do that, I highly recommend it!

   -BMF

   Comment by BMF — October 28, 2008 @ 9:36 pm

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