Headlines of the day
What Separates Humans From Mice? Bigger, Faster Astrocytes In Brain. (Science Daily)
Gosh, we would have sworn it was the fact that Mickey only has three fingers.
ShamWow Guy Beats Up Cannibal Hooker (Gawker)
We all knew the whole "martini, bikini" bit would somehow go terribly wrong.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/24/09
Headline of the day
Suicidal behavior may run in families (CNN)
Rather quickly, we assume.
Suicidal behavior may run in families (CNN)
Rather quickly, we assume.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/17/09
Another argument for keeping the drinking age just where it is
Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2009) — A herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago, according to a team of Chinese and American paleontologists that excavated the site in the Gobi Desert in western Inner The sudden death of the herd in a mud trap provides a rare snapshot of social behavior. Composed entirely of juveniles of a single species of ornithomimid dinosaur (Sinornithomimus dongi), the herd suggests that immature individuals were left to fend for themselves when adults were preoccupied with nesting or brooding.
"There were no adults or hatchlings," said Paul Sereno, professor at the University of Chicago and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. "These youngsters were roaming around on their own," remarked Tan Lin, from the Department of Land and Resources of Inner Mongolia.
They were probably headed back from the party over at the raptors.
So my parents send a balloon into the upper stratosphere and all I get are these lousy bacteria
Scientists find new bacteria species
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian scientists have discovered three new species of bacteria in Earth's upper stratosphere that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation, researchers said.
The bacteria do not match any species found on Earth. They were found in samples that scientists collected when they sent a balloon into the stratosphere, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a statement Monday.
That layer of the Earth receives heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation, enough to kill most organisms.
In their analyses of the retrieved samples, microbiologists detected 12 bacterial and six fungal colonies.
Of them, three bacterial colonies were new species, the ISRO said.
Indian scientists named one of them Janibacter hoylei, after astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
"While the present study does not conclusively establish the extraterrestrial origin of microorganisms, it does provide positive encouragement to continue the work in our quest to explore the origin of life," the ISRO said.
Let's get this right. These are bacteria that don't match anything found here on earth and weren't killed by heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation and these guys are happy that they brought them back. They think this is a good idea. Really. These sound like the same people that liked Cloverfield.
Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2009) — A herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago, according to a team of Chinese and American paleontologists that excavated the site in the Gobi Desert in western Inner The sudden death of the herd in a mud trap provides a rare snapshot of social behavior. Composed entirely of juveniles of a single species of ornithomimid dinosaur (Sinornithomimus dongi), the herd suggests that immature individuals were left to fend for themselves when adults were preoccupied with nesting or brooding.
"There were no adults or hatchlings," said Paul Sereno, professor at the University of Chicago and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. "These youngsters were roaming around on their own," remarked Tan Lin, from the Department of Land and Resources of Inner Mongolia.
They were probably headed back from the party over at the raptors.
So my parents send a balloon into the upper stratosphere and all I get are these lousy bacteria
Scientists find new bacteria species
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian scientists have discovered three new species of bacteria in Earth's upper stratosphere that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation, researchers said.
The bacteria do not match any species found on Earth. They were found in samples that scientists collected when they sent a balloon into the stratosphere, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a statement Monday.
That layer of the Earth receives heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation, enough to kill most organisms.
In their analyses of the retrieved samples, microbiologists detected 12 bacterial and six fungal colonies.
Of them, three bacterial colonies were new species, the ISRO said.
Indian scientists named one of them Janibacter hoylei, after astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
"While the present study does not conclusively establish the extraterrestrial origin of microorganisms, it does provide positive encouragement to continue the work in our quest to explore the origin of life," the ISRO said.
Let's get this right. These are bacteria that don't match anything found here on earth and weren't killed by heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation and these guys are happy that they brought them back. They think this is a good idea. Really. These sound like the same people that liked Cloverfield.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/04/09
Headline of the day
Male fish increasingly looking like ladies — but why? (MSNBC)
That's easy. Free drinks at happy hour.
Man: I'm not the first guy to put a cat into a big bong! (The Obscure Store/Romenesko)
Right, Da Vinci, Copernicus and U. S. Grant are all said to have had their cat in the bong period. Dr. Seuss too. In fact, you could come up with a kind of big bong theory......
Male fish increasingly looking like ladies — but why? (MSNBC)
That's easy. Free drinks at happy hour.
Man: I'm not the first guy to put a cat into a big bong! (The Obscure Store/Romenesko)
Right, Da Vinci, Copernicus and U. S. Grant are all said to have had their cat in the bong period. Dr. Seuss too. In fact, you could come up with a kind of big bong theory......
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