End of an era
This image popped-up in my stream today and I thought I would share — I miss the shuttle program. Space shuttle Atlantis is photographed from the International Space Station at 11:07 a.m. (EDT) on July 10, 2011 as it flies…
Category: Science
What?!? Pat Robertson & Al Sharpton
My mind is officially blown. via We Can Solve It
Global Climate Destabilization
Tip to zefrank for bringing this to my attention: Greg writes: “This ten-minute home video is called “How It All Ends,” and is the result of hundreds of hours of research and production, stemming from an earlier video I produced, titled…
Evolutionary Leftovers
Mike Wagner @ Yet Another Blog has put together a great post regarding evolutionary leftovers in humans. It makes for an informing & fascinating read. For instance, did you know that the human appendix was actually used in our plant chewing days. …
No More Fear
MIT biochemists identified the molecular mechanism that creates fear and successfully cured it in mice. Give it a few years and you can kiss that nagging fear of public speaking goodbye! [via lifehacker.com]
Some scientists upset with Gore
Scientists “there are a lot of inaccuracies in the statements we are seeing, and we have to temper that with real data.” read more | digg story
“Ocean” Found Beneath Asia
Richard A. Lovett for National Geographic News February 27, 2007 A giant blob of water the size of the Arctic Ocean has been discovered hundreds of miles beneath eastern Asia, scientists report. Researchers found the underground “ocean” while scanning seismic…
5,100lb Fish
Pics and Videos – The ocean sunfish (mola mola) is the largest bony fish in the world. It is a unique pelagic fish, and specimens of ocean sunfish have been observed up to 3.3 m (11 ft) in length and…
Pluto, not very big
Who knew people thought a dog was a planet? Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer posted: 24 August 2006 09:35 am ET Capping years of intense debate, astronomers resolved…
Naturalists
Heard this on the radio during the morning commute. Great commentary. —– Commentary: Naturalists By Lee Cullum, KERA 90.1 Commentator DALLAS, TX (2006-08-24)We are so divorced from nature most of the time that it”s startling to meet what once was…