science
How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship
How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship. Interesting stuff with potentially exciting implications.
How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam – ScienceNOW
How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam – ScienceNOW. This seems like a mixed bag to me. On the one hand, we’ll be able to get more functionality with new satellites, but on the other, it means more general ‘debris’ hanging in our skies. It’s a cool concept, all the same, though.
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record | Universe Today
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record | Universe Today. More evidence for global climate change.
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. This… this just pisses me off. A completely preventable disease that we nearly had wiped out in the US, and now it’s making a resurgence because people aren’t getting vaccinated like they ought to. It’s stupid and senseless. Vaccinations are important, people! [...]
Oxygen
I love this little animation of Oxygen trying to make friends with other molecules. More please! (Doff o’ the hat to Phil Plait.)
Why Was the February 27, 2010 Tsunami Smaller than Expected? | Universe Today
Why Was the February 27, 2010 Tsunami Smaller than Expected? | Universe Today.
Enceladus is erupting! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
Enceladus is erupting! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. Click through if you want to see some astonishing and gorgeous views of Enceladus (a moon of Saturn) in all its geyser-erupting glory!
You can’t resolve away climate change | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
You can’t resolve away climate change | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. As usual, Phil nails it right on the head.
Get This: Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow : NPR
Get This: Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow : NPR. For those of you who are disbelievers of global warming, take a moment to read this article. Despite what you may think, there is actual science that goes into this.
Purdue Newsroom — Protein study shows evolutionary link between plants, humans
Purdue Newsroom — Protein study shows evolutionary link between plants, humans. This is wicked-cool science – a link between plants and humans that could prove significantly useful in cancer research. So bizarre, yet so awesome at the same time!
