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Monthly Archives: September 2012

Harmonic oscillator Friday

September 28, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Let’s close out the week with some physics…and a fun, hypnotizing video. Ordinarily, metronomes remind me of boring, interminable piano lessons (which were all the more painful because I hardly ever […]

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Physics

More evidence of water from the Mars rover

September 28, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Curiosity is sending evidence of a new discovery home to NASA. Images from the rover’s camera show what could be an ancient stream bed. Outcroppings of rock, named “Hottah” by NASA […]

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Science News, Space

When atomic scientists play with their building blocks

September 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

…they can sometimes create a new element. That seems to be the case in Japan, where researchers at RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science say they’ve created element 113, a missing […]

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Physics, Science News

An auction for space lovers

September 27, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

If you have a spare $340,000 you can own a piece of the moon. Too pricey? That’s okay – for $140,000 you can take home an iron meteorite discovered by […]

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Science News, Space

A deeper look from the Hubble Telescope

September 26, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The Hubble Space Telescope is proving that good things come to those who wait. It just produced the deepest look at the universe ever made by “staring” at the same […]

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Science News, Space

Einstein’s brain? There’s an app for that

September 26, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Albert Einstein’s brain is ready for its closeup. Nearly 60 years after Einstein’s death, anyone can have the chance to explore that remarkable noodle. During Einstein’s autopsy, Princeton pathologist Thomas […]

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Medicine, Science in Chicago, Science News

Key to longevity may be a Sophie’s Choice for men

September 25, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Death and castration probably aren’t two things men like to think about very much. But they may be linked in an unusual way. Researchers at Korea University just published a […]

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Medicine, Science News

The Buzzing Dead

September 25, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It might sound like science fiction… or at the very least a show on AMC. The first case of “zombie bees” in honeybee populations was discovered in 2008, but now […]

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Animals, Ecology, Science News

A sad day at the National Zoo

September 24, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Just six days ago, the National Zoo and animal lovers everywhere were thrilled at the birth of a female giant panda cub to mother Mei Xiang. Yesterday, the cub died. […]

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Animals, Science News

This summer too hot for you? It could get worse

September 24, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Our air conditioning may break down in the next few years. Not the mechanical one we can flip on with a switch, the one that works to keep the globe […]

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Our Environment, Science News

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