The science of snow
Since we’re supposed to be hit with the white fluffy stuff this evening, we may as well be prepared. And I don’t mean with boots, shovels and a choice selection […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Another Earth-like planet found
The chance of finding a planet capable of sustaining life is looking more likely, not just because of the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting neighboring star Tau Ceti, but […]
The ultimate spider fake-out
If a kid is clever enough to stuff their pillows under the covers in vague approximation of their body shape when they sneak out at night to egg a house […]
Oily Christmas to all…
You can’t hang ornaments on these trees, but they’re beautiful enough on their own. Artist Sachiko Kodama used science to create slick black conifers made of ferrofluid, liquid laced with ferromagnetic […]
Woman controls robotic arm with her brain
We’re one step closer prosthetics controlled by the human brain. Jan Scheuermann, 53, worked with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and learned to maneuver a robotic arm with her thoughts, […]
Lunar probe twins set to crash into the Moon
It’s the Thelma and Louise of space exploration. Lunar probes Ebb and Flow will going out in a blaze of glory this afternoon, hurling themselves at a mountain range on the Moon’s […]
BBC proves that science can be cute
Sure, studying animal behavior can help us make new discoveries about how animals think/how we’ve evolved/how to help endangered species blah blah blah. But did we mention scientists also sometimes […]
