Why build a moon base when you can print one?
NASA might be winding down many of its programs, but the European Space Agency is still going strong. Not only is the agency contemplating future moon missions, it’s actively researching […]
Dismal future for nuclear physics in America
You can collide all the gold particles you want, you won’t make them multiply into gold bars. That’s too bad for the particle collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, […]
Fly away home, pigeon
I’m going to display my nerd banner once again, but I am currently reading the Song of Ice and Fire series. While the books are placed firmly in the realm of […]
I can haz stroke receptors
It isn’t every day that LOL Cats can explain a new scientific report, but this time they seem perfectly fitted to the task. In a new study published in Nature, scientists […]
Our gait dictated by laziness
Actually, it’s something more like efficiency than laziness, but whether we’re walking or running all comes down to energy conservation. Researchers at the Movement Lab at Ohio State University have […]
Coal is not just our problem
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a massive Pixar fan, so you’ll have to forgive this reference…but the latest findings by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) kind of reminds […]
Angry birds
These birds are so angry, even a stuffed bird will set them off. Well, not so much angry as aggressive. Researchers at Duke University studied the territorial habits of swamp sparrows […]
Fluffy, cute killing machines
If you’re in the Antarctic, it’s not the cold you should be worried about; it’s the Adelie penguins. That is, if you’re a krill. It turns out the cute, waddling […]
Iran sends off a space monkey
At least, according to Iranian state-run television. Iran released photos of the monkey strapped into a harness just before being launched into space. This time, the monkey returned to Earth […]
Sleep and memory are linked
It’s not new information that as we age, sleep gets harder to come by. It’s also well known that our memory isn’t the sharpest as we climb higher in years. […]
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