“Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those which are.”
- Carbon-rich comet fragments in Antarctica may provide clues to the origins of life.
- The earth’s magnetic field is 3.45 billion years old.
- Even ancient freshwater aka fossil water is beginning to run dry.
- The bladeless turbine, courtesy of Tesla, 1913.
- Wash your hands, wash your memory.
- Mice synthesize their own morphine… which actually explains a lot.
- Area 51 film on its way, thanks to Abrams and Spielberg?
- Off-beat science news gets lapped up by social media. We should be huge on Twitter…
- The real Pandora, riding the rings of Saturn.
- First crop circle of the 2010 ‘season’.
- Ever feel like a Neanderthal? There’s a reason…
- The quantum world’s seven wonders.
- Russian president asked to investigate shady politics with aliens.
- Chimps just say “no”.
- The accidental history of science.
- Cancer-sniffing dogs?
- Global data overload creates zettabytes . Techies rejoice worldwide.
- Did you remember to wish someone a happy Star Wars Day? (or a Happy Life Day if you want to be more precise).
- I hope my robot legs don’t break…walking on the moon.
- A gallery of Egyptian crocodile mummies and a 2000-year-old granite statue.
- There is no elephant in this room– Billy Cox rips into SETI.
- Tim Binnall chats to cryptozoologist Linda Godfrey about the phenomenon of Bipedal Canine Cryptids (yes, the “man wolf”) over at the BoA podcast.
- Analyzing the analysis of near death.
Many thanks to Greg, RPJ and Moezilla!
Quote of the Day:
“The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to… No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.”
R. Feynman
