Monthly Archives: February 2018

Anonymous Figures Struggle Against Nature in Porcelain Sculptures by Claudia Fontes

Since 2013, artist Claudia Fontes (previously) has been investigating the use and meaning of the word “foreigner” in a series of small figurative sculptures. Each sculpture, which is about the size of Fontes’ hand (about 23 x 5 cm / … Continue reading

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Galo da Madrugada completa 40 anos e arrasta milhares de foliões em Recife (PE)

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SBT FOLIA 2018 | OLODUM | MELHORES MOMENTOS | DOMINGO – CAMPO GRANDE

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Acadêmicos do Tatuapé é a campeã do Carnaval de São Paulo em 2018

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A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018

A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018 do Rio de Janeiro. A escola apresentou o enredo “Monstro é aquele que não sabe amar. Os filhos abandonados da pátria que os pariu”, baseado … Continue reading

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Year of the Dog kicks off silently in Beijing under firework ban

Happy Year of the Dog from MSS!

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New Textural Sculptures Made With Swirls of Seashells by Rowan Mersh – Colossal

Rowan Mersh (previously) creates textural artworks that toe the line between two and three dimensions, using carefully placed swirls of seashells. Each artwork is made up one only one kind of shell, which the artist uses in multiples as he explores … Continue reading

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Methylation Aging Clock: An Update – Science Blog

Methylation of DNA is the best-known mode of epigenetic regulation (turning genes on and off).  Methylation patterns are stable unless they are actively changed, and can persist over decades, even across generations.   Four years ago, biostatistician Steve Horvath of UCLA … Continue reading

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Photo of a Single Atom Wins Top Prize in Science Photography Contest

You might need your glasses for this one. Quantum physicistDavid Nadlinger from the University of Oxford managed to capture an image that would have been impossible only a few years ago: a single atom suspended in an electric field viewable by … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year MCR – Daisy Grey

One of the many things that Manchester does well is Chinese New Year… via Chinese New Year MCR — Daisy Grey

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