Category Archives: Science

Dusty Mars Rover’s Self Portrait

Posted on March 24, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on WANDERLUST:
This self portrait from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows dust accumulation on the rover’s solar panels as the mission approached its fifth Martian winter. The dust reduces the rover’s power supply, and the rover’s mobility…

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Inside the 50-year battle over what to call the Higgs boson

Posted on March 22, 2012 by agogo22
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The Most Astounding Fact

Posted on March 17, 2012 by agogo22

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Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.

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Raising Darwin’s Consciousness: An Interview with Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on Mother Nature | The Primate Diaries, Scientific American Blog Network

Posted on March 16, 2012 by agogo22

Raising Darwin’s Consciousness: An Interview with Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on Mother Nature By Eric Michael Johnson | March 16, 2012 | Click here for Part Two: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy on the Evolutionary Lessons of Motherhood “Sarah Blaffer Hrdy” by Nathaniel … Continue reading →

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Fishing linked to higher percentage of tongue-eating, blood-drinking mouth leeches from Hell

Posted on March 3, 2012 by agogo22

Fishing linked to higher percentage of tongue-eating, blood-drinking mouth leeches from Hell Isopods are crustaceans (like lobsters). Some isopods are parasitic (like the one staring back at you in the picture up top). If you’re having trouble making out what, … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 25, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Science-Based Life:
Enter Anatoli Bugorski… As a researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino, Bugorski used to work with the largest Soviet particle accelerator, the U-70 synchrotron.[2] On July 13, 1978, Bugorski was checking…

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The Tale Of A Wolfram Research Co-founder And His Beloved “Periodic Table Table” [Video]

Posted on February 23, 2012 by agogo22
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