25 Apr 2008

Biomonitors

Keeping a weather eye on atmospheric pollution is a large-scale, costly and time-consuming activity. However, there just happens to be a vast network of self-contained, self-powered units around the globe that can respond to the presence of toxins,... Sciencebase Science Blog »

27 Aug 2008

Cancer Myths Debunked

There are many myths about cancer and its causes. For instance, environmental factors are not the big risk many people assume while established risk factors, such as drinking alcohol are ignored. The first global survey on the topic of cancer... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by SciScoop Science Forum)

27 Aug 2008

Dawkins, Fart of God

"Hah hah you f**king dumb*ss, I hope you get hit by a church van tonight and die slowly" "I hope you die slowly and you f*cking burn in hell you damned blasphemy and you should realize that your entire life has been a delusion" "Your destiny is all... (posted on 27 Aug 2008 by SciScoop Science Forum)
The Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA’s last great space observatory to have been lauched into Earth’s orbit, is now celebrating its fifth anniversary. To celebrate the event, NASA has released this multigenerational shot of a stellar nursery located in the... (posted on 24 Aug 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)
The Grand Unified Theory, the birth of the universe, the value of the fundamental constants - you name it, and string theory promises it'll have the answer. Hell, it'll throw in the details of the Kennedy assassination and the current... (posted on 21 Aug 2008 by Daily Galaxy)

21 Aug 2008

Scientific Stereotype

The wacky characters that introduce kids to science may be doing more harm than good. Reinforcing the white-man-in-a-lab-coat or mad-scientist stereotype could diminish not only children’s interest in science, but also the diversity of future scientific... (posted on 21 Aug 2008 by Sciencebase Science Blog)
If you think AAAs batteries are small, then consider this: Next-generation batteries may be half the size of a human cell and built with viruses. Now that’s small. MIT says this is the way of the future when it comes... (posted on 21 Aug 2008 by Daily Galaxy)

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