Home

Advertisement

Twitter Posts From Today

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 PM
  • 15:49 NoNewKnitMo was good to me (5 UFOs finished). But am *relieved* to finally cast on a new project. Three UFOs still linger, however...
  • 17:08 "The Berlin Reunion" This is very cool. tinyurl.com/y8u4lxg
Posted from my Twitter feed

HR 615

  • Nov. 4th, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Would a House bill require members of Congress to participate in a public health care plan?
image

NASA's Ares I-X rocket gets a cloud and a dent, astronomers peek into a cosmic jewel box, sunlight sparkles on a Saturn moon's plume, and more in the week's best space pictures.



Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to StumbleUpon Add to Google Add to Reddit
image

Want to meet a Martian or spark lunar conflict? Two former NASA specialists give tips for making the most of Google's 3-D space offerings—and offer hints for finding some little-known gems.Video



Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to StumbleUpon Add to Google Add to Reddit

Childhood diarrhea can be a tricky public health issue. Not only is it an unpleasant subject to discuss, but eradicating it, especially in poorer nations, can often mean expensive infrastructure projects and bigger battles than many strapped governments can take on. [More]

Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Add to del.icio.us Email this Article

Kilimanjaro's Snows Gone by 2022?

  • Nov. 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM
image

Ernest Hemingway must be reaching for a bottle of grappa in his grave. The snows of Kilimanjaro—inspirations for a Hemingway story of the same name—could be gone by 2022, a new study confirms.



Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to StumbleUpon Add to Google Add to Reddit

GALAXY PICTURE: Cosmic Ray Mystery Solved?

  • Nov. 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM
image

Star explosions accelerate high-energy particles called cosmic rays, sending them darting across space, according to a new study of gamma ray-filled galaxies.



Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to StumbleUpon Add to Google Add to Reddit

Desperately seeking Da Vinci

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Scientist Maurizio Seracini believes there is s lost Da Vinci painting hidden inside a wall in Florence’s city hall, and he wants to use high tech techniques to find it. The Battle of Anghiari, the largest painting Leonardo ever undertook, was never completed, but was studied "as an unprecedented study of anatomy and motion."

read more

The fashions of Great Western War

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Great Western War took place recently in the Kingdom of Caid. A photographer from the Los Angeles Times was on hand to capture the fashions of the day. (photos)

read more

Could Eating Too Much Soy Be Bad for You?

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Seeking healthful foods, Americans are eating more soy than ever. But recent research with animals shows that consuming large amounts could have harmful effects on female fertility and reproductive development. [More]

Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Add to del.icio.us Email this Article

A haze of radiation at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy that appears in sky maps taken by two spacecraft at two different wavelengths likely results from a population of high-energy electrons, according to a new analysis of gamma rays in the galaxy. Curiously, some researchers maintain, those electrons are not readily explained by known astrophysical processes--and work is under way to determine if dark matter particles might be responsible. [More]

Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Add to del.icio.us Email this Article

Japanese armor manual online

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Anthony J. Bryant has created a website showcasing his research on Japanese armor entitled An Online Japanese Armor manual. A sometime resident of Japan and a member of the Nihon Katchû Bugu Kenkyû Hozon Kai (Japanese Arms and Armour Research and Preservation Society), Bryant offers a history of Japanese armor and very detailed tutorials on creation and use of the armor.

read more

An Italian scientist claims to have reproduced the image on the Shroud of Turin using only materials and techniques known in the Middle Ages. Luigi Garlaschelli, who will present his findings at a conference, said, "The result obtained clearly indicates that this could be done with the use of inexpensive materials and with a quite simple procedure."

read more

A House Diverted

  • Nov. 3rd, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Photograph shows representatives playing solitaire on their laptop computers during a legislative session.

Latest Month

April 2006
S M T W T F S
      1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30      
Powered by LiveJournal.com