Posts Tagged ‘science’

Science Links


06 May

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Four things:

Living near volcanoes myself, it’s good to have a reminder that a eruptions do not pose the only danger. A mudflow that is like a wall of concrete coming at you is not something to be dismissed.

Like me, you’ve probably always pictured robots as being made of metal, but think of the possibilities for biodegradable robots- mechanisms that could be released into the ocean to help with oil spills and such.

You know I love space. Information has recently been gathered that challenges the current dark matter theory.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is awesome.

The Year in Science Stories


29 Dec

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I love end of year lists. They let me sort through things and find what I’ve missed. It’s not my full time job to find interesting movies or books, or scientific breakthroughs, even though I love all of those things. Reading the year end lists from those whose full time jobs it is, means that I get to catch up.

To that end, over the next week or so, you’ll probably be seeing a number of posts by me from the Cosmic Log’s year end round ups of the biggest stories in outer space, archeology, and science stories in general.

Interstellar Travel


08 Oct

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This might be the only time in my life I have wished I lived in Orlando. In fact, I’m not certain I wish I lived in Orlando, I simply wish that I had been in Orlandofor the 100 Year Starship Public Symposium.

We all know I am fascinated by space. NASA is my favorite government agency. The idea of interstellar travel is one I find fascinating. And while I may not have been able to contribute to either the hard science or the science fiction addressed at the conference, I would have loved to been there to experience it.

Propanoplosaurus marylandicus


23 Sep

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Sometimes it amazes me how long science can take. Fourteen years after a fossil was discovered, it’s being written about in the Journal of Paleontology. At the same time, we’re talking dinosaur bones- fourteen years isn’t even a drop in the bucket.

What makes this fossil special? It’s a new genus and species (and being named after the state in which it was found), and it’s the only newborn fossil ever found in theUS.

There’s a part of me that is sad something so young died, and yet, I am also excited about what this find can teach us.

Bonus Science Content: the Angolatitan adamastor


17 Mar

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Have I mentioned that I was a history major in undergrad, and my brother was an archeology major? That might help in understanding the scientific discoveries I find most cool. Like the lost city of Atlantis earlier this week, and now, a new dinosaur- the Angolatitan adamastor.

I am extra excited by the fact that new dinosaur was discovered in country where they haven’t been able to do much digging before. Hopefully, this will interest and excite not only people in Angola, but also in the countries around them. As was said in the article, we all benefit from science.

Terrestrial Alien Life


02 Dec

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Bonus Science Content!

NASA held a press conference today to say that a way has been discovered for life to develop on a non class M planet. (Okay, that last bit is Trekkie speak, but still.)

There are certain basic chemical building blocks to life as we know it, there’s now research showing that one of those building blocks can be altered, changing it to a chemical that is normally poisonous.

There needs to be more research, but finding extra-terrestrial life may be easier if we can challenge the paradigms of what’s needed to create life right here on Earth.

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