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Fossilized, 'Pompeii' Forest Discovered Under Ash. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 19:11 en Discovery Channel News

About 300 million years ago, volcanic ash buried a tropical forest located in what is now Inner Mongolia, much like Vesuvius did to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Seguir leyendo

Detecting glaucoma. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 18:44 en Sciencebase

I had my eyes tested a couple of weeks ago, ended up with new reading glasses (did I already say? Means I’m going to have to change my avatar again). Anyway, I have a close relative with glaucoma so the optician/ophthalmologist usually does a pressure test on my eyes. She uses a non-contact (...) Seguir leyendo

Solar Panels Float, Rotate. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 18:40 en Discovery Channel News

The system is designed to exploit unused areas of artificial reservoirs or disused quarries. Seguir leyendo

Zombie App Goes Viral with Runners and Gamers. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:57 en Discovery Channel News

The game promises to step up more traditional running apps with layers of story and puzzles. Seguir leyendo

Bioterror is not the biggest threat from bird flu. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:34 en New Scientist

We are in more danger from a flu pandemic than flu-related bioterrorism Seguir leyendo

Tongue Drives Wheelchair. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:31 en Discovery Channel News

A magnet-studded tongue is pressed to a dental retainer to control movement. Seguir leyendo

Don't cloud young minds. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:29 en New Scientist

To seek to present distorted science to the generation that will have to deal with the consequences of worsening climate change is deeply cynical Seguir leyendo

Cosmic Buckyball Particle 'Factory' Discovered. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:27 en Discovery Channel News

For the first time, buckyballs have been discovered in the cosmos in a solid form in the vicinity of a binary star system 6,500 light-years away. Seguir leyendo

Student Facebook Profiles Predict Job Performance. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:15 en Discovery Channel News

Quotes, photos, purchases made, books read, etc., say something about a potential job candidate. Seguir leyendo

If the Moon Currently has Liquid Magma, Why isn’t it Erupting?. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:13 en Universe Today

Last year, scientists took another look at the seismic data collected by Apollo era experiments and discovered that the lower mantle of the Moon, the part near the core-mantle boundary, is partially molten (e.g., Apollo Data Retooled to Provide Precise Readings on Moon’s Core, Universe Today, (...) Seguir leyendo

Space Bacteria Boost Fuel Cell Power. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:10 en Discovery Channel News

This is the first time anyone has deliberately manipulate bacteria to increase fuel cell electricity. Seguir leyendo

Assad masses Syrian cyber army in online crackdown. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 17:09 en New Scientist

Syria's violence against civilians is being matched with online abuses as the government uses hacking and surveillance tools to track its people Seguir leyendo

Extreme Scientific Imaging: Best of 2011 Named. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 16:49 en National Geographic News

An underwater city in 3-D and the sharpest picture of an atom yet are among winners of the 2011 Australian Extreme Imaging competition. Seguir leyendo

Europe will vote to keep Canadian tar sands out. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 16:47 en New Scientist

The European Union is poised to label tar bitumen more polluting than other forms of oil. That would rule out selling it to Europe Seguir leyendo

Jesus the apostate. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 16:16 en Why Evolution is True

Here’s a new and especially hilarious Jesus and Mo. h/t: Michael Seguir leyendo

Astrophoto: The Orion Nebula by Vasco Soeiro. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 16:13 en Universe Today

This beautiful image of the Orion nebula was captured by Vasco Soeiro in the skies of Alentejo, Portugal. The image was generated through his observations from December 27, 2011 to January 27, 2012. “In this picture a broadband filter was used to mitigate light pollution and a narrowband (...) Seguir leyendo

Prison Break: A History of Mass Escapes. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 15:50 en Discovery Channel News

A brazen mass prison escape in Mexico recalls some equally radical prison breaks in history. Seguir leyendo

Publish lethal flu virus work, says WHO. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 15:38 en New Scientist

Advice to publish work on deadly flu contradicts a top US biosecurity panel – but New Scientist reveals that similar work has been published already Seguir leyendo

Creating buildings that repair themselves. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 15:24 en New Scientist

Colour-changing emergency pods, paint that repairs the structure beneath: Rachel Armstrong envisions a world enhanced by synthetic biology. Seguir leyendo

World's Deepest Land Animal Discovered. Entrada del 22 de febrero de 2012 a las 15:11 en Discovery Channel News

The eyeless creature lives in total darkness in caves, where it feeds on fungi and decomposing matter. Seguir leyendo

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