Sep 14 A Clockwork Insect: Garden bug sports mechanical gears Many mechanical devices have been inspired by examples in nature, but it's not often that nature replicates something only known to be made by human beings. Meet Issus coeleoptratus, more commonly referred to as a "planthopper". Photo… Continue reading
Sep 14 Hawaii spill reminder of 1919 “Boston Molasses Disaster” (Source: Boston Public Library) The news is full of images of the 230,000 gallons-molasses spill endangering marine life in Hawaii. But this isn't the first time a flood of the sticky substance has caused havoc in the… Continue reading
Sep 14 Tidal Project Signals New Shift in Clean Energy: Water Power .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } One of the biggest challenges… Continue reading
Sep 12 #VOYAGER I'm in #interstellar space, but I haven't left the solar system. The regions overlap. This explains: http://t.co/uPCRu43rX4— NASA Voyager (@NASAVoyager) September 12, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 12 Listen to sounds of interstellar space from #VOYAGER Hear the sound of #interstellar space. It told us @NASAVoyager had crossed into the new frontier http://t.co/JMCli7Hme2— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) September 12, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 12 Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Watch NASA's announcement on the… Continue reading
Sep 11 The Frog and the Pot Farmer Battle for Land in the Santa Monica Mountains A plan to reintroduce the red-legged frog in Los Angeles County's Santa Monica Mountains has been complicated by an unforseen factor - illegal marijuana farms. Photo by USGS and Adam Backlin It was the red-legged frog -- a… Continue reading
Sep 11 NASA discovers 10 supermassive black holes … by accident Photo coutesy of NASA/JPL/CalTech. NASA's NuSTAR X-Ray telescope found 10 supermassive black holes last week, almost by accident. "We found the black holes serendipitously. We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background… Continue reading
Sep 11 Once outlaws, in-demand hackers go to cyberwar Creative commons photo via Flickr user powtac. Hackers are in high demand as cyberwarfare -- once the stuff of science fiction -- becomes an increasing threat to the data of individuals and companies, and to the United States, including… Continue reading
Sep 11 Purple sweet potatoes may replace bugs for food coloring Photo by avlxyz /Flickr The spectacular colors in foods on grocery store shelves comes from synthetic dyes, but scientists are now trying to figure out how to extract color from food itself. Some of the more spectacular red colors… Continue reading