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Brain cell
Written on 3 Oct, 2006 at 5:40 in Interesting, Science | viewed times and users have made 4 comments so far
On the left is a picture of a single brain cell. On the right is an image of the universe. Are we in someone’s brain? Are the planets that we are familiar with just atoms for another, much larger, universe? That Pale... (Continue reading)
Pluto is no longer a Planet
Written on 24 Aug, 2006 at 9:51 in Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Important Snooty Scientists have finally concluded that Pluto is not a planet. This is because its orbit overlaps Neptune’s Orbit. The official definition of a planet is now: A celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, has sufficient... (Continue reading)
New Sea Urchin Species Found on Ebay
Written on 20 Aug, 2006 at 6:36 in Interesting, Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
I guess you really can find any thing on Ebay. Scientists are now calling the little guy pictured above a Coelopleurus exquisitus (Zootaxa, vol 1281, p 1). They recently determined that this species of Sea Urchin was completely unknown to science... (Continue reading)
Are you a Conformist?
Written on 25 Jul, 2006 at 6:52 in Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Just click on the rectangle provided and then you’ll see where others clicked. [ Link ] ... (Continue reading)
Ultraviolent Sun
Written on 12 Jul, 2006 at 13:41 in Nature, Photography, Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
NASA released this ultraviolet photo of our sun taken by the TRACE project. Even on a normal day, our Sun is sizzling ball of seething hot gas. Unpredictably, regions of strong and tangled magnetic fields arise, causing sunspots and bright active regions.... (Continue reading)
Population in Perspective
Written on 12 Jul, 2006 at 13:35 in Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
There are over 6.5 billion people alive in the world today. If one person was the size of one pixel then how much space would the entire human population take? Click HERE to find out. edit: Some people have said... (Continue reading)
What do you and the King of Thailand have in common?
You both are related! Actually, everyone is related. Every Palestinian suicide bomber has Jews in his past. Every Sunni Muslim in Iraq is descended from at least one Shiite. And every Klansman’s family has African roots. “No matter the languages we... (Continue reading)
Candy Lovers! Rejoice!
Written on 29 Jun, 2006 at 21:04 in Science | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Eat all the candy you want and then don’t brush! Apparently, a new Canadian tool can regrow human teeth! “Right now, we plan to use it to fix fractured or diseased teeth, as well as asymmetric jawbones, but it may... (Continue reading)
A New Mentos and Coke Trick
Written on 26 Jun, 2006 at 15:40 in Funny, Science | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
All the previous Coke and Mentos tricks that I’ve seen used to have the coke bottle open. This time these kids have closed the coke bottle top. Watch: [gv data="9QuMASPj6Fg"][/gv] via edit: a Digg.com user ( imightbewrong ) writes: For those who are curious... (Continue reading)
Charles Darwin’s Turtle Died :(
Written on 25 Jun, 2006 at 15:58 in Nature, Science | viewed times and users have made 1 comment so far
Harriet, Charles Darwin’s pet tortoise, died in an Australian Zoo this week. She was 176 years old. Darwin found Harriet during his scientific journeys to the Galapagos Islands. Back when this turtle was born the map of the USA looked... (Continue reading)