Science!!!

[nocturn]

ISON might have died:

Is Comet ISON Dead? Astronomers Say It’s Likely After Icarus Sun-Grazing Stunt


...or lived:



Who knows but I cant look away.

WHERE ARE YOU ISON???

Maybe not?

Well, ISON is Officially Toast. No tail, no Comet:

Comet ISON May Be Gone, But Not Forgotten to Scientists - ABC News

The comet may have been done for even before it made its close approach to the sun, he noted. "It appears that all of the water [in the comet] evaporated before it even got to perihelion," Pesnell said. "The ice is the cement that holds the comet together."

Pretty cool vids though:

 

[nocturn]

Makes me wonder if Ison's debris trajectory and its slower speed put it closer to Earth. Orignal trajectory had it passing 40 million miles slightly over and ahead of Earth.

Cool 3D interactive map:
Comet ISON Model

 

[santiclaws]

Scientist discover 400,000 year old human DNA, beating the prior oldest known human DNA by 300,000 years.RealClearScience - Oldest Known Early Human DNA Recovered

 

[santiclaws]

Honeybees Can Recognize Individual Human Faces: Scientific American

 

[jammer06]

Honeybees Can Recognize Individual Human Faces: Scientific American

so you're saying the honeybee that kamikazied my face was doing it on purpose?

 

[jammer06]

Fault lines use lube too!

Fault That Caused Japan's 2011 Earthquake Is Thin and Slippery | Surprising Science

 

[notbob]

Beer-Tapping Physics: Why A Hit To A Bottle Makes A Foam Volcano : The Salt : NPR

 

[RoyalSubject]

Study gives new meaning to ‘let your fingers do the walking’ | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University

Calling bull**** on this one. People may not memorize the location of all the keys, as one would with something like state capitols, but they have to be aware of where they are at some point in time to be able to type at all.

 

[ChilledAgua]

Enormous alien planet discovered in most distant orbit ever seen - NBC News.com

 

[jammer06]

Some good background in here. I believe the following to be true as well:

The culture of biology is rapidly changing and scientists and the public need to keep up. Synthetic biology has the potential to generate a new industrial revolution. It is perhaps the defining technology for the 21st century and it is happening now. Without an informed public discourse, fear of this unprecedented and sometimes unsettling technology may hinder the world-changing promise it harbours.

Synthetic biology and the rise of the 'spider-goats' | Science | The Observer

 

[FishMonger]

Some good background in here. I believe the following to be true as well:



Synthetic biology and the rise of the 'spider-goats' | Science | The Observer

This stuff is amazing, but I never seem to find any articles within 2013 that expand on it. I really wanted to find out where to buy a spidergoat.

 

[jammer06]

This stuff is amazing, but I never seem to find any articles within 2013 that expand on it. I really wanted to find out where to buy a spidergoat.

Can't help you with the spidergoat but could I interest you in a pigeonrat?

 

[FishMonger]

In before SpiderPig, which would be a terrible idea. You don't mess with that which provides bacon.

Ever.

 

[RoyalSubject]

In before SpiderPig, which would be a terrible idea. You don't mess with that which provides bacon.

Ever.

It would be a fantastic idea if bacon came from the legs. 2x the bacon!

 

[ChilledAgua]

Giant undersea cliff may hold clues to dinosaur-killing cosmic impact - NBC News.com

 

[santiclaws]

[h=1]Tireless tracker rewrote the book on dinosaurs in Maryland[/h]
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-04-19/lifestyle/35452176_1_ray-stanford-stanford-museum-dinosaur

 

[LetTigerIn]

[h=1]Tireless tracker rewrote the book on dinosaurs in Maryland[/h]Tireless tracker rewrote the book on dinosaurs in Maryland - Washington Post

"There was a mighty duel. It ranged all over. They were both masters."

ALT:
"The Hovitos are near. The poison is still fresh. Three days."

 

[ChilledAgua]

Huge crash on Jupiter's Europa may have delivered life's building blocks - NBC News.com

 

[RoyalSubject]

Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code

 

[orpheus]

Could a Tiny Worm Help Treat Autism? - Autism Center - Everyday Health