Archives for the 'Science' Category
Whale + Cow = ???
Apparently, Japanese scientists want to find out the answer to that question. From The Sydney Morning Herald:
Japan whale experiments bizarre: report
March 7, 2008 - 11:57PM
A review of the controversial scientific research conducted by Japan and its whalers has uncovered a list of “bizarre” and useless experiments, including how to cross breed cows with whales.
Scientists [...]
Lunar Eclipse Photos
Mooned
At 10:01pm tonight, I know what I’ll be doing… watching tonight’s lunar eclipse.
I think you can see where this is going…
Brain signals propel robot
January 15, 2008 4:21 PM PDT
A robot in Kyoto, Japan, mimics a monkey walking on a treadmill (background) in North Carolina last week. Neuroscientist Miguel A. L. Nicolelis at Duke University says it is the first time that brain signals have been used to make a robot walk.
Via a high-speed Internet connection [...]
The Lupercale
From National Geographic:
November 20, 2007—Colorful mosaics spiral across the vaulted ceiling of a grotto that was unveiled today as the likely place where ancient Romans believed that a she-wolf suckled their city’s legendary founders.
In January archaeologists announced that the sacred cave, known as the Lupercale, had been found during excavations of Emperor Augustus’ palace on [...]
