Thursday, February 27, 2014

Archaeologists recreate Roman gladiator school in Austria

I am reading this article Archaeologists recreate Roman gladiator school in Austria on Yahoo's website. T

Huge Landslide Photographed in Alaska

I am reading this article Huge Landslide Photographed in Alaska By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer, on Yahoo's website. Wow, I would love to be able to see wonderful scenery like this commercial pilot photographed.

The 'People's Map of Mars': Name a Red Planet Crater for $5

I am reading this article The 'People's Map of Mars': Name a Red Planet Crater for $5 SPACE.com by Mike Wall, Senior Writer, on Yahoo's website. Wow, I am trying to think of a good name for a crater.

Watery Graveyard: Fossils Reveal 1st Evidence of Mass Marine Die-Offs

I am reading this article Watery Graveyard: Fossils Reveal 1st Evidence of Mass Marine Die-Offs By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer,on Yahoo's website. I find it interesting how much forensic techniques are being used in other sciences.

NASA cries planetary 'bonanza' with 715 new worlds

I am reading this article NASA cries planetary 'bonanza' with 715 new worlds By Kerry Sheridan, on Yahoo's website. Wow!

Verizon CEO says heavy broadband users should pay more for their service

I am reading this article Verizon CEO says heavy broadband users should pay more for their service By Zach Epstein, on Yahoo's website. I am reading Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam's comments in this article with great interest.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Dutch scientists flap to the future with 'insect' drone AFP

I am reading this article Dutch scientists flap to the future with 'insect' drone AFP By Jan Hennop on Yahoo's website.

Sun-dimming volcanoes partly explain global warming hiatus-study Reuters

I am reading this article Sun-dimming volcanoes partly explain global warming hiatus-study Reuters By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent on Yahoo's website. I am reading this article Volcanic contribution to decadal changes in tropospheric temperature Benjamin D. Santer, CĂ©line Bonfils, Jeffrey F. Painter, Mark D. Zelinka, Carl Mears, Susan Solomon, Gavin A. Schmidt, John C. Fyfe, Jason N. S. Cole, Larissa Nazarenko, Karl E. Taylor & Frank J. Wentz on Nature Geoscience's website. This makes sense to me, less Sunlight reaching the ground on Earth offsetting the suspected increase in greenhouse gases.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

NASA's Chandra Sees Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet

I am reading this article NASA's Chandra Sees Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet on NASA's website. According to this article "The X-ray jet in IGR J11014-6103 is the longest known in the Milky Way galaxy."

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

NASA Moon Dust Probe Beams Its 1st Lunar Photos to Earth

I am reading this article NASA Moon Dust Probe Beams Its 1st Lunar Photos to Earth on Yahoo's website. This photo is from The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft.

Jet stream shift could prompt harsher winters: scientists

I am reading this article Jet stream shift could prompt harsher winters: scientists on Yahoo's website. I am not ready for colder and longer winters in the USA.

Nanomotors controlled inside living human cells for the first time

I am reading this article Nanomotors controlled inside living human cells for the first time By Dieter Bohn on The Verge;s website. Congratulations to these Scientists at Penn State University.

The Cosmos, Explained: Neil deGrasse Tyson On His New Series

I am reading this article The Cosmos, Explained: Neil deGrasse Tyson On His New Series Tyson will pick up where Carl Sagan left off, hosting a continuation of the "Cosmos" TV series By Douglas Main, on Popular Science's website. I liked Carl Sagan's Cosmos series and book. Glad to see it coming back in an updated form.

Breakthrough on Nuclear Fusion

I am reading this article on The Motley Fool's website. Sounds like good news from National Ignition Facility.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Pow! Fresh Crater on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft (Photo)

I am reading this article Pow! Fresh Crater on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft (Photo) SPACE.com By by Mike Wall, Senior Writer, on Yahoo's website. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter takes nice photos.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Jamie Hyneman on "Innovation, Explosions, and the Benefit of Adolescent Behavior"

I am watching Jamie Hyneman on "Innovation, Explosions, and the Benefit of Adolescent Behavior" BY JOEY FAMELI, Tested's website. "At this year's NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) symposium, Jamie gives a keynote speech about the surprising innovation and discoveries that can arise from experimenting with zany and farfetched ideas as he and Adam do on Mythbusters." http://www.tested.com/art/makers/459991-jamie-hyneman-innovation-explosions-and-benefit-adolescent-behavior/

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Strange Saturn Vortex Swirls in Amazing NASA Photo

I am reading this article Strange Saturn Vortex Swirls in Amazing NASA Photo SPACE.com By by Miriam Kramer, Staff Writer, on Yahoo's website.