The odd shape of NGC 4696, the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster (galaxy cluster Abell 3526), leads to fundamental science questions.  First, why is it such a strange shape? And what are…

From ZME Science - Not Exactly Rocket Science: The idea for this article hit me while I was writing this post about awesome landscapes. I was doing some research, and when I found the amazing things…

From ZME Science - Not Exactly Rocket Science: The idea for this article hit me while I was writing this post about awesome landscapes. I was doing some research, and when I found the amazing things…

That did it, if only by an inch. Damn! Two days ago, back from a 4-week vacation to Greece, I approached my faithful and precise scale with a clear, pre-determined thought in my mind: "If I am over…

Of all the aviation tech emerging from the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus’ futurist visions are among the coolest.   Their 2030 Concept Plane may have a self-cleaning cabin and be…

Of all the aviation tech emerging from the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus’ futurist visions are among the coolest.   Their 2030 Concept Plane may have a self-cleaning cabin and be…

Check out ArcAttack's musical Tesla-coil performance at Maker Faire 2010.  'Pitch of spark'?  Outstanding!   Why don't they die?   For the same reason Tesla didn't and you don't…

Check out ArcAttack's musical Tesla-coil performance at Maker Faire 2010.  'Pitch of spark'?  Outstanding!   Why don't they die?   For the same reason Tesla didn't and you don't…

Arctic Ice August 2010 - Update #2 Since I last posted an update, many things have happened in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. In my last update - Arctic Ice August 2010 - Update #1 - I noted that there…

A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung.

A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung.

A multiplet is a simple thing to describe: it is a collection of several identical or nearly identical things. Here, however, a difficulty arises because a "multiplet" is a manifestation of symmetry…

Petermann Glacier Calving 2010 - Update Before I discuss the recent calving of the Petermann Glacier ice tongue, I want to give credit to the many scientists who were studying, predicting and…

This is a good year for summer meteor watching. The moon, just past new, will not interfere with observations of faint meteors. And the Perseid shower, originated from the dust left behind in the…

Growing up in the Midwest of the United States, and taking several trips over my lifetime to an Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico beach, I recall the vague consideration of the floating jellyfish. Maybe it…

"Open Access - Open Data" is an expert conference being held December 13th-14th in Cologne that will take a closer look how the Open Access movement has developed within the last five years and what…

"Open Access - Open Data" is an expert conference being held December 13th-14th in Cologne that will take a closer look how the Open Access movement has developed within the last five years and what…

RESTON, Virginia, August 11, 2010 -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on Twitter.com growth worldwide. The study found that in June, nearly 93 million…

Four verses about recombinant protein expression, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray Crystallography and Cryo-Electron Microscopy.    Really, what more do you need to know? H/T Paul Shin

Four verses about recombinant protein expression, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray Crystallography and Cryo-Electron Microscopy.    Really, what more do you need to know? H/T Paul Shin