Pup psychology reveals tell-tail wags of Fido wired like a southpaw

Pup psychology reveals tell-tail wags of Fido wired like a southpaw - theage.com.au - World

Hope my dog's tails wag to the right, when they see me in a minute .... ;-)

Hubble Celebrates Its Seventeenth Birthday With The Birth Of A Star

Hubble Celebrates Its Seventeenth Birthday With The Birth Of A Star

Spectacular Image ......

More HERE.

Reasonable-size Files HERE.

Monster-size Files HERE. ( 29566 x 14321 pixel image )

Giant crystals enjoyed perfection

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Giant crystals enjoyed perfection

These Giant 30+ ft gypsum crystals are Spectacular! ....

Kryptonite Discovered; Adamantium Remains Elusive

Kryptonite Discovered; Adamantium Remains Elusive: Sciam Observations

That article headline, just cracked me up .... :)

More HERE.

'Second Earth' found, 20 light years away

'Second Earth' found, 20 light years away Science Guardian Unlimited

I've got a feeling we are going to be hearing a lot about Gliese 581c .... from now on .....

More HERE and HERE.

Samsung builds a better, smaller 4GB DIMM

Samsung builds a better, smaller 4GB DIMM - Engadget

Fantastic! ...

Huge fossilised rainforest found in coal mine

Huge fossilised rainforest found in coal mine - earth - 23 April 2007 - New Scientist Environment

Fabulous Find ....

FROM THE ARTICLE:
"You're looking up at a ceiling a metre or two above your head with fossilised tree trunks and ferns scattered all around," says William DiMichele of the NMNH, who led the study. "You can walk through the mine looking up at this forest as if you were walking through a modern-day rainforest."

And there are 10 square kilometers of this buried forest ...

Genes reveal rock rat's African roots

Genes reveal rock rat's African roots - earth - 23 April 2007 - New Scientist Environment

Let's see ... if you had to calculate what degree of cousin, those two pictured rats are to each other .... 44 Million years TIMES the number of years in a rat generation (or fraction thereof ... ) .......... :)

Neat noggins on those critters ......

Drug takes no nonsense from cystic fibrosis

Drug takes no nonsense from cystic fibrosis - health - 22 April 2007 - New Scientist

Yet more on this powerful new drug ...

More HERE.

'Junk' DNA now looks like powerful regulator, researcher finds

'Junk' DNA now looks like powerful regulator, researcher finds

I've felt for a long time, that this was the case ... for such large swaths to be so highly conserved in different species ... there had to be some powerful survival benefit ...

NASA releases first 3-D images of the sun from STEREO

NASA releases first 3-D images of the sun from STEREO

The ability to discern distances within the solar atmosphere should greatly aid scientists ...

Green Comet Spotted Down Under

SPACE.com -- Green Comet Spotted Down Under

Too bad it is too faint to be seen glowing bright green in the night sky .....

Prehistoric Mystery Organism a Humongous Fungus

LiveScience.com - Prehistoric Mystery Organism a Humongous Fungus

A 20-ft tall fungus ...... is MY kind of fungus ...... ;-)

Drug takes no nonsense from cystic fibrosis

Drug takes no nonsense from cystic fibrosis - health - 22 April 2007 - New Scientist

This drug holds the promise of possibly reversing a few thousand genetic diseases ...

Giant space cloud may be powered by black holes

Giant space cloud may be powered by black holes - space - 23 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

Quite interesting ... the concept that perhaps seven massive galactic black holes generate the enormous magnetic fields that power this plasma, as they bleed off stupendous gravitational energy ...

More HERE and HERE.

Flying in V-formation gives best view for least effort

Flying in V-formation gives best view for least effort - life - 21 April 2007 - New Scientist

Energy efficient and a Good View to boot .......

Botanists discover the signal that triggers flowering

Botanists discover the signal that triggers flowering - life - 20 April 2007 - New Scientist

This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities .....

Intel set to launch Bearlake FSB1333 chipset at Cebit

TG Daily - Intel set to launch Bearlake FSB1333 chipset at Cebit

FSB1333 ..... THAT is one fast Front Side Bus ......

VIA touts “small is beautiful” with Pico-ITX boards

TG Daily - VIA touts “small is beautiful” with Pico-ITX boards

Less than 3 X 4 inches ...... Cool .... :)

Cutting salt 'reduces heart risk'

BBC NEWS Health Cutting salt 'reduces heart risk'

Word to the Wise ......

Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart dies at 96

deseretnews.com Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart dies at 96

I really enjoyed watching her, on "To Tell The Truth" and all those other shows. She seemed so urbane and sophisticated ......

She will be missed ....

Wikipedia article HERE.

Map reveals secret of awesome Mavericks waves

Map reveals secret of awesome Mavericks waves - 19 April 2007 - New Scientist

This is the Geo-Physical explaination of "Kowabunga!" ......... ;-)

Super-tough material mimics metal and crystal

Super-tough material mimics metal and crystal - tech - 19 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech

Definitely Tough Stuff .....

MRI-enabled brain surgery robot revealed

MRI-enabled brain surgery robot revealed - tech - 18 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech

CanadArm for the Brain ........... with MRI to boot! .... :)

Creepy-crawly robot to mend a broken heart

Creepy-crawly robot to mend a broken heart - tech - 18 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech

Our Robotic Probing/Surgery Rules!! .... Alien Robotic Probing/Surgery Drools! ..... ;-)

Sound waves reverberate through solar 'pipes'

Sound waves reverberate through solar 'pipes' - space - 19 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

As we learned in the Star Wars documentaries ... ;-) .... SPACE ..... is just chock-full of sounds ...... :)

Quantum Secrets Of Photosynthesis Revealed

ScienceDaily: Quantum Secrets Of Photosynthesis Revealed

FROM THE ARTICLE:"Electronic spectroscopy measurements made on a femtosecond (millionths of a billionth of a second) time-scale showed these oscillations meeting and interfering constructively, forming wavelike motions of energy (superposition states) that can explore all potential energy pathways simultaneously and reversibly, meaning they can retreat from wrong pathways with no penalty."

That "retreat from wrong pathways" is ASTOUNDING! .....


Thanks for the heads-up K-Man! .....

Blinkx offers search short-cut for TV shows

Tech news blog - Blinkx offers search short-cut for TV shows CNET News.com

Video search site that finds full-length TV episodes online, for you ... hmm ....

Naked Trees Dominated Early Forests

Naked Trees Dominated Early Forests: Scientific American

Naked Trees ..... "Don't look Ethel! .... " ................ :)

Extreme-living bacteria has genome sequenced

Extreme-living bacteria has genome sequenced - earth - 16 April 2007 - New Scientist Environment

Wow! .. these organisms live in such an extreme niche! ... Imagine eating "fat" in the dark ...... Oh! .. Wait! .... That's Movie Night ................ :)

Chimps 'more evolved' than humans

Chimps 'more evolved' than humans - being-human - 16 April 2007 - New Scientist

Basically ... "our" numbers have only been zooming up, "recently" ......

Gravity probe measures Earth's dent in space-time

Gravity probe measures Earth's dent in space-time - space - 16 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

'Bout time for some results .... and Einstein is still "The Boss" ..... ;-)

'Axis of evil' a cause for cosmic concern

'Axis of evil' a cause for cosmic concern - space - 13 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

Sometimes scientists hang on to dogma too long .... because they just "know" something to be true ....

Software 'fix' responsible for loss of Mars probe

Software 'fix' responsible for loss of Mars probe - space - 13 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

Don't become complacent ..... Long project ... keep working hard, with less money ...

Astronomers zoom in on black hole during 'eclipse'

Astronomers zoom in on black hole during 'eclipse' - space - 13 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

I think this was an extremely fortuitous event ..... Right Place .. Right Time .. Right Space Telescope ... :)

IBM Extends Moore's Law to the Third Dimension

IBM Extends Moore's Law to the Third Dimension

Smaller .. Faster ... Less Power .... Sounds Terrific! ......

Was T. Rex Really King of the Lizards—or Just a Big, Carnivorous Chicken?

Was T. Rex Really King of the Lizards—or Just a Big, Carnivorous Chicken?: Scientific American

This brings new meaning to the phrase ... " Bawk for Super-Chicken! " .... ;-)

More HERE.

Now I know where that egg-tooth comes from ..... ;-)

Red Square nebula displays exquisite symmetry

Red Square nebula displays exquisite symmetry - space - 12 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

Like a Beautiful Gem ....

Macaque joins the genome Hall of Fame

Macaque joins the genome Hall of Fame - health - 12 April 2007 - New Scientist

So ... these rhesus macaques' share 93.5% of our DNA .... hmm .....

Ancient mega-lake discovered in Darfur

Ancient mega-lake discovered in Darfur - earth - 12 April 2007 - New Scientist Environment

The lake would have been bigger than Massachusetts .....

Plastic sheets perform auto-origami

Plastic sheets perform auto-origami - tech - 12 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech

Very creative ...

Hunt for obesity gene yields a new suspect

Hunt for obesity gene yields a new suspect - health - 12 April 2007 - New Scientist

New targets to work with ... but as the article mentions ... the surge in obesity, in the last 30 years, wasn't caused by a change in genetics ... something has changed in consumption/the environment ...

The Scientist : Metastasis genes identified

The Scientist : Metastasis genes identified

I wasn't aware that 90% of cancer deaths are caused by metastasis from the site of the primary cancer.

More HERE.

Future Space Telescopes Could Detect Earth Twin

Future Space Telescopes Could Detect Earth Twin

Bring on the Future Telescopes!! ...... :)

Alien plants 'more colourful than Earth's flora'

Alien plants 'more colourful than Earth's flora' Breaking News News Telegraph

I think all these websites, reporting this story, had a field day PhotoShopping all sorts of different plants, and changing their colors.

More HERE.

Samsung sez: 24- is the new 22-inch LCD for Vista

Samsung sez: 24- is the new 22-inch LCD for Vista - Engadget

Some of these Samsung monitors look pretty nice ......

Water helps earthquake-ravaged Earth to heal

Water helps earthquake-ravaged Earth to heal - earth - 10 April 2007 - New Scientist Environment

Basically .. this water, they are talking about, is chemically part of the rock. However, in this unique case, it is under such incredible heat and pressure, it behaves as a gas and moves quickly. From what I have heard before ... water itself, doesn't exist below 2000 ft. ... the pressure is so great, it would in effect, squeeze it out .. and/or it would chemically, become part of the rock.

It's official: diets make you fatter

It's official: diets make you fatter NEWS.com.au

"This is Yo-Yo Dieting ..... Bad Stuff" ................ ;-) ... (appologies to The Blues Brothers ... :) )

Signs of water seen on planet outside solar system

Signs of water seen on planet outside solar system: Scientific American

We get less unique, as time goes by ..... ;-)

Stem cell transplant promising for type 1 diabetes

Stem cell transplant promising for type 1 diabetes: Scientific American

Sounds Good ... :)

Johnny Hart, 'B.C.' Creator, Dies at 76

Johnny Hart, 'B.C.' Creator, Dies at 76 - washingtonpost.com

He will be missed ..... ......... fortunately .... his creations will go on ....

Effort to Catalog Species Tops 1 Million

Effort to Catalog Species Tops 1 Million World Latest Guardian Unlimited

That's a lot of species ....

32-mile cable installed for deep-sea observatory off Monterey

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- 32-mile cable installed for deep-sea observatory off Monterey

Interesting ....

Treatment may fuel cancer's spread, study finds

Treatment may fuel cancer's spread, study finds Top News Reuters.com

Aha! ... This article puts the lie, to another article listed in my Blog, on June 28, 2005 ..... from Reuters no less!! They said this was a MYTH! ....

And I knew I had heard it related by experts before, exactly like they are telling it in this article ...

Of course ... the Old Link is ... DEAD ..............

Star's odd double explosion hints at antimatter trigger

Star's odd double explosion hints at antimatter trigger - space - 06 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

I think it would be amazing to see an animation of what goes on, with these electron-positron pairs, at the unbelievable pressures and temperatures, inside the core of one of these massive stars. Do they aggregate? .. Do they spontaneously convert between energy and matter/antimatter pairs? .. Do they move to the surface of the star? ... And what kind of repulsion occurs between oridinary electrons themselves, and how does the bonded antiparticle affect this ... Plus ... How about the same kind of repulsion between positrons? ... So many questions ......

High-resolution images herald new era in Earth sciences

High-resolution images herald new era in Earth sciences

Quite surprising that they managed to pull this off, at such depth, and at such high-resolution.

Nanogenerator Provides Continuous Electrical Power

Georgia Institute of Technology :: News Room :: Nanogenerator Provides Continuous Electrical Power

Hard to imagine many places on Earth, that aren't full of vibrations ....

More HERE and HERE.

Clues to the genetic history of small dogs

Clues to the genetic history of small dogs - life - 05 April 2007 - New Scientist

I'm still not convinced the Chihuahua doesn't have some Rattus norvegicus DNA in it's background .... ;-)

Superconductors inspire quantum test for dark energy

Superconductors inspire quantum test for dark energy - space - 03 April 2007 - New Scientist Space

Raises some interesting points ....

Mon Dieu! So fast it was terrifying

Mon Dieu! So fast it was terrifying-Life & Style-Travel-Holiday Type-Rail Travel-TimesOnline

I think I might prefer moving strictly through the air, at that speed ...

How to make a brain transparent

How to make a brain transparent - tech - 02 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech

Visualization without the usual slicing and dicing ...

Parasite "Brainwashes" Rats Into Craving Cat Urine, Study Finds

Parasite "Brainwashes" Rats Into Craving Cat Urine, Study Finds

Now ... If Only we could come up with a Parasite that caused Criminals to Crave Doughnuts! .... ;-)

More HERE.

Out of Africa, then romping into China?

News in Science - Out of Africa, then romping into China? - 03/04/2007

M'am ... I told you already ... I checked in the back ... and we're totally "Out of Africa" .......... ;-)

More HERE.

Exposure to a soil bacterium can boost happiness

Exposure to a soil bacterium can boost happiness

How does that song go? .. Oh Yeah! ... "Happiness runs in a circular MudPie" ......... ;-)

More HERE and HERE.

Enzymes convert all donor blood to group O

Enzymes convert all donor blood to group O - health - 01 April 2007 - New Scientist

This is an important breakthrough! ... Finally ... some Good News for a change ....

MIT model provides realistic view of ocean

MIT model provides realistic view of ocean

Perhaps an important new insight into the Carbon Cycle .....

Deep Earth's Temperature Estimated at 6,650 Degrees Fahrenheit

The Korea Times : Deep Earth's Temperature Estimated at 6,650 Degrees Fahrenheit

Hot Stuff! .. Hot Stuff! ... Comin' Thru! ..... :)

More HERE.

Need it? Soon you'll just cell it

The Denver Post - Need it? Soon you'll just cell it

Nice! .. I can really see this catching on .....

New Nanomaterial, 'NanoBuds,' Combines Fullerenes and Nanotubes

New Nanomaterial, 'NanoBuds,' Combines Fullerenes and Nanotubes

Sounds very promising .....

How selfish DNA saved the fruit fly

How selfish DNA saved the fruit fly - health - 31 March 2007 - New Scientist

Incredible way in which insecticide detoxification doubled, ... and then spread throughout the entire species in 40 years ...

Philips introduces AAA battery-powered cell phone

Philips introduces AAA battery-powered cell phone -- TG Daily

Sounds very pragmatic to me! ... :)

More HERE.

Tatooine's Twin Suns Not So Far Fetched

Tatooine's Twin Suns Not So Far Fetched -- Berardelli 2007 (330): 2 -- ScienceNOW

Interesting to imagine, what the gravitational effects would be like, on any given planet in orbit in such a system. Also, I have played with simulations something like this, and the bizarre orbits that can be generated sometimes, are truly astounding.

More HERE.