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  • New Evidence of Dark Matter from Hubble?
    The Hubble images provide further evidence that the undisturbed galaxies are enshrouded by a cushion of dark matter, which protects them from their rough-and-tumble neighbourhood.Dark matter can't be…
  • Trio of Galaxies mix it up
    This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows three galaxies playing a game of gravitational tug-of-war that may result in the eventual demise of one of them.Located about 100 million light-years away…
  • The Heart Nebula
    IC 1805: The Heart Nebula Credit & Copyright: Daniel MarquardtSprawling across almost 200 light-years, emission nebula IC 1805 is a mix of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds. Its nickname i…
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  • Snow in Cambridge
    An unusual & rare sightCambridge covered in a blanket of white snow______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  • Centaurus A
    Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al.; Submillimeter: MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al.; Optical: ESO/WFI This image of Centaurus A shows a spectacular new view of a supermassive black hole's power.J…
  • Glass handblown
    Glassmaking was accidentally discovered by potters around 3000 B.C. and the technique of glass blowing was invented around 100 B.C. The first glass made in North America was in Mexico in 1535 by artis…
  • Blown Glass
    Blown Glass, Jerusalem, 50 BCE by Laura Duch '98Glass is made from a mixture of sand, potash, soda, and lime or red lead. It has been called a liquid solid, because it solidifies without crystallizing…
  • Happy New Year
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  • The Star of Bethlehem
    The Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, is a star in Christian tradition that revealed the birth of Jesus to the magi (or wise men) and later led them to Bethlehem.According to the Gosp…

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  • Late sunrise
    Yesterday, December 21, was the Winter Solstice here in the northern hemisphere.  On that day, the Earth was in the part of its orbit where its north pole was tilted as far away from the Sun as it wi…
  • Christmas Star Parties
    I do several public star parties each year.  Overall, it probably amounts to a little more than one every two months.  Typically, I give a public talk about some topic in astronomy, and then we do v…
  • LHC sets record, and we are still here.
    According to a report on Science Daily, the Large Hadron Collider has set a new energy record.  The twin beams were at an energy of 1.18 TeV, beating the 0.98 TeV energy of Fermilab’s Tevatron.  T…
  • CoS 128
    I’ve been busy catching up on my classes, so I haven’t posted anything lately.  But, you can catch up on lots of great space-related blog posts at the 128th Carnival of Space, being hosted this w…
  • Ares I-X Launch Photos
    It’s been a week since the Ares I-X launch, so you are probably wondering where the pictures are.  After the launch, I tried to clean up as best I could in the bathroom at the space center, and I h…
  • Triboelectrification trouble
    Well, the launch did not go as hoped for this morning.  Last night, the forecast was for only about a 40% chance of the launch getting off.  This morning, when I got up to head over to the space cen…
  • Ares I-X
    If everything works out OK, then NASA will launch a new rocket this coming Tuesday:  the Ares I-X.  And, if everything works right, I’ll be there to witness it! The Ares rockets and Orion crew mod…
  • Electrostatic Radiation Shielding
    Clearly carrying heavy shielding to protect astronauts from radiation in space is expensive.  If you havent’ been reading my space radiation series as I’ve been posting, then you can look over th…
  • Space Radiation and Humans
    As I continue my series on space radiation, the next topic that I want to address is how radiation harms space travelers.  I’ve already alluded to this in earlier posts in the series, but I wanted…
  • Cosmic Rays
    Part 3 of my series on space radiation is about the radiation itself.  The term cosmic rays is generally used to describe this radiation.  Unfortunately, as often happens, the term evolved before th…

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  • US shuttle Endeavour blasts off for space station
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 - The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts blasted off Monday and headed for the International Space Station to deliver a module dubbed T…
  • US shuttle Endeavor ready for second lift-off attempt
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 - The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts were set Monday to make another launch attempt on a mission to deliver a module dubbed Tranqui…
  • Poor weather delays launch of US shuttle Endeavour
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - The launch of the US space shuttle Endeavour was delayed by 24 hours early Sunday due to bad weather over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA official…
  • Soyuz 100 Times More Reliable Than Shuttle
    Moscow, Russia (Pravda) Feb 08, 2010 - Richard Garriott, a videogame developer, who once boarded Russia's Soyuz rocket for a space flight said that the Russian-made ship was much more reliable than it…
  • Quasar Pair Captured In Galaxy Collision
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 - This composite image shows the effects of two galaxies caught in the act of merging. A Chandra X-ray Observatory image shows a pair of quasars in blue, located about 4…
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission
    Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 - For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatol…
  • Progress Docks With ISS
    Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 - Approach to the space station, its fly-around, stationkeeping and docking were performed in automatic mode. The initial contact with the docking port on the instrum…
  • First Journey For Alphabus
    Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 - The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey - from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-…
  • Renewable Oil Companies
    St Paul MN (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 - The entry of oil companies into the realm of renewable energy could present major obstacles for the development of a sustainable economy that is not based on carbon res…
  • US book publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge
    New York (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.

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spaceflightnow.com

  • Delta's late night launch to loft new GPS satellite
    Another Global Positioning System satellite is about to launch into space, replacing a craft more than 15 years old. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral aboard a Delta 2 rocket is scheduled for early Saturday…
  • First spacewalk of mission completed successfully
    Astronauts Richard Linnehan and Garrett Reisman completed a 7-hour, 1-minute spacewalk overnight that prepare the Japanese logistics module for attachment to the space station and began assembly of a…
  • Atlas 5 rocket launches from California for first time
    America's Atlas 5 rocket made its much-anticipated maiden mission from the West Coast early Thursday morning, piercing ground-hugging clouds and fog that blanketed the launch pad to send a secretive s…
  • First spacewalk of mission begins tonight
    Astronauts Richard Linnehan and Garrett Reisman will press ahead with a near full-duration spacewalk this evening to prepare a Japanese logistics module for attachment to the space station and to begi…
  • Mission Status Center: Atlas 5 rocket launches from California
    The inaugural launch of an Atlas 5 rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base occurred as scheduled this morning, thundering skyward at 3:02 a.m. local time (6:02 a.m. EDT) carrying a classifi…
  • Robot pallet experiences power-up glitch on station
    A high-tech Canadian robot, launched disassembled on large pallet, was moved from the Endeavour to a work site on the station early today. An initial attempt to route power to the pallet was not succe…
  • STS-123 Mission Status Center
    Complete minute-by-minute coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's final approach and docking with the International Space Station.
  • Shuttle Endeavour on course for station docking tonight
    The Endeavour astronauts are closing in on the international space station today, on track for a docking around 11:25 p.m. EDT to kick off a five-spacewalk assembly mission.
  • Crew completes evening of heat shield inspections
    The astronauts unlimbered the shuttle's robot arm and inspected the ship's nose cap and wing leading edge panels with a laser scanner on the end of a 50-foot-long boom. The areas of the orbiter that e…
  • Endeavour launch gallery
    This collection of images shows space shuttle Endeavour's middle-of-the-night launch Tuesday. The ship soared from pad 39A and disappeared into a low deck of clouds over the launch site a half-minute…

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  • Heavy Snow around U.S. Capital New!
    Acquired February 7, 2010, this true-color image shows snow blanketing much of the U.S. East Coast. Snow extends hundreds of kilometers inland from the Atlantic coastline, but thins near New York City…
  • Open Pit Mines, Southern Arizona New!
    This astronaut photograph illustrates three open-pit copper mines located west-northwest of the town of Green Valley, Arizona.
  • Dallas New!
    This pair of images shows explosively growing suburbs—boomburbs—north of Dallas, Texas.
  • Cyclone Oli
    Comma-shaped Cyclone Oli was a formidable Category 4 cyclone moving over French Polynesia in the South Pacific when this true-color image was captured on the afternoon of February 4, 2010.
  • Karachi, Pakistan
    Acquired January 8, 2010, this true-color image shows part of Karachi, Pakistan, a city of over 12 million residents. Heavily urbanized areas mix with rivers and mangroves, especially near the Port of…
  • Lusi Mud Volcano, Indonesia
    Lusi, the world’s largest and fastest growing mud volcano, had developed the mound-like shape of a volcano when this false-color image was acquired in October 2009, two and a half years after its bi…
  • Snow-Capped Llaima Volcano in Springtime
    Acquired December 11, 2009, this true-color image shows a layer of snow resting on the summit of Llaima Volcano. The slopes appear in a combination of purple-brown and green, probably a combination of…
  • Ice and Clouds in the Bering Strait
    Acquired January 16, 2010, this true-color image shows sea ice spanning the Bering Strait, and parallel rows of clouds extending toward the southwest.
  • Artificial Archipelagos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Taken January 13, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows two artificial archipelagos along the Dubai coast: Palm Jumeirah and The World. The image also shows the 800-meter-tall Bhurj Khalifa high rise…
  • Chiyli Crater, Kazakhstan
    Acquired October 10, 2007, this false-color image shows Chiyli Crater in western Kazakhstan. Vegetation appears red, and clings primarily to riverbanks near the crater. Sunlight illuminates south-faci…

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  • A “Small Document” New!
    On July 29, 2009, Phil Jones emailed Tom Peterson of NOAA (1248902393.txt) … I have a question for you. I’m going to write a small document for our web site to satisfy (probably the wrong word) th…
  • Rose on Fortress Met Office New!
    David Rose of the Mail places the Met Office obstruction of FOI requests squarely in the spotlight. The Met Office obstruction left a singularly bad taste with their sequence of untrue excuses for not…
  • Leake: Today’s IPCC Blooper New!
    Jonathan Leake of the Sunday Times has another IPCC blooper for breakfast tomorrow, this one about a looming 50% decline in north African crop production, a claim that occurs not just in the eccentric…
  • Slimed by Bagpuss the Cat Reporter New!
    As many CA readers know, I was slimed today in the Independent by reporter Paul Bignell, best known for his hard-hitting expose of Bagpuss the cat. Bignell reported: The children’s television produc…
  • Pielke Debate Online
    Maurizio Morabito’s twitter notes here. Audio here. I’ve been trying for about 10 days to get a digital version of Muir-Wood’s data, sending three requests so far without an acknowledgement (Pie…
  • Say My Name – February Rerun
    Science has published a Correction and Clarification to Kaufman et al (2009), see here. Since they only needed to correct four out of 23 proxies, there is no need to name those who pointed out errors.…
  • Anatomy of Glaciergate
    http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2010/02/anatomy-of-ipccs-himalayan-glacier-year-2035-mess/ h/t to a reader
  • Guardian: “Not even clear that a crime actually occurred”
    The Guardian reviews the various theories on FOIA2009.zip, closing with what must be the absolute worst nightmare scenario for UEA. After observing that “so far, the police investigation has got now…
  • Cicerone Then and Now
    Ralph Cicerone, President of the US National Academy of Sciences, has weighed in on the CRU and data sharing controversies – he’s now in favor of data sharing. While it’s nice that he’s seen t…
  • The Mann Report
    Is here. I’ll comment later. See RA-10 here and RA-47 here 4 p.m. A couple of quick points. Readers should understand that I have limited expectations from this sort of inquiry. What I do expect is…

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  • Genetic Genealogy on Faces of America
    Quite a line-up of celebrities! Eva Longoria, Meryl Streep, Mario Batali, Stephen Colbert, Malcolm Gladwell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols, Kristi Yamaguchi, Elizabeth Alexander, Queen Noor and Louise Erdric…
  • DNA Network Tweet Cloud
    FYI. I tweet about genetics and related science topics under The DNA Network Twitter account @DNAnetwork. Are you on Twitter? by Tweet Cloud
  • DNA{wesome}
    That’s right, baby! via Buzzfeed
  • Genetics = Real Science
    Matchmaking services are adding DNA testing to their list of offers. The DNA test analyzes HLA genes of the immune system that influence a person’s body odor. The theory is that people are attracted…
  • Larry David’s DNA Test
    Larry David found out last night on Lopez Tonight that he “fails as a European” being only 63% European according to a DNA ancestry test. David seemed genuinely surprised by the remaining 37% of h…
  • Lopez Tonight First Late-Night Show to Offer DNA Testing
    Now we know that claim is misleading. Maury Povich and other talk shows have been offering DNA paternity testing for years but I guess those shows are on during the daytime. In any case, Larry David o…
  • American Genes Don’t Exist
    Congratulations to Meb Keflezighi of Eritrean descent, who won the New York City Marathon last Sunday and was the first American to do so since 1982! Why did I mention that he was born in Eritrea? Bec…
  • Knowledge about Genetic Risk is Power or is it Fear?
    A little over two years ago, I confessed that I was “just a little scared of genetic testing.” I have two young children and almost every day I see traits in them that I’m pretty sure they inher…
  • Murderer Gets Reduced Sentence Because His Genes Made Him Do It
    Hey criminals! Here’s how you get out of taking full responsibility for your dastardly actions: Fake your DNA sample Blame it on your identical twin See if you have the genes that predispose you to…
  • Video: Knome’s Ari Kiirikki Speaks with Medgadget
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  • CNV and HIV susceptibility
    Copy number at CCL3L1 is one of the genetic predictors of HIV susceptibility in humans (Gonzalez et al), with individuals with copy number higher than the population median being less susceptible. A n…
  • A gut feeling about history
    A interesting article in Science on using the (mainly vertically transmitted) human pathogen bacteria Helicobacter pylori to reconstruct the peopling of the Pacific. Which I guess is a finer-scale fol…
  • Chakravarti on race and kinship
    There's an interesting opinion piece at Nature by Aravinda Chakravarti. The part on populations and race covers some pretty familiar ground, but the article is obviously aimed at a more general audien…
  • R Rocks
    I use R pretty much constantly, so I was pleased to see it getting some attention in the NYT (see also Mailund, Hawks, and Dechronization). There is also a followup post by the article's author here.O…
  • Natural variation in Nature
    Nature has a whole slew of reviews on the current progress and prospects of mapping the genetic determinants of phenotypic variation:Association mapping in humans (here)Mapping behavioral traits in mo…
  • Using admixed populations to separate cis and trans effects
    A new article by Price et al. looks at the effects of cis and trans acting variation on gene expression. A number of studies have approached the genetics of gene expression in humans by doing GWA mapp…
  • A NYT Q&A session with Amy Harmon
    Just a quick link to a NYT Q&A session with Amy Harmon, who got the Pulitzer for her DNA age series. Her recent article on challenges of teaching evolution in the States has generated a lot of the que…
  • Counter-intuitive results using SNP chips
    Two recent papers use of high density SNP chips to show counter intuitively that you can locate the geographic origin of a person to within a few hundred miles using only genetic data (Novembre et al.…
  • hot motif
    A paper just out in Nature Genetics (Myers et al) extends what we know about how local sequence determines recombination hotspot activity (hotspots are 1-2kb regions where recombination happens far mo…
  • A couple of articles on forensic DNA matches
    A freakonomics blog piece on the FBI's DNA match probabilities (via Genome-technology). There is also some interesting correspondence (1,2,3) in Nature Reviews Genetics on the reliability and use of L…

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  • Delayed childbearing & autism New!
    Independent and dependent contributions of advanced maternal and paternal ages to autism risk: Reports on autism and parental age have yielded conflicting results on whether mothers, fathers, or both,…
  • Beautiful butterflies & localized adaptation New!
    Two new papers are out in PLoS Genetics which make inferences about adaptation using butterfly species which exhibit Mullerian mimicry. I'll give the author summaries instead of the abstracts.Genomic…
  • Eliezer Yudkowsky & Razib Khan on bloggingheads.tv
  • Hayek vs. Keynes
    You've probably watched the Hayek vs. Keynes rap by now:Am the only one who was a little weirded out by the incongruity of John Maynard Keynes kickin' it with the honeys in the back of the limo? It is…
  • Language goes extinct, human race to follow....
    Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India:Professor Anvita Abbi said that the death of Boa Sr was highly significant because one of the world's oldest languages - Bo - had come to an end...…
  • Ibn Khaldun In Our Time
    Ibn Khaldun on In Our Time. Excellent program. Khaldun's assessment that the Mamluks of Egypt had developed a system of rule which was robust against the decay of asabiyyah was born out by 450 years o…
  • "Synthetic associations" and sickle cell anemia
    Last week, I made a silly error in describing a problem in the sickle cell anemia example given by Dickson et al. (2010) as an empirical example of the phenomenon they call synthetic association. So a…
  • Half Sigma's flawed post on DTNBP1
    A while back, Mark and I were working on a comprehensive post which would try to tally the results of the various IQ-gene studies to see what they said about racial differences. We began this quest br…
  • Jersey Shore coming back
    They've been signed for $10,000 per episode the next go around. Years ago Joel floated the idea of using Reality TV to test theories in social science. Paying the cast of Jersey Shore this much is goi…
  • Proud to be red
    A friend pointed me to this YouTube clip of a young red-haired man objecting to the term ginger, and the opprobrium he's been subjected to since the South Park episode Ginger Kids popularized ideas su…

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johnhawks.net

  • Site: Zhoukoudian New!
    At the Peking Man World Heritage Site
  • NAS president calls for data sharing New!
    Science has a one-page editorial by National Academy of Science President Ralph Cicerone. He alludes to the climate change scandals of the last few months, and points to a significant loss of public c…
  • Gene-a-dope
    Science gives us a policy forum this week on gene doping. The lead author, Theodor Friedmann, is the chair of the Gene Doping Expert Group at the World Anti-Doping Agency. The essay describes the curr…
  • iPad freedom train
    After last week's unveiling of Apple's iPad, there has been a quiet current of dismay by people looking for a not-yet piece of hardware. I have some sympathy for the perspective of Mark Pilgrim, in hi…
  • Genetic testing brief
    Data point: This is the time in my introductory class when I discuss genetic disorders, and I described the new Counsyl test as part of my lecture today. I took a quick poll -- how many of my undergra…
  • Bonobo cannibalism
    Ewen Callaway in New Scientist: More individuals got a taste of the infant than is typical when the apes share meat. They also spent 7½ hours eating the body – longer than they take over a similar-…
  • East meets West, and vice versa
    Here's a nice, symmetrical pair of stories: DNA testing on 2,000-year-old bones in Italy reveal East Asian ancestry ... Prowse's team cannot say how recently he, or his ancestors, left East Asia: he c…
  • The chimpanzee males who adopt orphans
    The value of long-term field studies: Christophe Boesch and colleagues report on adoption in the Taï Forest chimpanzee study population -- where more than 30 years of observations have produced 18 we…
  • Sketchbook
    Today's sketchbook: I've been sketching some studies of the Ardi CT skull reconstruction.
  • Robot genetics
    Dario Floreano and Laurent Keller describe experiments that combine genetic algorithms and robots. It's a review essay rather than a description of new research, but unlike most descriptions of evolut…

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  • Monday Links New!
    Who dat dem gonna beat the Saints? Oops, wrong marketing strategy. Geaux Saints! Links for you. Science: Postdoctoral researchers at UMass unionize First Federal Court Hearing on Whether Human Genes S…
  • Obama to CDC Efforts in Antimicrobial Resistance: Drop Dead New!
    (from here) By way of Maryn McKenna, we find that the Obama Administration has decided to massively cut the funding for the CDC's antimicrobial resistance and vaccination efforts. I thought this was…
  • Sunday Links New!
    I hear there's some kind of sporting event today. No excuse to not check out some links though. Science: Random thoughts on CDC's swine flu effort: epidemiology and surveillance In Praise of Deference…
  • Past Due (and Brad DeLong) on Political Paralysis New!
    If you're looking for a good primer on Big Shitpile and other recent economic events, I highly recommend Peter Goodman's Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy. It's w…
  • Putting Wakefield in a Larger Context
    Over at DailyKos, there's a very good post about anti-vaxxer idiocy (I believe in rewarding non-science blogs with links when they take this stuff head-on). The author's motivation illustrates just ho…
  • Note to Herbert: It's Not Radical At All, It's Centrist
    A recent question posed by NY Times columnist demonstrates just how far to the Palinist right our political and social discourse has shifted: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this…
  • Friday Links
    I believe that someone once said, Thank God It's Friday. Links for you. Science: Oh my fucking god. (Really, it's about science) MTS43 - Rob Knight - The Microbes That Inhabit Us New organism discover…
  • A NY Times (Silly) Idea of the Day: 'The War Against Suburbia'?
    There's been some discussion about Joel Kotkin's argument The War Against Suburbia, kicked off by The NY Times making it their Idea of the Day. Leaving aside whether there should be a 'war against sub…
  • This Is Not the French Consulate
    Crime in the urban hellhole known as Boston: 01/11/10 - At approximately 5:29 a.m., officers responded to a radio call for a removal from the French Library, located at 53 Marlborough St. On arrival,…
  • A Tale of Two Polls, or What I Learned from 16S rRNA Microbiome Analysis
    I'll return to the Research 2000 poll I discussed Wednesday, and also talk about this Gallup poll Digby discusses (and I think misinterprets), because I think we have to really think about the data we…

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blisstree.com

  • Animals Used in the Making of Avatar New!
    Yes, the blockbuster movie “Avatar” used animals, but the animals weren’t used. They were treated nicely! The film received American Humane’s highest rating — Monitored: Outstanding / No An…
  • Donate for Free to Help Pets in Need New!
    Are homeless animals heroes? I think so. It takes a lot of courage to be a pet without a home of your own, but you can help in a couple of ways during the Purina ONE Tour for Heroes, ending on Februar…
  • Maternal Age Linked with Autism Risk New!
    Researchers now say they’ve confirmed that maternal age is linked with a significantly elevated risk of autism in children. And the father’s age may not matter as much as previously thought. The r…
  • Sick Day Kit New!
    I don’t care if it is a 50 year old man or a two year old girl, when someone gets a stomach virus, they just feel icky. When the weather is bad, or they start to feel sick at night, there’s nothin…
  • And the most recycled item of 2009 is…? New!
    Can you guess? Earth911.com, one of my fave places to get recycling info, and a provider of the nation’s leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directory, just released the results of its 2009 Annual…
  • Valentine’s Day Dog Biscuits New!
    Humans aren’t the only ones who can have some special treats this Valentine’s Day — why not make a batch of your dog’s favorite homemade biscuits and dress them a bit, too? These treats are ea…
  • Are Your Youngsters Becoming Too Public? New!
    Is privacy becoming an attitude of the past? Does the younger generation have a different version of privacy than yours?  When I see all these young people posting private messages and candid photos…
  • Marijuana Likely No Help in Alzheimer’s New!
    Medicinal marijuana is finding its way into many areas of medicine. It’s a big help for some people with AIDS, providing them with a much-needed appetite. Marijuana is helpful for some people with c…
  • Ideas For Expressing Yourself This V-Day New!
    I just read an article called “8 Tips For Renewing Your Relationship This Valentine’s Day” by couples therapist and educator Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD.  Babits wrote a relationship advice book …
  • Soft Drinks Up Pancreatic Risk New!
    Pancreatic cancer is a serious, often rapidly fatal cancer that isn’t usually detected early enough for effective treatment. Although doctors don’t know how to prevent it, they do know that certai…

scienceandreason.blogspot.com

  • Selected readings 2/6/10 New!
    Interesting reading and news items.These items are also bookmarked at my Diigo account.Five things you should know about climate changeIt can be really difficult for anyone not well-versed in the deba…
  • Hubble's View of the R136 Star-Forming Region
    Hubble's Festive View of a Grand Star-Forming RegionThe massive, young stellar grouping, called R136, is only a few million years old and resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth regio…
  • Magnetic fields in gamma-ray burst jets
    Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most dramatic short-lived violent events observed in the universe. They are often described as releasing a quantity of energy, in less than a minute, that is at least a…
  • Selected readings 1/30/10
    Interesting reading and news items.These items are also bookmarked at my Diigo account.Narcolepsy research triggers myriad brain studiesResearch over the past decade has shown that narcolepsy is cause…
  • Selected readings 1/24/10
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    I find it humorous thatUCAR had to resort to modeling to prove something that can be measured empirically. But then again this is UCAR, and they have a big computer at their NCAR office. Painting roof…
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    Since we’ve been talking about IPCC’s “Africagate” recently, it seemed like an opportune time to point out what sort of GISS station adjustment goes on in data from it’s nearby neighbor isla…
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    No more twisty bulbs for me! I’ve installed a new LED lighting system for my home that beats twisty bulbs in every way. It has been awhile since I discussed technology here, so this will be an inter…
  • New study using satellite data: Alaskan glacier melt overestimated New!
    From a press release provided by Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, France: Improved estimate of glacier decline in Alaska. Glaciologists at the Laboratory for Space Studies in Geo…
  • Tracking the Earth’s orbit: looking for warming signs New!
    From a press release by: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) Understanding past and future climate The notion that scientists understand how changes in Earth’s orbit affect climate well…
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    The storm is over, the totals and reports are in. Here’s the lowdown on the snowfall records from the Baltimore NWS: NOUS41 KLWX 070328 CCA PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-V…
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    Dr. Richard North, who does investigative journalism at the EU referendum blog, has a comprehensive analysis and backgrounder on the latest in a series of blunders by the IPCC that have been uncovered…

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