Climate change is in the news once more this week, as a gigantic ice shelf in Antarctica broke up. The Christian Science Monitor has more.
Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth this week after a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. It was the longest such shuttle/ISS mission to date. The seven-member Discovery crew didn't just float around; they completed many tasks necessary to the maintenance and upgrade of the station. More from MSNBC.com.
An ancient jawbone discovered in Europe is now believed to be that of a 1.2 million-year-old human. The finding means that jawbone is the oldest known human remain. National Geographic has the story.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Lar Lar Lar DIE!
Greetings and salutations, science fans! Your ole' pal Brandon comin' atcha again with some juicy jabberwockies and tongue-twisted tidbits from the world of...SCIENCE!
A NASA probe in orbit around Mars captured some amazing pictures this week. The images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show landslides in action, flowing down a mountainside near the Martian north pole. Check out the the images, plus a fascinating explanation, at the Science@NASA website.
The long-held stereotype is that girls excel in the arts, and boys are better in math and science -- and as far as we knew, it was because girls were more interested in artistic pursuits and boys liked numbers. Well, that myth is being put to the test in a new survey that shows girls do like math and science, even more so than language arts and history. Get more from MSNBC's LiveScience.
One last note about space: the Cassini orbiter around Saturn discovered what appears to be rings around Rhea, the planet's second-largest moon. If the evidence holds up, Rhea would be the first known moon to host a ring system.
A NASA probe in orbit around Mars captured some amazing pictures this week. The images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show landslides in action, flowing down a mountainside near the Martian north pole. Check out the the images, plus a fascinating explanation, at the Science@NASA website.
The long-held stereotype is that girls excel in the arts, and boys are better in math and science -- and as far as we knew, it was because girls were more interested in artistic pursuits and boys liked numbers. Well, that myth is being put to the test in a new survey that shows girls do like math and science, even more so than language arts and history. Get more from MSNBC's LiveScience.
One last note about space: the Cassini orbiter around Saturn discovered what appears to be rings around Rhea, the planet's second-largest moon. If the evidence holds up, Rhea would be the first known moon to host a ring system.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Big Week!!!!!!!!111!!11one LOLZ
It was a big week for science. Yep, real big. Huge stuff happening.
But you won't read about it here.
But you won't read about it here.
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