Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 12:22:00 PM CET
What We Don't Know
How did life begin? What's the universe made of? Why do we sleep? 42* of the biggest questions in science.
OK, hitchhikers, you're right. This package contains only 40 great questions about life, the universe and everything.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 11:53:00 AM CET
Microwave experiments cause sponge disasters
Reports about a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilize kitchen sponges sent people hurrying to test the idea this week -- with sometimes disastrous results.
A team at the University of Florida found that two minutes in the microwave at full power could kill a range of bacteria, viruses and parasites on kitchen sponges.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 11:51:00 AM CET
Hobbit cave digs set to restart
Archaeologists who found the remains of human "Hobbits" have permission to restart excavations at the cave where the specimens were found.
Indonesian officials have blocked access to the cave since 2005, following a dispute over the bones.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 11:49:00 AM CET
The Invisible Sex Dance of Psychedelic Spiders
As if dressed for a psychedelic rave, jumping spiders sport glowing patches on their bodies to lure in eight-legged mates, a new study finds.
Jumping spiders of both sexes are known for their excellent eyesight, particularly in the ultraviolet wavelengths, and male jumping spiders are equipped with UV-reflecting scales that glow bright white and green under the sun’s ultraviolet light.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 20, 2007 at 1:28:00 AM CET
Mysteriöse Ruinenstadt der Nebelkrieger entdeckt
Das rätselhafte Volk der Chachapoya kämpfte einst gemeinsam mit den Spaniern gegen die Inkas, bevor Masern und Pocken es dahinrafften. In Lima werden nun Dutzende Mumien ausgestellt. Ein neuer Ruinenfund könnte das Geheimnis der Nebelkrieger lüften.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 20, 2007 at 1:26:00 AM CET
Elche werden durch Klimawandel immer dicker
Mit der zunehmenden Klimaerwärmung laufen Elche nach Ansicht von Wissenschaftlern Gefahr, immer dicker zu werden: In milden Wintern finden die Tiere mehr energiereiche Nahrung.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 13, 2007 at 10:18:00 AM CET
Tools Found In Walker, May Be 14,000 Years Old
Archaeologists have discovered stone tools atop a hill in this northern Minnesota town that may be 13,000 to 14,000 years old, according to a published report.
From the rough stone tools, archaeologists are speculating that "we're looking at certainly the relatively earliest occupants of the North American continent," biologist and archaeologist Matt Mattson said in a Star Tribune of Minneapolis report Thursday night. He worked on the project for the Leech Lake Heritage Sites Program, which is based near Cass Lake.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 12, 2007 at 10:45:00 AM CET
Skeptic Revamps $1M Psychic Prize
Ten years after stage magician and avowed skeptic James Randi first offered a seven-figure payday to anyone capable of demonstrating paranormal phenomenon under scientific scrutiny, the 79-year-old clear-eyed curmudgeon is revising the rules of his nonprofit foundation's Million Dollar Challenge to better target high-profile charlatans, and spend less time on unknown psychics, who too often turn out to be delusional instead of deceptive.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 7, 2007 at 12:25:00 AM CET
Neue Methode für Tarnvorrichtungen gefunden
Erstes Metamaterial mit negativem Brechungsindex für sichtbares Licht entwickelt. Gerade war er noch reine Theorie, die höchstens in Science-Fiction- oder Fantasy-Romanen vorkam: der Tarnumhang, der nicht nur im Labor mit Mikrowellen, sondern dem bloßen Auge im sichtbaren Licht einen Gegenstand verbergen konnte. Jetzt ist das passende Material für einen derartigen Zauberumhang gefunden.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 6, 2007 at 10:23:00 AM CET
"Die Fackel" von Karl Kraus komplett im Netz
Karl Kraus hat gewusst, wie man polarisiert: Mit erbarmungslosen Analysen, zornigen Angriffen und messerscharfen Satiren in seiner legendären Zeitschrift "Die Fackel" schuf er sich eine Schar begeisterter Anhänger - und eine wahrscheinlich größere erbitterter Feinde. Mit den 922 Ausgaben und 22.500 Seiten der Zeitschrift hinterließ der österreichische Schriftsteller ein monumentales Werk, das bisher kaum zu meistern war. Doch jetzt gibt es "Die Fackel" komplett im Netz - kostenlos und mit innovativen Suchmöglichkeiten.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 5, 2007 at 1:41:00 PM CET
No joke: This Texans cheerleader works with NASA
Summer Williams is a Houston Texans cheerleader. She's also a rocket scientist. This is a true story. "Well," Williams said, "I don't actually use the term 'rocket scientist.' "
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Topic: SCIENCE - on December 29, 2006 at 1:37:00 PM CET
The Art Of Science 2006
In the spring of 2006 we again asked the Princeton University community to submit images—and, for the first time, videos and sounds—produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science. Out of nearly 150 entries from 16 departments, we selected 56 works to appear in the 2006 Art of Science exhibition.
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