science saturday

Well, I guess deodorant cannons are a solution for a smelly garbage dump. National Geographic has more on the dinosaur-eating crocodile. Saltwater aquariums may pose a threat to the Florida Keys, though not, presumably, to Fantasy Fest. Apparently, the Apollo…

The Large Hadron Collider continues to set energy records. Men make 1500 sperm a second. Apparently. Felix Baumgartner wants to break the sound barrier without a plane, or any vehicle for that matter. Finally, jetpacks. Next, I want a flying…

Let’s say a killer asteroid is headed toward earth and we manage to get our heads together long enough to aim a nuke at it and actually hit the thing. We might still be hosed. And assuming we can destroy…

Want to see two icebergs collide? Of course you do. A new study suggests that even the equator was covered with ice at one point. Is culture as a part of natural selection instead of as a buffer against it?…

Wired Science interviews Sean Carroll about the nature of time. Crocodiles may have been feasting for hominids for nearly 2 million years. Sushi in space. Probably not the freshest. See Saturn’s moons in 3-D. And lastly, stand up when you…

Beautiful images of the Hourglass Nebula. Astronauts are having problems installing the new room on the International Space Station. Which NY Times stories tend to be emailed most? The answer surprised me a little. Yesterday was Darwin Day. How did…

A team of scientists says they’ve mapped the color scheme of the oldest discovered feathered dinosaur. Gene patents are under attack in federal court. Good. Shackleton’s whiskey is being recovered and may eventually be recreated. How well do you make…

If the moon seemed overly large last night, there’s a reason why. Our DNA is only half-human. What’s the rest of us made from? California has claimed the first moon-landing site as a historical resource. Primate brains haven’t always gotten…

Flashier birds produce stronger sperm. I wonder how that would play out in human males? Hi-Res flyover pictures will help in the Haiti recovery. Satellite photos have been good, but these are 3-d pictures which make identification of buildings easier.…