In a study published in the recent issue of Science, researchers collected samples from eucrites found in Antarctica believed to have originated from Vesta. The researchers revealed that asteroid’s boiling rock turned solid and crystallized within less than 10 million years of solar system formation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series starring Patrick McGoohan. It follows a 1960s (contemporary) Englishman who, after abruptly resigning from his position as a top-level government agent, is held captive in a small, colourful village by unknown people who are concerned about his resignation. Each episode typically features the imprisoned former agent, labelled "Number Si... read full post picked by Dangerman 1 year ago

During his visit to ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal, the European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potocnik, participated in an observing sequence and took images of a beautiful spiral galaxy.
The visit took place on 27 October and the Commissioner observed with one of the FORS instruments on Antu, the first 8.2-m Unit Telescope of the VLT. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

"Whatever the function of sleep, or the functions of sleep are, they seem to be so important that evolution is willing to put us in that place of potential danger by losing consciousness. It would be the biggest evolutionary mistake if sleep does not serve some critical function," Walker says. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Swollen to ten times their normal size and weighing more than an average man, these giant pumpkins would not look out of place in a science fiction film. picked by topofall 5 months ago

Did Soviet scientists in the the 40's manage to keep a dog's decapitated head alive and well? Did they graft one dog's head onto another's body to create a frankensteinian version of Cerberus?
Yes - these were early trials in life support technology, and you can watch the vintage film of the experiments online (not for the easily squicked). picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

Science and Technology Minister Hector Navarro told reporters at a news conference that the measure sought "a more fair distribution of the sunrise," which would particularly help poor children who wake up before dawn to go to school. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Plime creator Jax takes an analytical look at New Orleans, keyboards, Y2K and English language browsers and the common points that unite them. If you're interested in the science of "Why are things made that way?" you'll like it. picked by jaxomlotus 10 months ago

What’s interesting is how the aspects of religion, politics and science merge into the picture, providing a seemingly endless display of both subjective and objective opinions. People want to be beautiful and seek always to alter the status quo; but at what price? picked by neilharvey 1 year ago

"Every now and then, science puts forth a theory that -- at least on a bitterly cold December day, with a flu infection stirring fatigue in a certain science journalist -- resonates with grand poetic truth. The theory: the incredible complexity of life on Earth, the myriad of forms and forms and functions, owes its existence to poop."

Please don't let this be a duplicate. picked by Jetka 8 months ago

Nootropics, ever heard of them? Imagine a pill with little to no side effects, a pill that can make you smarter, more productive or allow you to stay up for days at a time. Science Fiction? Not for much longer, this will soon be fact. picked by buddha 6 months ago

Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Well, it was a pirate ship too. But there are several parties up in arms about putting it on display as it was also a slave ship. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

I'd hazard a guess that most of you have XKCD in your various RSS feeds anyway, but just in case not... picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to data published in the journal Science. Radar images from the Cassini-Huygens mission reinforce predictions that a reservoir of liquid water exists beneath the thick crust of ice. If confirmed, it would mean that Titan has two of the key components for life - water and organic molecules. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The failure of the command and data-handling system for Hubble's science instruments means the telescope is unable to capture and beam down the data needed to produce its stunning deep space images. picked by psycmoe 6 days ago

Tired and pissed off chimps, who learned how to turn the darned thing off. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Well it just seemed like the right thing to do. There’s no clever science behind it - it’s just an effort to make you smile, in exactly the same way Cadbury Dairy Milk does. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

For the first time, scientists at UCLA and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have recorded individual brain cells in the act of calling up a memory, thus revealing where in the brain a specific memory is stored and how the brain is able to recreate it. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Modern science allows doctors to find the cause of almost any death, using chemistry, high-powered microscopes and even autopsy if necessary. But in the past the causes were not always so clear...Here are some famous people who, according to legend, were possibly poisoned. picked by DemureArt 12 months ago