Past the Point of No Return

An ice free Arctic Sea in the summer may now be the new normal, says a British scientist that is setting up early warning systems for environmental "tipping points."

need coffee now

CD47, a potential anti-cancer drug that appears to shrink several different kinds of tumors, is being moved for mouse to human safety tests.

"Casanova will be your doom"

The life and times of Casanova. Presenting the legendary lover as an intellectual.

More Watery Moons

Studies of images, film, and other data sent back from the Cassini spacecraft have enabled NASA scientists to make a connection between Saturn's gravity and the geyser like jets of Enceladus.

Double Star Plus

A little on Alpha Centauri, a double* star system only 4.3 light years away.

*The third star, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf and yields no evidence it holds planets in it's orbit.

To Dispose of One's Holy Wife Best?

On Asherah, she of the holy tree and wife of the God of Abraham.

That's Good Eatin's!

Hunters, not climate change, took out the megafauna in Australia more than 40,000 years ago. 

Methane Rain

Areas of Saturn's moon Titan will go 1000 years between rainfall. The Titan Mare Explorer will, if launched, land in Ligeia Mare and spend three months analyzing it's depth and chemistry.

Keeps the Hot Side Hot and the Cool Side Cool

Ice on Mercury?

Yes, But What is It?

NASA scientists analyze new pictures of Vesta transmitted from the Dawn spacecraft. Preliminary studies show material on the surface that appears to be unchanged since Vesta was formed 4b years ago.

Many Possible Applications, Good and Bad

European researchers have created a device that could make things invisible to magnetic fields.

Fish come from the sea, not the store? Wow!

Pre-20th century seafood recipes.

Howzabout a Ringworld?

How to build a Dyson sphere in five easy steps.

Will Work For Wi-Fi

Sweden moves closer to becoming a cashless society.

Leaving "That Goddamned Particle" Out

An overview of the 50 year debate on what to call the Higgs boson particle.

Need More Fermented Mare's Milk

Abundant rainfall may have spurred the expansion of Genghis Khan's empire.

"Stop This Planet of the Apes; I Want to Get Off"

Tennessee Senate approves bill permitting classes opposed to science being required in their classrooms. Or perhaps I'm misreading this?

No Excuses

The Guggenheim puts 65 modern art books up online for free. 

Making It Obvious That Someone Really Didn't Understand Jazz

Gestapo regulations for jazz in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia.

Doug Adams Would Not Approve

More on the continuing problem of rhino poaching.

Starting to feel human today

Kirk Cameron appears to be upset that people are making fun of him for his homophobic comments. John Scalzi on the 1st Amendment.

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Homelessness in the UK jumps by 14% up to 48, 510 households in 2011.

Neil Gaiman on Writer's Block

"You turn off your inner critic. You do not listen to your inner police force. You ignore the little voices that tell you that it’s all stupid, and you keep going."

The Turnip Princess?

500 new fairy tales discovered in Germany.

Demon Bear? Didn't he fight Xavier's students?

Jess Nevins lists 24 weird films lost to time.

Home, Sweet, Home

Map of Dallas County, Texas, circa 1900.