tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56976576410007754062026-07-27T11:29:42.187-07:00Science is AwesomeThe wonders of the universe: from its massiveness to its intricacies.
Updated at least twice daily.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-60195226135598652232011-05-23T12:26:00.000-07:002011-05-23T12:26:07.991-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh21QZO1K2Fse4twuwq8OLat8T2lyeMZRF_uddqWeP74U3nJvZibC0FGRdCHURnyK6Mif9HXqPV_4UroWJyKLHSrSUtOm6MeOrB8KNg2w8QZN_R0pXmydj_hrcENzAw4dmv96SZ9y-k8/s1600/closeup_mushroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh21QZO1K2Fse4twuwq8OLat8T2lyeMZRF_uddqWeP74U3nJvZibC0FGRdCHURnyK6Mif9HXqPV_4UroWJyKLHSrSUtOm6MeOrB8KNg2w8QZN_R0pXmydj_hrcENzAw4dmv96SZ9y-k8/s320/closeup_mushroom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Close-up photo of a mushroom.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-68031788894137837282011-05-22T20:28:00.001-07:002011-05-22T20:28:55.093-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyYtvEODEAgQUQPArdF-RqfI2jv72qqp-ve-lHbzmuTTdzCJGNJzNVOqHDClp17smf6kHZ4RzE7kdV5DhhwVO8b4uHQGoFwBsCs-0jkNjMWY7XVUK-cCNMSKEQyfd-4ofHNywSf0y_t8/s1600/newly-hatched-yellow-butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyYtvEODEAgQUQPArdF-RqfI2jv72qqp-ve-lHbzmuTTdzCJGNJzNVOqHDClp17smf6kHZ4RzE7kdV5DhhwVO8b4uHQGoFwBsCs-0jkNjMWY7XVUK-cCNMSKEQyfd-4ofHNywSf0y_t8/s320/newly-hatched-yellow-butterfly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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A close-up photo of a butterfly.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-5845591797275130692011-05-22T06:10:00.000-07:002011-05-22T06:10:14.535-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVthhTCF8dfkIoYXORlbJayLz5U4Ef4Dqu33bZacDTLLNLX9P0idnIKXM_lXkKCAcvU-EedOFO5U6ivhAAyeZUd24T5ZQ3BWuU0PK-NiC6KO79_m3syIt8pRG5Zyj3i69Cjv2ogBooZA/s1600/ecosystem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVthhTCF8dfkIoYXORlbJayLz5U4Ef4Dqu33bZacDTLLNLX9P0idnIKXM_lXkKCAcvU-EedOFO5U6ivhAAyeZUd24T5ZQ3BWuU0PK-NiC6KO79_m3syIt8pRG5Zyj3i69Cjv2ogBooZA/s1600/ecosystem.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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A self-contained ecosystem. Just like a mini-earth.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-63696951440056891822011-05-21T16:50:00.001-07:002011-05-21T16:50:47.875-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0iP0zu1YYH-iohzacpjY8bYDBSySVgh85aH-uugLxingGYhuEMHSNQ1r81aGICDI65SVG7ncFjG0Wdmo96StDGFyt3SEY_FZEXfpc7pUC0M2o-pfBVVqRxZF6eUKNO7oqyNN5Ip4Kss/s1600/paperclip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0iP0zu1YYH-iohzacpjY8bYDBSySVgh85aH-uugLxingGYhuEMHSNQ1r81aGICDI65SVG7ncFjG0Wdmo96StDGFyt3SEY_FZEXfpc7pUC0M2o-pfBVVqRxZF6eUKNO7oqyNN5Ip4Kss/s320/paperclip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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A paper clip supported by the surface tension of water. <br />
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(<i>©Robert Anderson </i>)Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-22184795880890832592011-05-21T07:55:00.001-07:002011-05-21T07:55:35.795-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1HyFHcw45wZW0-qIv0gx_TnHT26oc1flx64MzxCXXS8Fa3IM9W_AzeQ95EtbSXJ0ufzXNIotKe5JUmClKoVPopd0Ua0lOD8oip4WRo73KEXiLO89xLOJAhB6GNEAektc1IhJYuwe03M/s1600/Peppercorn+and+Salt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1HyFHcw45wZW0-qIv0gx_TnHT26oc1flx64MzxCXXS8Fa3IM9W_AzeQ95EtbSXJ0ufzXNIotKe5JUmClKoVPopd0Ua0lOD8oip4WRo73KEXiLO89xLOJAhB6GNEAektc1IhJYuwe03M/s320/Peppercorn+and+Salt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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A close-up image of both peppercorn (left) and a grain of salt (right).Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-27959833200393887202011-05-20T19:10:00.001-07:002011-05-20T19:10:48.696-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqm7D6-SjNnXP3erb-zLw8B04SJg0u6Q4YOfYcGKfiaIAQVzCo_6F_TP_0IFJwSw-xNcifXijMz2NjxX3hriT9gXluOykmzyHDDL3oo1v5LtMoNGFriTvCsst-7NO1nBzTOvsupI1kco/s1600/Eyeball.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqm7D6-SjNnXP3erb-zLw8B04SJg0u6Q4YOfYcGKfiaIAQVzCo_6F_TP_0IFJwSw-xNcifXijMz2NjxX3hriT9gXluOykmzyHDDL3oo1v5LtMoNGFriTvCsst-7NO1nBzTOvsupI1kco/s320/Eyeball.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
An eyeballSciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-32320201314750990122011-05-20T14:02:00.000-07:002011-05-20T14:02:47.794-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1hIE0DaFaB4wWEDrJoCLqBkQ4peHD56MrXNP613_w9Fi72S3gG72leiDWZlaTpE9bgAsz8Z50rWY_qZ1AfqlK9uXIIKlM-QH2G8uZV1duhxQM9xDClt4AmG0vPYu-V9MSK8RTmjetGA/s1600/Smallpox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1hIE0DaFaB4wWEDrJoCLqBkQ4peHD56MrXNP613_w9Fi72S3gG72leiDWZlaTpE9bgAsz8Z50rWY_qZ1AfqlK9uXIIKlM-QH2G8uZV1duhxQM9xDClt4AmG0vPYu-V9MSK8RTmjetGA/s320/Smallpox.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
SmallpoxSciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-13244258860144385422011-05-20T09:15:00.000-07:002011-05-20T09:15:49.844-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ6-ajnfDGBSFoPGwoHAfEH4FA8EQZCqjvxYmQwEChB4MeD52K5BC71sOTQ_-1hlUNCoP8ayylJRUwZRNgpGvhwc5yJtJ3Fv4P-mQvdc6LH1G_xwbINNtizi_2x1ny0E5EGWgYcWo2uc/s1600/Quagga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ6-ajnfDGBSFoPGwoHAfEH4FA8EQZCqjvxYmQwEChB4MeD52K5BC71sOTQ_-1hlUNCoP8ayylJRUwZRNgpGvhwc5yJtJ3Fv4P-mQvdc6LH1G_xwbINNtizi_2x1ny0E5EGWgYcWo2uc/s320/Quagga.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Quagga -- a half zebra, half horse that became extinct in the late 1800's.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-18166311367369396292011-05-19T17:54:00.001-07:002011-05-19T17:54:56.291-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytN27G5DVm1IpuH2GDcRB-6Up0QX2j-VSU6ohgNn6JUO0vDXC81nqpPk0U-UsB2EfQ5C930ntpDpR1ZLJyqidWMDELOhvfQCu6hgt3CPgY4A2xguciHXcIqA1f4tCS0kWVpW488dMt5g/s1600/Neptune%2527s+Hurricanes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytN27G5DVm1IpuH2GDcRB-6Up0QX2j-VSU6ohgNn6JUO0vDXC81nqpPk0U-UsB2EfQ5C930ntpDpR1ZLJyqidWMDELOhvfQCu6hgt3CPgY4A2xguciHXcIqA1f4tCS0kWVpW488dMt5g/s320/Neptune%2527s+Hurricanes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
A hurricane on Neptune.<br />
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(Image from NASA)Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-38296704024470917662011-05-19T10:46:00.000-07:002011-05-19T10:46:44.575-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsMCtv2wj5oI7jTR5PgZK_6Jnqrxqu0yrYejsNv_jWyk-22qAe57wpmkwPF36C0oWpWrWakjPoAEbuaflUfX6hKUQI0zEflibBrgrr5wUnk_phVje4iYnqbGOkP7kjIInpkvyrN84QAc/s1600/brain+cell+%253D+universe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsMCtv2wj5oI7jTR5PgZK_6Jnqrxqu0yrYejsNv_jWyk-22qAe57wpmkwPF36C0oWpWrWakjPoAEbuaflUfX6hKUQI0zEflibBrgrr5wUnk_phVje4iYnqbGOkP7kjIInpkvyrN84QAc/s320/brain+cell+%253D+universe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sometimes, similarities are found in the strangest of circumstances.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697657641000775406.post-1477327966887285452011-05-18T22:08:00.000-07:002011-05-18T22:10:36.587-07:00M74 Galaxy (Photo by NASA)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71E8sGB33PnjmQduxNwk6UJGRfYG_Z7WHghxb-Drkh57ijko59-W8-H_vJjIhgvzeNHFhUB1RC33efufQzXoZ_p_bULLkX-sFjWmUODq44tWHyPvWaeDEhhAwPY7c35q51X8XRLTjdn8/s1600/M74.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71E8sGB33PnjmQduxNwk6UJGRfYG_Z7WHghxb-Drkh57ijko59-W8-H_vJjIhgvzeNHFhUB1RC33efufQzXoZ_p_bULLkX-sFjWmUODq44tWHyPvWaeDEhhAwPY7c35q51X8XRLTjdn8/s320/M74.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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It's quite hard to comprehend the massive scale of the universe. Merely one close galaxy of hundreds and hundreds of millions total. This is only one.Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709353082230453714noreply@blogger.com3