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Science Art: Sunrise – Philippine Sea, 2017

grant — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:26:28 +0000

This is an image from the “Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth” gallery, maintained by the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center over here… Read the rest “Science Art: Sunrise – Philippine Sea, 2017”

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A four-winged velociraptor hunted prehistoric birds

grant — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:31:24 +0000

PhysOrg reports on the discovery of a prehistoric predator who puts the terrifying dinosaurs of Jurassic Park to shame … a Chinese cousin of velociraptor who hunted the ancestors… Read the rest “A four-winged velociraptor hunted prehistoric birds”

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Science Art: Égouts de Paris, by Jules Ferat.

grant — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:35:44 +0000

There’s a subtitle here that Google Translate renders as “Sewer cleaning wagon. (System of Chief Engineer Mr. Belgrand.)”. This is engineering from the third quarter… Read the rest “Science Art: Égouts de Paris, by Jules Ferat.”

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Stress disconnects our memories.

grant — Sun, 31 May 2026 17:20:05 +0000

Nature finds that a single stressful event — like a job interview, a thesis defense, or a car accident — affects our brains in a way that makes it harder for memories to stick to… Read the rest “Stress disconnects our memories.”

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Seed oils are better than beef, actually.

grant — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:02:46 +0000

STAT shared the words of a frustrated cardiac dietitian who is personally exhausted by the public panic over seed oils, which, depending on how you look at them, really are healthier than… Read the rest “Seed oils are better than beef, actually.”

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Science Art: Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, by David K. Stone.

grant — Mon, 25 May 2026 04:02:59 +0000

I found the image in the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s “Aerophilately Special Collection” on Flickr; this is actually a detail from the full image, which includes… Read the rest “Science Art: Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, by David K. Stone.”

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SONG: Alone

grant — Sun, 24 May 2026 01:17:10 +0000

SONG: “Alone”. (OGG version here.)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “What Killed the Neanderthals? A Lack of Social Connection May Have Played A Big Role In Their Extinction”… Read the rest “SONG: Alone”

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A new (easier) way to detect alien life.

grant — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:12:02 +0000

Mashable reports on astrobiology research that may have found a simpler (and, importantly, more portable) way to detect traces of life on alien planets … by measuring up amounts … Read the rest “A new (easier) way to detect alien life.”

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Science Art: Fowler – Coregonus Nelsonii Bean.

grant — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:20:32 +0000

This is an Alaska whitefish, a cousin of the salmon whose genus name, Coregonus, means “angle-eyed.”

But this isn’t the eye. It’s the alimentary canal, the guts,… Read the rest “Science Art: Fowler – Coregonus Nelsonii Bean.”

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Neanderthals died out from something like loneliness

grant — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:26:14 +0000

Or maybe “loner-ism.” IFL Science reports on new research showing that what might have led to the demise of Neanderthals as a distinct kind of human was the lack of a social network… Read the rest “Neanderthals died out from something like loneliness”

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