Category Archives: Science

Exercise helps regulate appetite

Posted on 01/22/2013 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user gregralich. It seems common sense to assume that exercise would make you hungrier, resulting in a larger than normal appetite. However, experience and science show otherwise. An article by Gretchen Reynolds of … Continue reading →

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What is wrong with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner?

Posted on 01/17/2013 by Zed

Image of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Used under Flickr CCL. Photo by Flickr user eyeno. According to The Atlantic Wire, last night, the FAA grounded all six of the 787 Dreamliners operated by U.S. carriers due to safety issues. On Tuesday ANA and … Continue reading →

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What’s inside a Twinkie?

Posted on 11/20/2012 by Zed

What exactly are the ingredients in a Twinkie? You have all heard the news: Hostess Brands, maker of Twinkies, has declared bankruptcy. (Of course, in typical corporate America fashion, the Hostess executives made sure to get huge bonuses, as the … Continue reading →

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Whale mimicking human speech

Posted on 10/22/2012 by Zed

You have to hear this to believe it! (Play the clip above.) From YouTube: A new paper published by the National Marine Mammal Foundation in the scientific journal Current Biology sheds light on the ability of marine mammals to spontaneously … Continue reading →

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History of Earth in 24-hour clock

Posted on 10/10/2012 by Zed

We’ve been around only since 11:58:43! Pathetic. Source: Flowing Data

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Small puffer fish makes underwater sand circles

Posted on 09/19/2012 by Zed

Using nothing more than its flapping fin, the small puffer fish makes detailed circles underwater. While diving in the region of Amami Oshima, 80 ft. below sea level, Yoji Ookata, a freelance underwater photographer, spotted something he had never seen; … Continue reading →

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Why are we fat? (Explained in 2 minutes)

Posted on 08/15/2012 by Zed

The news is not good. Source: Gizmodo.

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The awesome beauty of the Z Machine

Posted on 08/14/2012 by Zed

Sandia National Laboratory’s Z Machine is the world’s largest X Ray generator. (Click on photo to see a much larger image.) Sandia National Lab’s Z Machine is used by professor Don Winget to study properties of white dwarf stars. The … Continue reading →

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Why do Olympians keep getter better?

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user Si B. Emily Sohn at DiscoveryNews has an article about why and how Olympians keep getting better and better. For example, in the first week of the London 2012 Olympics, nine … Continue reading →

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Curiosity camera project manager explains the 2MP Mastcam

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Zed

The 2MP Mastcam from Curiosity rover was developed by Mike Ravine and his team at Malin Space Science Systems. The camera has a 34mm lens, which is equivalent to a 115 mm lens for a 35 mm camera. Photography nerds … Continue reading →