BBC News – The new vehicle set to revolutionise the skies
Hybrid Air Vehicle - which looks like a traditional airship - can land anywhere and on any surface. Why did it take so long to come up with this idea? It seems kind of obvious Continue reading →BBC...
View ArticleFlying Rhinos on Vimeo
Efforts to save the black rhino by moving remaining individuals to a reserve in South Africa Continue reading →Flying Rhinos on Vimeo Virtual Travelog
View ArticleEvidence of 42,000 year old deep sea fishing revealed | Past Horizons
Evidence of deep sea fishing from 42,00 years ago Continue reading →Evidence of 42,000 year old deep sea fishing revealed | Past Horizons Virtual Travelog
View ArticleMars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation – YouTube
Animation of what the Mars Science Lab is going to go through in the next 9 months Continue reading →Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation – YouTube Virtual Travelog
View ArticleNASA – Mars Science Laboratory, the Next Mars Rover
NASA's page for the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Continue reading →NASA – Mars Science Laboratory, the Next Mars Rover Virtual Travelog
View ArticleScience, God, and the ultimate evolutionary question
A short overview of current theories for abiogenesis Continue reading →Science, God, and the ultimate evolutionary question Virtual Travelog
View ArticleTwo Diamonds Linked by Strange Quantum Entanglement | Spooky Action at a...
Large scale quantum affects like these are the final nail in the coffin of determinism. If Roger Penrose and Stuart Kauffman are to be believed, and human consciousness is a result of the collapse of a...
View Article‘Earth 2.0′ Kepler-22b is best chance yet of planet to support life, says...
Gradually getting closer to a truly earth like planet. Continue reading →‘Earth 2.0′ Kepler-22b is best chance yet of planet to support life, says Nasa | Metro.co.uk Virtual Travelog
View ArticleTree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project is an online database that compiles information about biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships of all organisms. Content for the project is compiled collaboratively...
View ArticleLife began with a planetary mega-organism – life – 25 November 2011 – New...
A description of the Last Universal Common Ancestor LUCA. Prior to the use of DNA, before life created an oxygen atmosphere on earth, there was LUCA the ancestor of all living things; Eukaryotes,...
View ArticleMap Porn, for interesting maps
Excellent resource for maps of all sorts Continue reading →Map Porn, for interesting maps Virtual Travelog
View Articlehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222142444.htm
Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in Earth's history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from South...
View ArticleHas the Higgs Been Discovered? Physicists Gear Up for Watershed Announcement:...
Looks like they may have found something at CERN. It'll be interesting to see what the mainstream press makes of this. It looks like the implications of a discovery could exclude a lot of the currently...
View ArticleLies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations
Simple explanation of how Abiogenesis may have occurred. Continue reading →Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations Virtual Travelog
View ArticleLanguages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says – NYTimes.com
The evidence from linguistics seems to confirm an "out of africa" hypothesis, and an origin in South-west Africa Continue reading →Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says – NYTimes.com...
View ArticleRethinking "out Of Africa"| Conversation | Edge
"We're having to re-evaluate the Out-of-Africa theory, and we're having to re-evaluate the species concepts we apply, because in one view of thinking, species should be self-contained units. They don't...
View ArticleAnti-innovation: 10 Proven Ways Not to Innovate – Forbes
Innovation is all about mindset Continue reading →Anti-innovation: 10 Proven Ways Not to Innovate – Forbes Virtual Travelog
View ArticleThe Dwindling Web: Scientific American
Interesting comparison of the same food web 200 years appart. The difference is predation by man. We seem to have a disproportionate impact on higher trophic levels. Continue reading →The Dwindling...
View ArticleDark Matter, Dark Energy And The Shadow Universe : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture :...
I've heard the ratio of dark matter to normal matter before but somehow it doesn't really sink in till you see the pie chart. Most of the universe is stuff we can't see and don't understand! Cool!...
View ArticleScientists claim brain memory code cracked
A plausible mechanism for memory encoding Continue reading →Scientists claim brain memory code cracked Virtual Travelog
View ArticleMystery human fossils put spotlight on China
"These new fossils might be of a previously unknown species, one that survived until the very end of the Ice Age around 11,000 years ago," says Professor Curnoe. "Alternatively, they might represent a...
View ArticleEarly evolution of life: Study of ribosome evolution challenges ‘RNA World’...
Early evolution of life: Study of ribosome evolution challenges ‘RNA World’ hypothesis Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News – Mammoths’ extinction not due to inbreeding, study finds
The last mammoths died out only 4,000 years ago, having been isloated on a small island. A population of 500 to 1000 individuals remained viable for 6000 years. Continue reading →BBC News – Mammoths’...
View ArticleThe Amazing Trajectories of Life-Bearing Meteorites from Earth – Technology...
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs must have ejected billions of tons of life-bearing rock into space. This paper predicts where it may have gone. Continue reading →The Amazing Trajectories of...
View ArticleThe Amazing Trajectories of Life-Bearing Meteorites from Earth – Technology...
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs must have ejected billions of tons of life-bearing rock into space. This paper predicts where it may have gone. Continue reading →The Amazing Trajectories of...
View ArticleMatt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist, Book Review by Bill Gates
Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist, Book Review by Bill Gates Virtual Travelog
View ArticleMatt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist, Book Review by Bill Gates
Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist, Book Review by Bill Gates Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News –‘Lifeless’ prion proteins are ‘capable of evolution’
"This means that this pattern of Darwinian evolution appears to be universally active... and it's clear that you do not need nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) for the process of evolution." Continue reading...
View ArticleBBC News –‘Lifeless’ prion proteins are ‘capable of evolution’
"This means that this pattern of Darwinian evolution appears to be universally active... and it's clear that you do not need nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) for the process of evolution." Continue reading...
View ArticleBBC News – Esa selects 1bn-euro Juice probe to Jupiter
ESA selects Jupiter mission Continue reading →BBC News – Esa selects 1bn-euro Juice probe to Jupiter Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News – Esa selects 1bn-euro Juice probe to Jupiter
ESA selects Jupiter mission Continue reading →BBC News – Esa selects 1bn-euro Juice probe to Jupiter Virtual Travelog
View ArticleMicrobes Capable Of Surviving On Mars Found | Planetsave
“With their rocky terrain, thin atmosphere, and high radiation, the Atacama volcanoes are some of the most similar places on Earth to the Red Planet.” “If we know, on Earth, what the outer limits for...
View ArticleMicrobes Capable Of Surviving On Mars Found | Planetsave
“With their rocky terrain, thin atmosphere, and high radiation, the Atacama volcanoes are some of the most similar places on Earth to the Red Planet.” “If we know, on Earth, what the outer limits for...
View ArticleWhat is (Schrödinger’s) Negentropy?
I attempt to outline, qualitatively, a 'thermodynamics of organized complexity' based on energy storage and mobilization in a coherent space-time structured system maintained far from thermodynamic...
View ArticleWhat is (Schrödinger’s) Negentropy?
I attempt to outline, qualitatively, a 'thermodynamics of organized complexity' based on energy storage and mobilization in a coherent space-time structured system maintained far from thermodynamic...
View ArticleBBC News – Americas ‘settled in three waves’
No its three waves! Continue reading →BBC News – Americas ‘settled in three waves’ Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News – Americas ‘settled in three waves’
No its three waves! Continue reading →BBC News – Americas ‘settled in three waves’ Virtual Travelog
View ArticleThe Origin of Life – Abiogenesis – Dr. Jack Szostak – YouTube
Summary of one possible method of Abiogenesis. Continue reading →The Origin of Life – Abiogenesis – Dr. Jack Szostak – YouTube Virtual Travelog
View ArticleThe Origin of Life – Abiogenesis – Dr. Jack Szostak – YouTube
Summary of one possible method of Abiogenesis. Continue reading →The Origin of Life – Abiogenesis – Dr. Jack Szostak – YouTube Virtual Travelog
View ArticleHuman ancestors used fire one million years ago, archaeologist find
First use of fire by humans pushed back 300,000 years! Continue reading →Human ancestors used fire one million years ago, archaeologist find Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News – Eyeless goby fish 10,000km apart share common ancestor
A pair of eyeless, cave-dwelling fish species, separated millions of years ago, have turned up on either side of the Indian Ocean. Continue reading →BBC News – Eyeless goby fish 10,000km apart share...
View ArticleBulgaria archaeologists find Europe’s most prehistoric town...
Bulgaria archaeologists find Europe’s most prehistoric town Provadia-Solnitsata – Telegraph Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBulgaria archaeologists find Europe’s most prehistoric town...
Bulgaria archaeologists find Europe’s most prehistoric town Provadia-Solnitsata – Telegraph Virtual Travelog
View ArticleBBC News – WWII Spitfires digging team leaves for Burma
I wonder what else lies buried at the end of roads and runways? Continue reading →BBC News – WWII Spitfires digging team leaves for Burma Virtual Travelog
View ArticleSteen Rasmussen: The Flag Bearer Of Artificial Life | Scoop News
Rasmussen is the flag bearer of Artificial Life and was one of the founders of the AL movement in the 1980s, also organizing the first two international protocell conferences in 2003. Continue reading...
View ArticleBBC News – Antarctic lake’s clue to alien life
The abundance of different chemical compounds present in the lake led the researchers to conclude that chemical reactions were taking place between the brine and the underlying iron-rich sediments,...
View ArticleAstrobiology Roadmap
This NASA Astrobiology Roadmap outlines multiple pathways for research and exploration and indicates how they might be prioritized and coordinated. The roadmap embodies the efforts of more than 200...
View ArticleBBC News – Eyeless goby fish 10,000km apart share common ancestor
A pair of eyeless, cave-dwelling fish species, separated millions of years ago, have turned up on either side of the Indian Ocean. Continue reading →BBC News – Eyeless goby fish 10,000km apart share...
View ArticleBBC News – Wartime diary helps to tell Colossus story
Tommy Flowers Diary from 1944 now on display at Bletchley Park Continue reading →BBC News – Wartime diary helps to tell Colossus story Virtual Travelog
View Articleswipp
What delicious could have been. It will be interesting to see if they get anywhere. Need to dig into this a bit Continue reading →swipp Virtual Travelog
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