Weekend field trips on the Web

Posted: Friday, November 06, 2009 3:20 AM by Alan Boyle

• 'Nova' on PBS: 'Becoming Human'
• The New Yorker: Why do we eat animals?
• The Economist: How nanobiotech can seed the seeds
• New Scientist: Peter Diamandis on the joy of taking risks

 

 

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Your daily dose of science on the Web

Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:00 PM by Alan Boyle

• HiRISE: Phoenix Mars Lander spotted amid frost
• Tech Review: Building a better brain chip
• Next Big Future: Carnival of Space 127 
• National Geographic: Animal mummies

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Must-see science on the Web

Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:38 PM by Alan Boyle

• Symmetry Breaking: Online videos for science geeks
• NASA: Artwork celebrates future moon adventures
• Biblical Archaeological Review: The 'secret' gospel of Mark
• New Scientist: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart 
• The Guardian: Is there an atheist schism? (via Daily Grail)

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Your daily dose of science on the Web

Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009 3:50 PM by Alan Boyle

• CfA: Telescopes solve 100-year-old cosmic ray mystery
• SLAC: Science begins at world's most powerful X-ray laser
• Industry Week: Find balloons and win a $40,000 DARPA prize
• Universe Today: Bacteria could survive in Martian soil

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Must-see science on the Web

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:57 PM by Alan Boyle

• Times of London: Did Neanderthals 'do it' with modern humans?
• NASA: Lunar orbiter spots flag at Apollo 17 landing site
• Daily Grail: What did witches use their broomsticks for? 
• JPL: Asteroid blow-up causes a stir in Indonesia
• Archaeology Magazine: Uncanny archaeology

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Your daily dose of science on the Web

Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:53 AM by Alan Boyle

• Slashdot: Oops! Does Maya calendar actually end in 2220?
• Popular Science: Power-beamers gear up for challenge
• 'Nova' on PBS: 'Family That Walks on All Fours'
• Science News: Redefining your phantom self
• Gish Bar Times: Carnival of Space 126

 

 

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Must-see space news on the Web

Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:47 AM by Alan Boyle

• Space.com: Life's building blocks detected on second exoplanet
• Planetary Society: Orbiter imagery reveals a cave on the moon
• Space for All: Telescope spots space station over Florida
• IAU: It's time to get down with Galileo

 

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Your daily dose of science on the Web

Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:13 PM by Alan Boyle

• YouTube: Symphony of Science, with Carl Sagan and friends 
• Wired: Dawn of complex life pushed back 40 million years
• Orbiting Frog: Carnival of Space 125
• 'Nova' on PBS: 'Lizard Kings'

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Past, present and future on the Web

Posted: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:00 AM by Alan Boyle

• From 2003: Earth and Jupiter as seen from Mars 
• Nature: Researchers create portable black hole
• Sky and Telescope: Your 2012 defense kit
• Astronomy Beat: 2012 and cosmophobia 

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Wonder and whimsy on the Web

Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:59 PM by Alan Boyle

• N.Y. Times: The collider, the particle and a theory about fate
• USA Today: Was Einstein wrong about general relativity?
• The Onion: Oil-covered otter accused of laying it on thick
• Cosmicomics: A curious blend of astronomy and romanticism 
• We Are All in the Gutter: Carnival of Space 124

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