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Entries Tagged as 'Science + Technology.'

UFO Created By Earthlings.

June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

University of Florida’s scientist Subrata Roy has created a UFO that is not unidentifiable. His UFO is a “wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,” (aka WEAV) that is a saucer-shaped craft and is similar to the movie The Hunt For Red October’s submarine that was powered by a magnetohydrodynamic drive instead of propellers or moving parts.
Magnetohydrodynamics is [...]

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Evolutionary Theory Evolves Through Worm-Like Marine Animal.

June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

With the help of 30 international labs, research biologist Linda Holland has solved the sequence of the amphioxus genome (aka lancelet). Although it’s not a well-known marine animal, the worm-like creature has stolen the scientific spotlight since it is the closest invertebrate relative to vertebrates, despite the genetic split from vertebrates over 520 million years [...]

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Fire Rainbow Over China.

May 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

There is a YouTube video of a tuff of clouds that contain a light wispy-looking rainbow in no particular formation that claims to be taken 30 mins before the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China. Some suggestion that the type of rainbow was closely connected to the quake itself and likely even a sign of [...]

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Sunglasses Optional: Spiders Get Freaky Using UVB Rays.

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ever wonder what triggers spiders to get randy?

Maybe not. And it’s not that I sit at home on a Monday night thinking about what turns the Chinese jumping spider on either.
A team of scientists led by Matthew Lim of the University of Singapore recorded and analyzed a pair of spiders under ultraviolet B and UVB-blocked [...]

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The Private Notes of Darwin.

April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There is some exciting news around one of the most well known men in history.
(Excuse me while I geek out for a minute)
The son of Robert Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood, Charles Robert Darwin was born in The Mount located in Shrewsbury, England two days before Valentines Day in 1809. He developed a keen interest [...]

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Tags: Latest News. · Natural History. · Nature. · Science + Technology.