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Evidence for Ununpentium boosted 27 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Scientists have presented new evidence for the existence of a previously unconfirmed element with atomic number 115. Temporarily named Ununpentium. The element is highly radioactive and exists for les...
The Coconut Crab 27 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
This is the coconut crab (Birgus latro), a land-dwelling hermit crab that can crack open coconuts with its claws. The largest arthropod on land is found on islands across the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
Paul Wittgenstein 27 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
Paul Wittgenstein (November 5, 1887 – March 3, 1961) was an Austrian-born concert pianist who became known for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his...
Ludwig Wittgenstein 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 pm
We found an old documentary on the life and work of Wittgenstein and especially how he explained faith, so we decided to update our post. It is in two YouTube videos below. – Deskarati Ludwig Josef Jo...
Tiny Diamonds Levitate in Wild Physics Experiment 27 Aug 2013 | 10:13 am
In quite an eerie feat, physicists have floated microscopic diamonds in midair using laser beams. Researchers have already used lasers to levitate extremely small particles, such as individual atoms, ...
A fluffy disk around a baby star 26 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
An international team of astronomers that are members of the Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru Telescope (SEEDS) Project has used Subaru Telescope’s High Contrast Instrument fo...
US circumcision rates drop by 10 percent 26 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Male circumcision rates in the United States declined 10 percent between 1979 and 2010, federal health officials reported Thursday. Over 32 years, the rate of newborn circumcision—the surgical removal...
Clues emerge to explain allergic asthma 26 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
A common blood-clotting protein turns out to play a role in allergic asthma. The protein interacts with better-known immune system players already implicated in allergy, providing a missing piece of t...
Albert and David 25 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
This is a colourised photograph of Albert Einstein in Nassau Point, New York with local store owner David Rothman in the summer of 1939. Colourised historical photos are created by digital artists who...
Amedeo Avogadro 25 Aug 2013 | 03:43 pm
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e di Cerreto, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (9 August 1776, Turin, Piedmont – 9 July 1856) was an Italian scientist. He is most noted for his contribut...
