Category Archives: General science

Nature-inspired network design: recent studies in slime mold and leaf veins. You could learn a lot from a slime mold!  Hannah W. in Culturing Science explains how researchers are seeking inspiration from slime mold and leaves in developing new techniques … Continue reading →

The end of gravity as we know it? Sarah at SarahAskew explains a radical new theory of gravity that would displace it as a “fundamental” force of nature! Fossil feather colors really ARE written in stone. I’m linking to this … Continue reading →

There’s 12 days left until the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #20!  It will be held at The Lay Scientist, and entries can be submitted through blogcarnival.com or directly to the host blog, as usual! On a related note, we … Continue reading →

Doctor Who and the Silver Spiral. Via Megan at Rigel, follow Doctor Who as he travels to the Silver Spiral and explains the physics behind a supernova! Evo. Anthro. Study Suggests You Might Be Running Wrong. I always suspected something … Continue reading →

I’m a little delayed this week, because I’m at a science conference in San Francisco and, surprisingly, internet access is somewhat scarce. Nevertheless, here are this week’s selections: Were the Maya noble savages? Everyone knows that the Mayan civilization collapsed … Continue reading →

Prehistoric ballistics, or Mythbusters meets archaeology. The Mythbusters have been amazing promoters of science, but who knew that they actually do peer-reviewed science?  Julien Riel-Salvatore of A Very Remote Period Indeed describes a collaboration between archaeologists and Mythbusters to answer … Continue reading →

The nineteenth edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at The Renaissance Mathematicus!  Many thanks to Thony C. for assembling a great edition! The deadline for the next edition is February 15th, and it will be held at The Lay … Continue reading →

Nyamulagira Volcano and Human Evolution. Greg Laden of Greg Laden’s Blog describes some of his own published research speculating that humans may have split from chimps on the slopes of volcanoes!  It is a fascinating post with great personal anecdotes … Continue reading →