AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo'Once in a Lifetime' Photo of Bobcat Pouncing on Heron Mid-Flightpetapixel.com - Matt GrowcootA photographer captured a “once in a lifetime photo” when a bobcat appeared from nowhere to pounce and take down a giant blue heron that he had his …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarBetelgeuse's Wild Surface Seems to Be Baffling Our Telescopesverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrThere's something peculiar about dying star Betelgeuse. Yeah, there was the whole sneeze thing. That's been pretty much resolved for now. But before …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists develop new technology that generates essentially endless power from dirt: 'The fuel cell can potentially last forever'thecooldown.com - Robert EnglishScientists led by researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a new type of fuel cell that can be harvested from dirt. This …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists find black hole spaghettifying star remarkably close to Earthspace.com - By Robert Lea"This discovery suggests that black holes ripping stars apart nearby could be more common than previously thought — we just haven't witnessed it …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarMeet the new king of the ‘living fossils’verified_publisherPopular Science - Laura BaisasThese ancient dart-shaped fish called gar have genomes that change about three times slower than other vertebrates. If you take a look at a horseshoe crab, you are essentially peering back in time millions of years. Animals like horseshoe crabs, coelacanths, and the duck-billed platypus are what …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – TechnologyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHere’s When Elon Musk Says to Expect a New Tesla Roadsterautoweek.com - Jay RameyRocket-assisted handling is still on the menu, courtesy of SpaceX, but the overall market for something like this could be limited. Second-generation …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarMIT researchers achieve fusion energy breakthroughReadWrite - Sam SheddenIn a breakthrough that paved the way for unlimited carbon-free energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers successfully tested a novel high-temperature superconducting magnet capable of generating a world-record 20-tesla magnetic field strength, a crucial milestone for enabling …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarHow a Single Mutation 25 Million Years Ago Cost Humans Our TailsHaaretz - Ruth SchusterRover wagged his tail enthusiastically in greeting. You could not wag your tail back and had to settle for patting his head and wagging your wallet to …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe 1,500-Year-Old Lady’s Sandals With Sweet Message in Greekgreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisA pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was discovered during a dig in Istanbul. The sandals have become one of the …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarApril's total solar eclipse will bring a surreal silence and confuse all sorts of animalsverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Elizabeth WeiseA total eclipse, like the one happening on April 8, means the sun suddenly disappears at a time of day when it shouldn't — and that can have some surprising effects on animals' behaviors. During previous eclipses, people around the globe have noticed a surreal silence as birds, bugs and animals …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceAvatarAvatarFrom spiral galaxies to volcanic eruptions on Jupiter moon, see these amazing space imagesverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Eric LagattaThe year may be young, but there has been no shortage of stunning imagery from beyond the stars in the first two months of 2024. Here are some of the best. The year may be young, but there have been no shortages of stunning images captured from beyond the stars in the first two months of …
AvatarFritzMeisterflipped into Cool Kids Stuff – ScienceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAstronomers spot dead star with a 'metal scar'bgr.com - Joshua HawkinsAstronomers spotted a “metal scar” on a white dwarf star found within our galaxy. After closer observation, the astronomers say the scar could be the …