A big thank you to whoever took that ‘o’ out of ‘plastics’.
- The 21st century will be a century of natural disasters and technological crises, and unholy combinations of the two.
- Extreme makeover: Are humans reshaping Earth?
- What new technology could save the world?
- Space Shuttle Endeavour, commanded by Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, on final flight.
- Ways to watch Endeavour’s launch, scheduled for 8:56 a.m. EDT today.
- The constellations come out to play above the Very Large Telescope.
- Gorgeous new space photos.
- Deep magma ocean fuels hundreds of volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io.
- Scientists surprised by solar wind data retrieved from Genesis mission.
- Continuous cycle of heating and freezing, caused by radioactive core, gives dwarf planet Haumea its distinctive glimmer.
- The loneliest plant in the world.
- Honeybees, rest of the planet, annoyed by your cell phone calls! ‘Em’ere Arkansas redneck boys over at Flathead2020 have this annoying cell phone problem figured out.
- Electromagnetic radiation generated by wireless gadgets – cell phones, cordless phones, baby monitors, laptops – puts kids’ brains at risk. Call for schools to ban them all, including wireless internet.
- Not just angry: Birds confused by mobile technology.
- When the speed of light depends on its direction.
- A protective molecule has been identified in the brain which, if used artificially, may prevent brain damage from the likes of stroke, head injury and Alzheimer’s.
- Plasticity of hormonal response permits rapid gene expression reprogramming.
- Army wants soldiers’ heads to control robots. You think laptop glare is murder on your eyes? Try sending a fleet of wheeled robots down into the horrors of battle using nothing but your icy stare.
- Boldly going for $10 million: X-Prize aims for Star Trek’s ‘medical tricorder’.
- Asimov honored with Foundation Week over at Io9: Parts one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven.
- Dungeon Raid App: No Dungeon Master required.
- Science reveals what you need to do to talk people into anything.
- Raiders of the Lost Grail: Otto Rahn and the Nazi quest for the secret of the Cathars. Great photos over on the right.
- Police in bizarre legal battle to keep Jack the Ripper files secret so Victorian sources keep their ‘confidentiality’.
- The indigenous American berserk. Now that’s some fine writing!
Quote of the Day:
It was hard and humbling. I overworked a lot of good men.
Russell Petty, of De Valls Bluff, AR, who, with the help of 100 volunteers, built an epic levee and moat to save his home from rising floodwaters. Flathead2020’s no-joke video.
