Propeller.com dylanroberts's Participation

Astronomers coordinating international observatories in white-dwarf watch

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:19:01 EDT

Starting Wednesday astronomers will be coordinating some of the world's largest telescopes in a three-week-long "international observing run," focusing on a white dwarf known as IU Vir in the constellation Virgo.

Channel: Science Tags: science astronomy white dwarf

New organic molecule in space

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:23:52 EDT

The "Large Molecule Heimat" is a very dense, hot gas clump within the star forming region Sagittarius B2.

Channel: Science Tags: science chemistry astronomy organic chemistry organic molecules

Fossil find is oldest European yet

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:48:58 EDT

Spanish palaeontologists have dug up the remains of a 1.2-million-year-old humanlike inhabitant of Western Europe.

Channel: Science Tags: science paleontology Europe evolution fossil

Brain's 'sixth sense' for calories discovered

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:52:26 EDT

The brain can sense the calories in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice.

Channel: Science Tags: science health food calories brain

A Planet in Progress?

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:32 EDT

Astrophysicists observe a circumstellar disk with telltale signs of planet formation

Channel: Science Tags: science astronomy exoplanets astrophysics planets

Saturn's moon Enceladus surprisingly comet-like

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:57:52 EDT

Saturn's curious moon Enceladus appears to have the same chemical makeup as a comet, according to the latest results from the Cassini probe.

Channel: Science Tags: science Enceladus comet Cassini Saturn

String theorists hope to classify the cosmos

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:08:14 EDT

Dimensions of space-time used to order potential universes.

Channel: Science Tags: science string theory cosmology universe

Our brains are wired for language

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:13:24 EDT

A critical connection between two brain areas got us talking

Channel: Science Tags: science brain language speech

Rats can learn to use tools

capn_caveman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:34:53 EDT

Traditionally, the use of tools was believed to be restricted to humans and several other primate species, and, like language, was argued to be a major driving force behind the evolution of the human brain. Now, researchers have demonstrated for the first time that rats can be trained to use simple tools.

Channel: Science Tags: science rats tools brain

Warming felt more in Western U.S.

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:42:14 EDT

An analysis of 50 studies finds that the region's temperatures are increasing faster than in the rest of the country and the planet as a whole.

Channel: Science Tags: science global warming United States environment climate change

Dramatic Developments at Kilauea Volcano

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:56 EDT

Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way.

Channel: Science Tags: science Kilauea volcano Hawaii

Why matter matters in the universe

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:06:58 EDT

A new physics discovery explores why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe.

Channel: Science Tags: science physics matter antimatter

Probing Question: How were the Egyptian pyramids built?

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:24:55 EDT

The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids.

Channel: Science Tags: science archeology pyramids Egypt

World's fastest swimsuit causes serious waves

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:47:20 EDT

After eight more world records fell in the past month, Speedo's latest swimsuit is causing some serious waves.

Channel: Sports Tags: sports technology science swimsuit Speedo

LHC set for July start up

capn_caveman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:50:29 EDT

Engineers at CERN are making the final touches to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the biggest experiment in particle physics - and expect to have it running in the first half of July.

Channel: Science Tags: science LHC physics CERN