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19Sep2011

Gamers solve puzzle that stumped scientists for decade

Online gamers playing a game called Foldit deciphered a puzzle that stumped scientists and automated computers working on the problem for over a decade. In 3 weeks.

19Sep2011

Timelapse of Earth from Space Station

An amazing timelapse video created by James Drake. 600 photos were used to create this view of Earth from the International Space Station.

16Sep2011

Weekend Links – 9/16

Here’s a collection of science links for you to check out this weekend. Good stuff that just missed the cut this week on our blog. Have a good weekend!

16Sep2011

Star Wars in Real Life? Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Two Stars

Life imitates Star Wars as NASA astronomers discover (for the first time) an exoplanet that orbits around two stars instead of one.

16Sep2011

Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber Reinforce Evolution Theories

Recently discovered protofeather fossils encased in amber from the Late Cretaceous era support theories of dinosaur and avian evolution, according to researchers. Highly recommend clicking through to original article for the photo gallery.

15Sep2011

NASA Ready to Move Forward with Space Launch System

NASA announced they are ready to move forward with the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) in a news release yesterday. SLS is “an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle that will provide an entirely new national capability for human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit.” The Space Launch System, or SLS, will be designed to carry the …

15Sep2011

SpongeBob and Pre-schoolers

A recent study, published in the journal Pediatrics, on the effect of fast-paced television shows on preschool-aged children has made the rounds on the Internet over the last few days. Are you concerned?

14Sep2011

Teen Harnesses Solar Power Using Fibonacci

A cool story of 13-year-old Aidan Dwyer, who harnessed his curiosity and the Fibonacci sequence to develop an award-winning solar power experiment.

14Sep2011

New Catalog + New Products + Special Promotion

Our Fall catalog is here! If you are on our mailing list, you should be receiving your copy in the mail soon, if not already. (If you aren’t getting our catalog, why not?! Request one here.) This new edition is chock full of new products too. Here are a few of the highlights: Salt Water …

14Sep2011

Solar Eclipse by Saturn

Cassini sent back this amazing photo of a solar eclipse by Saturn. You need to click through to the larger image — you can even see Earth!