26Sep2011

Neutrinos Faster Than Light?

Researchers at CERN released a statement on September 23rd that an experiment had recorded subatomic particles, known as neutrinos, traveling faster than the speed of light.

23Sep2011

Weekend Links – 9/23

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!

22Sep2011

Fatherhood, Not Testosterone, Makes The Man

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that when men become fathers, their testosterone levels drop significantly. Not shocking news, if you are already a dad, right?

22Sep2011

Black Hole Jets

Researchers have observed the inner parts of a black hole’s active jets for the first time using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft.

21Sep2011

The Milky Way from the top of the world

Check out this amazing picture of the Milky Way shot in Annapurna, a region of Nepal, by photographer Anton Jankovoy. Beautiful. Looks like a painting, doesn’t it?

21Sep2011

Awesome video of a Toronto Thunderstorm

Incredible video of a strong storm in Toronto, Canada on August 24th, including the CN Tower as a lighting rod. A must watch video!

20Sep2011

Beautiful Orion Nebula

An amazing photo of the Orion Nebula. Details from NASA: Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula, an immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years away. This stunning false-color view spans about 40 light-years across the region, constructed using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Compared to its visual wavelength appearance, the …

20Sep2011

Video: Space Station Crew Sees Southern Lights

Beautiful video of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), captured by ISS crew-members passing over eastern Australia on September 11, 2011.

19Sep2011

The Lyrebird – our world’s greatest mimic?

Check out this amazing video of the Australian lyrebird, a ground-dwelling bird that can mimic birds and other sounds.

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.