The remains of several unknown insect species, extinct even before dinosaurs died out, were discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain. Palaeontologist Enrique Penalver said the amber discovered in the El Soplao cave in the northern province of Catabrina and was in “exceptional” condition. Amber is tree sap or resin that is fossilized after millions [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Ancient Thuresday: Amber Alert
Posted in science, tagged Amber, Arachnids, Catabrina, El Soplao cave, History, Insects, Paleontology, science, Spain on July 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Wildlife Wednesday: Okapi
Posted in science, tagged africa, Animals, biology, Congo, Cryptozoology, Henry, Morton, Okapi, science, Stanley, Wildlife, zoology on July 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »
The Okapi or Okapia johnstoni is a mammal living in the Ituri Rainforest located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of central Africa. Although this fascinating creature has markings that certainly resemble those of zebras, it is evolutionarily more closely related to the giraffe. The similarities to giraffes do not end at genetics, however. The okapi has a [...]
Discovery Tuesday: They Call Me Dr. Worm (I Have a PhD in Calculus)
Posted in science, tagged Calculus, Capsaiasin, Derivative, Earthworm, Kinesis, Locomotion, Movement, Neurons, Roundworm, Salt, science, Senses, Taxis on July 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Roundworms use their senses of taste and smell to navigate in their environment through taxis, a directional movement to or away from a stimulus. Now, researchers may have found how a worm’s brain does this: calculus. Worms calculate how much the strength of different tastes is changing (the same as taking a derivative in calculus (the [...]
Spacey Monday: Spirit in the Sky
Posted in science, tagged Astronomy, Atmosphere, Aurora, Borealis, Field, Lights, Lines, Magnetic, Moon, North, Pole, science, South, Sun on July 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Northern (and Southern for that matter) Lights are now a bit less mysterious. It turns out that they are caused by explosions of magnetic energy between Earth and the moon, according to NASA. A network of five satellites on a mission known as THEMIS studied the phenomenon for a year to help gain this insight [...]
Soulful Sunday: Not Just Fun and Games
Posted in science on July 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
For the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony’s Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the center of the conflict is the unrefined metallic ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a powder called tantalum, which is used extensively [...]
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