Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

Friday, 3 December 2010

An Even More Inconvenient Truth [wvid]

ts called CAMM Worldwide.

That stands for Connect A Million Minds. The project was started by Time Warner and its based around a simple fact: The U.S. now ranks 35th in Math and 29th in Science worldwide.

Source:
http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2010/12/01/an-even-more-inconvienient-truth/

Saturday, 30 October 2010

Odd New Monkey Species Discovered Then Eaten

A strange new monkey species that has been documented by science for the first time are creating a buzz in the wildlife world.

Named Rhinopithecus strykeri, it gets it's common name from their weird-looking noses. During the rainy season these monkeys sneeze constantly as water drips into their unprotected nostrils, making it easy for local hunters to find. The only known photo of this species shows a dead one that became dinner shortly after the

Source:
http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2010/10/odd-new-monkey-species-discovered-then-eaten.html

Monday, 20 September 2010

Avatar Director Plans to Shoot Sequel 68 Miles Underwater

Did you think Avatar was as technically ambitious a production as a director can imagine? Well, think again.

James Cameron wants to travel 6.8 miles beneath the surface of the ocean to shoot footage for the Avatar sequel and win a $10 million X-Prize at the same time.The X-Prize is an award given to pioneers in privately funded science and exploration. It was previously given to the first team to build a privately funded, manned spacecraft and la

Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/09/18/avatar-2-x-prize/

Sunday, 2 May 2010

Experts Oil spill is the ibad one they feared Science

What makes an oil spill really bad? Most of the ingredients for it are now blending in the Gulf of Mexico.

Source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36878803/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Just What DO Teabaggers Want

They don't trust government.

They don't trust politicians. They don't trust science or scientists. They don't even trust an official birth certificates when they the issuing state provides a photocopy.

Source:
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/stephen_pizzo/28149/just_what_do_teabaggers_want