China Kicks 9,000 People Out of Their Homes in Hunt for Aliens
China—already a world leader in smog, Donald Trump shout-outs, and troubling viral hits—is now looking to conquer new ground. Alien ground, specifically.
The Sharpest Photos of the Stars Ever Taken
Here are some photos of stars in the Orion nebula. They are the sharpest photos ever taken of the night sky. Ever in human history. Heck, that's something to be proud of. Take a minute out of your busy day to contemplate them. [University of Arizona]
Dinosaurs Don't Have That Asteroid to Kick Around Any More
Frozen feathers! Getting shorter! Asteroid redemption! NASA engineers! Weight brain! Giant telescopes! Desperate dolphins! Indian frogs! And hypothetical questions with real world consequences! It's your Tuesday Science Watch, where we watch science—like ka-blow!
Will Laser Wheelchairs Spell Doom for the Able-Bodied?
Blood tests! Omnipresent alligators! Abounding planets! European telescope! Disappearing Avandia! Sniffing mammals! Laser wheelchairs! Repulsive energy! And DIY levees! It's your Thursday Science Watch, where we watch science—as if Schrodinger's cat would allow such a thing!
Is There Anything That Milk Cannot Do?
Meteorite robbers! Food dyes! Cow people milk! Formaldehyde life! Monarch butterflies! Lion variations! Breast milk oncology! And bitter autism failure! It's your Monday Science Watch, where we watch science—creamily!
Nebula Rosa
[This new picture from the European Southern Observatory's new VISTA telescope of the future makes the Orion Nebula look like a bit of swirly sci-fi goodness. Image via ESO via Wired]
