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The fuzzy lobster of the deeps
A blind crustacean that looks like a furry lobster has been discovered living more than two kilometres underwater near a hydrothermal vent in the Pacific Ocean.
Good news in longevity research
Right now the researchers are working with worms, so don’t get too excited, but check this out if you’re interested in longevity research (and who isn’t?): Within a hormone-triggered cascade of molecular signals that plays a crucial for a wide range of physiological functions, researchers for the very first time have identified a protein that …
Photo of the Day: The Bottom of the Bottle
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Drinking wine together: a glowing experience
Scientists have come up with high-tech glasses that let you share a drink with someone–even if you’re far apart. The glasses incorporate a variety of coloured LEDs, liquid sensors and wireless links: When either person picks up a glass, red LEDs on their partner’s glass glow gently. And when either puts the glass to their …
My drug of choice
It’s a white, bitter-tasting crystalline powder. It’s an addictive drug. It has some of the same effects as heroin and cocaine. And it’s readily and legally available just about everywhere. Don’t call the cops. It’s caffeine, and if you haven’t had any today, you’re in the minority. Tea has been imbibed by the Chinese for …
Photo of the Day: Reflecting Upon Spring
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SF writers who blog
Here’s an interesting article on (other) science fiction authors who blog. (Via blogging-SF-writer Robert J. Sawyer.)
Photo of the Day: We’re Not in Saskatchewan Anymore
OK, this one takes a little explanation. This isn’t technically a photograph. It’s actually the first landscape I rendered with Terragen, a free-for-personal-use landscape generator. I guess it’s been around for years, but I didn’t hear of it until today. I can see I’m going to waste way too much time playing with it, too! …
Long Pen’s journey into nought
I’m an agnostic when it comes to the virtues of Margaret Atwood’s new invention, the Long Pen, designed to allow long-distance signing of books by harried authors who just can’t make it somewhere in person. (I should have such troubles.) I do, however, confess to a frisson of schadenfreude (to mix languages) upon hearing that, …
More evidence of plant communication
Tobacco plants have been shown to “eavesdrop” on chemical signals released by sage plants under attack from herbivores, and prepare their own defenses, in this latest study of plant-to-plant communication. I wrote a science column on the topic a few years ago that seems to be one of most-frequently referenced columns on my main website; …
Belated Photo of the Weekend: Dancing Princess
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