Author Archives: Stan Flouride

15 years ago today the world lost a very talented musician and artist, my wife’s little brother Cayayo Troconis. He was one of the first punk rockers in Venezuela, his band was called Sentimiento Muerto (Dead Feeling). I will never … Continue reading →

But is the gut microbiome in autistic individuals responsible for the disorder? To find out, Caltech postdoctoral researcher Elaine Hsiao engineered mice based on earlier studies showing that women who get the flu during pregnancy double their risk of giving birth … Continue reading →

This 8 minute time-lapse of the largest sunspot seen on the sun in 22 years was filmed over a 16 day period. I suggest watching it on full screen with the volume up. The surface of the sun from October … Continue reading →

Tools and primates: Opportunity, not necessity, is the mother of invention A chimpanzee uses a stone to crack a nut. When food is scarce, tool use among non-human primates does not increase. This counterintuitive finding leads researchers to suggest that … Continue reading →

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture–A glass dish unearthed from a burial mound here is the first of its kind confirmed to have come to Japan from the Roman Empire, a research team said. A round cut glass bowl, discovered with the glass … Continue reading →

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Before being driven away from Fascbook I was following and posting there about the ongoing excavation at Amphipolis of a massive tomb. Here’s the latest images and a link to the Greek Reporter story below them: A man of medium height, … Continue reading →

Got a few grand burning a hole in your pocket? The first record Elvis Presley ever made will go on auction next year, along with his first driver’s license. They are among 68 Presley collectibles going under the hammer at … Continue reading →

The Tulip Nebula  Image Credit & Description:  J-P Metsävainio (Astro Anarchy) Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing … Continue reading →