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Godric Gryffindor Inspires Name for Unusual Spider in India

A new species of peculiarly shaped spider has been named after the owner of the Hogwarts Sorting Hat.   It’s almost as if the Sorting Hat apparated to a forest in southern India where it was transfigured into a spider. … Continue reading

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The Ibex Code: Deciphering Iran’s Ancient Rock Art  کد بز کوهی: رمزگشایی باستان راک هنر ایران

KHOMEIN, IRAN.- An Iranian archaeologist has spent years in an almost single-handed quest across the country’s hills and desert plains to uncover ancient rock art that could be among the oldest in the world. (.خواندن این پست به زبان فارسی … Continue reading

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About that Header Image of San Francisco Bay

The image at the top is from the webcam of the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California. It sits high in the Berkeley Hills and is one of the sites I visit daily. It’s an excellent ‘weather report’ … Continue reading

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The Lovely Preservation of a 17th Century Map

A huge wall map, about 1.5m x 2.15m (5’x7′) found stuffed into a chimney in Aberdeen, Scotland last spring, was handed over in a plastic bag to the National Library of Scotland. Resembling a bundle of rags, the map was severely … Continue reading

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T160k is Ceasing Operations

Saying good-bye to one of my favorite crowd-funding sites. This is why and how it was begun: Timbuktu is a legendary name, but it’s also a real city on the edge of the Sahara desert in Mali. In medieval times, … Continue reading

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NASA Guide to Air-Filtering Houseplants 

In the 1980s NASA joined forces with the Associated Contractors of America (ALCA), to determine the most effective indoor plants for removing toxic agents from the air. The study, led by Dr. B. C. Wolverton, found that some plants were effective … Continue reading

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Our Color-Filled Universe

Colors from the Planet Earth and Beyond Of all the ones I’ve seen, this planet is still my favorite.

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Israeli scientists unearth extraordinary ‘thinker’ figurine from the Middle Bronze Age

JERUSALEM (AFP).- A “unique” 3,800-year-old figurine showing a seated person, apparently deep in thought, was unveiled in Israel on Wednesday. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said that the figure, wearing a hat and with its chin resting on its hand, was … Continue reading

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A Berried Lobster

Among the many Image of the Day sites I visit is the Earth Science Picture of the Day by the Universities Space Research Association. Not limited to any specific area of science it includes images from the fields of geology, … Continue reading

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Hatchling Iguana vs. LOTS of Snakes

This jaw-dropping scene aired as part of the new series of the BBC’s flagship natural history program, Planet Earth II, and seems to have captured the imagination of millions. (5,512,692 views in 11 days) Filmed on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos, the Galápagos Racer … Continue reading

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