Science Mash http://science.mashtoday.com Your source for daily science mash... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 APOD: 2012 January 29 – Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/apod-2012-january-29-molecular-cloud-barnard-68-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/apod-2012-january-29-molecular-cloud-barnard-68-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/apod-2012-january-29-molecular-cloud-barnard-68-3.html A different astronomy and space science
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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/apod-2012-january-29-molecular-cloud-barnard-68-3.html/feed 0 T-rays Could Help Develop Star Trek-Style Handheld Medical Scanners http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/t-rays-could-help-develop-star-trek-style-handheld-medical-scanners-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/t-rays-could-help-develop-star-trek-style-handheld-medical-scanners-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/t-rays-could-help-develop-star-trek-style-handheld-medical-scanners-3.html Scientists have developed a new way to create electromagnetic Terahertz (THz) waves or T-rays—the technology behind full-body security scanners. The researchers behind the study say their new stronger and more efficient continuous wave T-rays could be used to make better medical scanning gadgets and may one day lead to innovations similar to the ‘ tricorder’ scanner used in Star Trek.

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/t-rays-could-help-develop-star-trek-style-handheld-medical-scanners-3.html/feed 0 Nasa finds 60 planets and 11 new solar systems – all from a fist-sized patch of sky http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/nasa-finds-60-planets-and-11-new-solar-systems-all-from-a-fist-sized-patch-of-sky-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/nasa-finds-60-planets-and-11-new-solar-systems-all-from-a-fist-sized-patch-of-sky-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/nasa-finds-60-planets-and-11-new-solar-systems-all-from-a-fist-sized-patch-of-sky-3.html The Kepler space telescope has found 11 multi-planet solar systems – leading astronomers to say that our galaxy must be full of them. The techniques used will help Nasa speed up its search.

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/nasa-finds-60-planets-and-11-new-solar-systems-all-from-a-fist-sized-patch-of-sky-3.html/feed 0 Scientists discover new clue to the chemical origins of life http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/scientists-discover-new-clue-to-the-chemical-origins-of-life-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/scientists-discover-new-clue-to-the-chemical-origins-of-life-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/scientists-discover-new-clue-to-the-chemical-origins-of-life-3.html Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life.

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/scientists-discover-new-clue-to-the-chemical-origins-of-life-3.html/feed 0 How the craziest f#@!ing "theory of everything" got published and promoted http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/how-the-craziest-fing-theory-of-everything-got-published-and-promoted-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/how-the-craziest-fing-theory-of-everything-got-published-and-promoted-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/how-the-craziest-fing-theory-of-everything-got-published-and-promoted-3.html A faculty member at a prominent research university has published a grandiose theory to explain everything from string theory to evolution. It’s clearly bonkers—so why is it pushed in a press release and treated as an uncritical news story by science aggegators?

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/how-the-craziest-fing-theory-of-everything-got-published-and-promoted-3.html/feed 0 Bacteria colors your poop to diagnose what ails you http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/bacteria-colors-your-poop-to-diagnose-what-ails-you-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/bacteria-colors-your-poop-to-diagnose-what-ails-you-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/bacteria-colors-your-poop-to-diagnose-what-ails-you-3.html What if diagnosing salmonella or colorectal cancer was as easy as looking in the toilet? Scientists and designers are collaborating to create a new type of bacteria that beautifies your fecal matter while diagnosing your illness. We mentioned E.

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/bacteria-colors-your-poop-to-diagnose-what-ails-you-3.html/feed 0 Can men REALLY tell when a woman’s having her period just by listening to her voice? http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/can-men-really-tell-when-a-womans-having-her-period-just-by-listening-to-her-voice-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/can-men-really-tell-when-a-womans-having-her-period-just-by-listening-to-her-voice-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/can-men-really-tell-when-a-womans-having-her-period-just-by-listening-to-her-voice-3.html Psychologists asked three groups of men to listen to voice recordings of ten women who counted from one to five – at four different points over their menstrual cycle.

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/can-men-really-tell-when-a-womans-having-her-period-just-by-listening-to-her-voice-3.html/feed 0 Sperm Can Be Stored In Females’ Bodies For Years, Study Shows http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/sperm-can-be-stored-in-females-bodies-for-years-study-shows-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/sperm-can-be-stored-in-females-bodies-for-years-study-shows-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/sperm-can-be-stored-in-females-bodies-for-years-study-shows-3.html Sometimes babies come along at inopportune times – after sex, the human body can only delay fertilization for 3 to 5 days. But what if each woman had her own personal sperm bank?

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/sperm-can-be-stored-in-females-bodies-for-years-study-shows-3.html/feed 0 Amazon rainforest mapped in unprecedented detail http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/amazon-rainforest-mapped-in-unprecedented-detail-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/amazon-rainforest-mapped-in-unprecedented-detail-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/amazon-rainforest-mapped-in-unprecedented-detail-3.html Scientists record Amazon’s structure and biodiversity by bouncing laser beams off forest 400,000 times per second

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]]> http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/amazon-rainforest-mapped-in-unprecedented-detail-3.html/feed 0 A breathtaking aurora from Earth’s largest geomagnetic storm in almost 10 years http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/a-breathtaking-aurora-from-earth%e2%80%99s-largest-geomagnetic-storm-in-almost-10-years-3.html http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/a-breathtaking-aurora-from-earth%e2%80%99s-largest-geomagnetic-storm-in-almost-10-years-3.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:25:12 +0000 admin http://science.mashtoday.com/2012/01/30/a-breathtaking-aurora-from-earth%e2%80%99s-largest-geomagnetic-storm-in-almost-10-years-3.html A powerful geomagnetic storm creates extreme auroras in the skies above Abisko National Park in Sweden. This video was shot in three hours by Lights Over Lapland photographer Chad Blakley

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