Five... death... rays
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
The fifth day of Sciencemas
Five... death... rays
The fourth day of Sciencemas
Four solar flares
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Monday, 23 December 2013
The third day of Sciencemas
Three big bangs
Sunday, 22 December 2013
The second day of Sciencemas
Two fossil finds
The first day of Sciencemas
A beaker in a fume hood.
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Saturday, 21 December 2013
BYO Death Ray: Get ready for the 'big slurp'
Our first BYO Dylan is back with a new story - the prospect of the universe collapsing on itself - possibly today!
Scientists from the University of Southern Denmark think that universe is about to implode, in what some are calling a 'Big Slurp'.
They say that something called a 'phase transition' may occur very soon. It has been "proven" (not really, but the Denmark scientists say they have proven it), that a "shift in the forces of the universe will cause every particle in it to become extremely heavy... essentially squeezing everything into an extremely hot, heavy, tiny ball", reports the Daily Mail.
Scientists from the University of Southern Denmark think that universe is about to implode, in what some are calling a 'Big Slurp'.
They say that something called a 'phase transition' may occur very soon. It has been "proven" (not really, but the Denmark scientists say they have proven it), that a "shift in the forces of the universe will cause every particle in it to become extremely heavy... essentially squeezing everything into an extremely hot, heavy, tiny ball", reports the Daily Mail.
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| A basic diagram of a 'phase transition'. Image from the University Of Denmark. |
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
New species of tapir discovered in New York City!
Scientists have just described a new species of tapir from South America with the help of a one-hundred-year-old specimen from the American Natural History Museum in New York City.
In 1913, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was on an expedition to the Amazonian rainforest. He shot and killed a Tapir - for scientific purposes of course - and members of his party killed a few more - also for scientific purposes. One of those killed was a bit different to the others, and Roosevelt wrote at the time:
In 1913, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was on an expedition to the Amazonian rainforest. He shot and killed a Tapir - for scientific purposes of course - and members of his party killed a few more - also for scientific purposes. One of those killed was a bit different to the others, and Roosevelt wrote at the time:
One was a bull, full grown but very much smaller than the animal I had killed. The hunters said that this was a distinct kind. The skull and skin were sent back with the other specimens to the American Museum, where after due examination and comparison its specific identity will be established.
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