Notebook
- Humans
From the July 3, 1937, issue
A spectacular freak photograph of a solar eclipse, meteorites as the remnants of lost planets, and inducing dropsy in animals.
- Ecosystems
Sawfish Central
Sawfish will soon be getting United Nations protection from exploitation. Right now, the only U.S. state where these ancient fish can generally be found—and then, only rarely—is Florida. Here’s a site to view the fish, a member of the shark family, and link to research aimed at rescuing populations of its seven beleaguered species worldwide. […]
- Humans
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre, M.D., a columnist for the British newspaper The Guardian, looks at science and medicine through a skeptical lens in this popular blog. Go to: http://www.badscience.net
- Humans
From the June 26, 1937, issue
Fur fashions from Ethiopian monkeys, the Big Bang as the source of cosmic rays, and ensuring airline pilots get enough oxygen.
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We’re Only Human . . .
Former Science News writer Wray Herbert blogs about human behavior for the Association for Psychological Science. Go to: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/
- Humans
From the June 19, 1937, issue
Raindrop disruption as the cause of lightning, phonograph recordings of the language of wild gibbons, and a possible connection between jaundice and arthritis.
- Humans
From the June 12, 1937, issue
Waterflow downstream of a dam, the shape of an asteroid, and connections between wallpaper patterns and crystal structures.
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The Green Guide
National Geographic’s Green Guide offers objective information and practical advice to consumers on how to lead a greener life. Go to: http://www.thegreenguide.com
- Humans
From the June 5, 1937, issue
All lit up in Paris, changing elements, and cheap, accurate lenses.
- Humans
Scitopia.org
This new site is a search portal to the digital libraries of leading science and technology societies. Enter a term into its search engine to find authoritative research, patents, and government documents. Go to: http://www.scitopia.org
- Humans
From the May 29, 1937, issue
An ancient Miss America, an indivisible neutron, and crystallized catalase.
- Earth
NOAA’s Virtual World
Players of the virtual reality game Second Life can now soar through a virtual hurricane, experience rising through the atmosphere atop a weather balloon, and more at the National Atmospheric Administration’s new site. Go to: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/outreach/sl/
