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ROCKER CHIMP
Part of the Chimp show, which is performed hourly at Miami’s Monkey Jungle.
GREAT BALL OF FIRE Pictured is an an exploding star, known as Type 1a supernova — the type used by physicists Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt to measure the expansion of the universe. The trio were awarded the Nobel Prize for physics and will share a $1.4 million prize. (Photos via the New York Times)
Theoretical dodechehedron nanoscale quasi-crystals. Source.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 to
Dan Shechtman
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel“for the discovery of quasicrystals”
From the Press Release:
In quasicrystals, we find the fascinating mosaics of the Arabic world reproduced at the level of atoms: regular patterns that never repeat themselves. However, the configuration found in quasicrystals was considered impossible, and Dan Shechtman had to fight a fierce battle against established science. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011 has fundamentally altered how chemists conceive of solid matter.
More Info:
At Nobelprize.org page
Advanced Information at nobelprize.org (pdf)
Wikipedia entry: Quasicrystal
Entry at Cornell Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
Father Frog
A male of a yet-unnamed Oreophryne frog species from Papua New Guinea guards his clutch of eggs. The island of New Guinea sits on karst formations, geological layers made primarily of water-soluble calcium, making surface water hard to find.
Amphibians need water for their development. This frog gets around the requirement for lakes and ponds by developing in big, watery eggs. Instead of leaving them alone, parents remain with the eggs, protecting them and moistening them regularly.
(via scinerds)
That, ladies and gentlemen, is a teeny tiny water flea magnified 100 times. Isn’t it cute? I think she’s batting her eyelashes at me.
It’s so weird and cool that you can see inside its body. This shot is one of the winners of the Nikon Small World photomicrography contest (that means pics taken down the lens of a microscope). I wrote about our favorites for New Scientist. Go check them out.
Fox likely to axe The Simpsons after one more season
After news broke earlier this week of labour disputes between the brass at Fox and the voice actors and producers of The Simpsons, The Wrap is now reporting that Fox is planning to take the animated sitcom off the air.
According to The Wrap, “Fox wants The Simpsons for one more season at most — and only if it can pay 25 to 30 percent less for it.” (Photo: FOX)
