No Haz-Mat Suit?  Send In The Insect Cyborgs

No Haz-Mat Suit? Send In The Insect Cyborgs

Energy harvested from insects may take the utility of miniature cyborgs to the next level. Researchers say they can now harvest the insect's biological energy from either its body heat or movements,…
Boys And HPV Vaccine II - A Closer Look

Boys And HPV Vaccine II - A Closer Look

Yesterday I linked to an article in Discover stating the marketing for the HPV vaccine for boys was a lot stronger than the evidence. Here are snippets from the follow-up (obviously go read the whole…
Padova Loses Milla

Padova Loses Milla

Sadly, this morning Milla Baldo Ceolin passed away. Milla was a volcanic physicist, and a fantastic professor. I had the pleasure of following her course of "Fisica Superiore" in the late eighties,…
Pantelleria, A Volcano With A Trapdoor

Pantelleria, A Volcano With A Trapdoor

As my last few blogs have been a bit heavy on the science, I thought I'd write something a bit lighter.  So here are some pretty pictures of the fieldwork for master's project, when I went to…
How To Defend Yourself Against A Humboldt Squid

How To Defend Yourself Against A Humboldt Squid

Amir K. just wants to be prepared: Assuming this is a 6 foot 100 lbs humboldt squid, it goes red, all of its arms point together and it's about to shoot straight at you with it's 2 long feeding…