This Seems Weird

This Seems Weird

Has anyone else heard of a "massive 20ft. octopus" washing ashore in the Bahamas last week? I hadn't until this article, which also comments on a recent octopus stranding in Portugal (presumably the…
Trouble At Yellowstone?

Trouble At Yellowstone?

Erik Klemetti (of the Eruptions Blog) posted about this paper (An extraordinary episode of Yellowstone caldera uplift, 2004–2010, from GPS and InSAR observations) that has been causing a bit of a…
What is a Galaxy: Do we really need to know?

What is a Galaxy: Do we really need to know?

In a recent paper, by blah and blah, we have been asked to vote for an official definition of a galaxy. That's easy, I hear you cry: you proceed to draw me an S shaped squiggle on a piece of paper,…
Did Epilepsy Cause Chopin's Hallucinations?

Did Epilepsy Cause Chopin's Hallucinations?

Frédéric Chopin, composer of "The Last Waltz" and poet of the piano, suffered from tuberculosis and regularly hallucinated. Even for those in the Romantic Revolution, like Liszt, Schumann and Victor…
How New Software Can Help Save The Planet

How New Software Can Help Save The Planet

A software that can drastically reduce CO2 emissions (and energetic costs) on computers all over the world has been developed by Portuguese scientists and is freely available to anyone interested.…