Wednesday, April 17, 2013

[Science] Hobbit Humans Had Big Brains

Hobbit Humans Had Big Brains
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3TDOZ4-WPEyy3tV-KZ6SVwt83YQ?docId=CNG.c77762a22eb623db3fd3e431ba825491.621
Recreation of a hobbit human next to a stork and elephant relative also known from the island of Flores. National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo.

Planetary Defense Conference to meet (no word from Justice League)
http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/04/camera-be-eyes-asteroid-tracking-mission
It sounds straight out of comic-book fantasy, but a real-life group of concerned scientists - the Planetary Defense Conference - will gather this week at a desert compound with the goal of protecting humanity from one of the destructive forces of the universe: ...

A New Climate-Health Program Readies Vermont for Global Warming Ills
http://www.7dvt.com/2013new-climate-health-program-readies-vermont-global-warming-ills
Vermont health officials are spending $1 million to study how a silent killer will impact its citizenry in the coming decades. Cancer, heart disease or heroin addiction?

Scientists Find Biological 'Suits' Help Organisms Survive Extreme Environments
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/16756/20130416/scientists-find-biological-suits-help-organisms-survive-extreme-environments.htm
Researchers have found that the beam of a scanning electron microscope can turn a thin coating that occurs naturally on the larvae of some insects into a sort of miniature protective suit that can keep the creatures alive in a vacuum for up to an hour.

Rampart Range Road To Remain Closed
http://www.mountainjackpot.com/2013/04/17/rampart-range-road-to-remain-closed/
Woodland Park and Teller residents this summer can't expect any alternative shortcuts, when trying to avoid potential Hwy. 24 traffic jams or short-term closures, while traveling to and from Colorado Springs.

Huge New Radio Telescope Pinpoints Ancient Star-Forming Galaxies (Photo)
http://scienceblog.com/62402/alma-pinpoints-early-galaxies-at-record-speed/
A stunning new image from a giant telescope in Chile shows more than 100 ancient, star-forming galaxies in greater clarity than ever before.

NASA seeks new technologies
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/04/17/NASA-seeks-new-technologies/UPI-72961366203139/
WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- NASA is seeking proposals for sub-orbital technology payloads, vehicle enhancements, onboard facilities and small spacecraft propulsion technologies.



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