Natural Sciences Carnival - 4th Edition
Nov 18, 2007 in science, carnival
Welcome to the November 18, 2007 edition of natural sciences carnival.
We have wonderful articles this edition: Supermice, IQ, Ferrofluids, Comet Holmes, Future, Life and Death and more. Enjoy!
astronomy
GrrlScientist presents Like A Giant Puffball in the Night Sky posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “Hey, just look up and see an amazing and bizarre comet in the night sky! This comet is so bright that you can even see it in NYC!”
biology
Greg Laden presents Migration is a mixed strategy for birds posted at Greg Laden.
GrrlScientist presents Captive Breeding Negatively Impacts Reproductive Success in the Wild posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “Does the same thing apply to birds and other vertebrates? If so, we need to identify precisely how captive-breeding affects these animals and their future reproductive success, and what we can do to help preserve these species.”
GrrlScientist presents Cloning: A Beginner’s Guide posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “by Aaron Levine, is one of the best-written books I’ve ever read about the history, process and ethics of cloning technology and stem cell research. Highly recommended. [book review]”
GrrlScientist presents Scientists Create Genetically-Engineered Supermice posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “Not happy with the regular mousey pests, scientists create their own supermice — I sure hope none of these escape and set up housekeeping in my apartment!”
Helga Sombrofsky presents Life Without Death posted at Questions and Chaos, saying, “A look at death from a biological perspective. How it has been necessary for our evolution.”
Alvaro Fernandez presents Is Intelligence Innate and Fixed? posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Lessons from biology”
cross-disciplines
Sagar presents Scientific Web Design: 23 Actionable Lessons from Eye-Tracking Studies posted at Virtual Hosting.
GrrlScientist presents Schemochromes: The Physics of Structural Plumage Colors posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “The physics of why blue feathers are .. well, blue in color.”
GrrlScientist presents Going Home Again: How Migrating Birds Detect The Earth’s Magnetic Field posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “Is it possible that migratory birds can actually SEE the Earth’s magnetic field and use it to find their way home? [biophysics]”
earth science
Phil B. presents The Only Future is a Sustainable Future. « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “The Only Future is a Sustainable Future.”
Greg Laden presents Abducted by Aliens ? and dropped off at the Grand Canyon posted at Greg Laden.
Dirk Masuch Oesterreich presents Availability of Digital Geodata in Mexico posted at Digital Geodata of Mexico, saying, “GIS is the preferred analysis tool for spacial data. This post lists and discusses sources of digital geodata in Mexico.”
physics
Renato Golin presents How close is nano-computing? posted at systemcall dot org.
Renata Vincoletto presents Liquid Motion posted at Falando pelos Cotovelos, saying, “A recipe to build your own ferrofluid…”
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