Released Tapes from 1969 Moon landing: The Russians almost crash the Party

If you still believe that the Lunar landings were filmed in AREA 51, your yarn has just become a little more discombobulated… as in the way a ravenous T-Rex discombobulates the Garden of Eden. On July 3, 2009, The Jodrell

How flies dance across the ceiling upside down

Those pincer claws can grab for extra footing. Those small hairs adhere via surface tension. The smallest act as taste sensors. That’s why the fly has to constantly wipe its feet, everything gets stuck to them and then they don’t

The largest testicles in the Kingdom

Though Michael Wandelmaier’s woolly whales are long gone, the Right Whale is still holding on… just barely. It was dubbed “right” because it was the right type to kill, i.e. it floated when jabbed.  Moby Dick was a Right whale.

If Aliens are picking up our TV signal, they don’t yet know that Michael Jackson is dead

(via TDW)

Lesley Stahl takes a stab at mind reading

Before I get to the brunt of this transmission, let me point out that the world record for “Largest Object Removed From Human Skull” goes to survivor Michael Hill of Jacksonville, Florida. I think the title should include something about

A brief history of Cancer

Once upon a time all cancer, was lumped into one big category. It was so much easier to understand. Cause and effect was theorized to be external… possibly viral. Today we know that some cancer may arise virally , however

Say it with a skateboard: Discussions in Heat

Check out these brainiacs. A lot of Physics was discussed in 1911, with and without mustaches. I bet Dr. Jeans (#11) got made fun of for not bringing his facial hair to the table. Madame Curie got some jibes too,

Penguin Pooh from Space

Research on Penguins has just entered a renaissance. Emperor penguins are a rare breed that tough out the harsh Antarctic Winter by huddling together, singing penguin songs of old, and shooting the @#$!. Until recently scientists knew very little about

comparative anatomy: time, the brain and special needs

I can see where the problem lies

Glowing Monkeys and the Next Logical Step

So monkeys officially glow now and of course the next logical question is where do we go from here? One possibility is to cure diseases and know ourselves more fully and, of course, the other is to complete the work

Worms survive Space Shuttle explosions but still get addicted to nicotine

Caenorhabditis elegans is a transluscent hermaphrodite nematode…. hermaphroditic 99.95% of the time. There are males around to spice things up every once in a while and offer some new genes. C. elegans was the first organism to have its entire

Cassini-Huygens Descent to Titan in less than 5 minutes

Bells and whistles added for effect

War Pigs, Homemade Swine Flu and the Second Coming

PART I Non-edible pig application #432-Digging up undetonated WWII bombs that lie in wait near golf courses. Despite their lack of sweat glands, pigs in the Angleland are finding their special purpose by unearthing explosives of the English past. PART

Elephantine Musticulator Disorders

This is a normal spleen. It weighs about 150 grams and serves to filter bacteria and old red blood cells out of your circulation every day. And this is the United States Supreme court. It weighs in every so often

Zenker’s Diverticulum

There’s some pretty complex arrangements your trachea makes every time you swallow. Think and it shall be done. Notice the outcropping in the distal pharynx as the fluid runs down. That’s not normal… unless you’re part bird. The esophagus has