Ann Althouse wonders what Neanderthal women did all day.

Maybe they made roast duck. With mango salsa.

Ann Althouse wonders what Neanderthal women did all day.

Maybe they made roast duck. With mango salsa.

Ann Althouse wonders what Neanderthal women did all day.

Maybe they made roast duck. With mango salsa.

Levitation.

This looks like an interesting book–how to think like a rocket scientist.

But pretty cool. Behold, metallic oxygen. It’s red.

And I wouldn’t bet against someone coming up with a use for it. Or something like it:

…high-pressure techniques have already been used to create ultrahard materials such as diamond. Other chemicals, such as nitrogen and carbon monoxide, form solid polymers under pressure that store a lot of energy. If similar structures could be retained at atmospheric pressure, they might make excellent rocket fuel, suggests McMahon.

[Via Geek Press]

But pretty cool. Behold, metallic oxygen. It’s red.

And I wouldn’t bet against someone coming up with a use for it. Or something like it:

…high-pressure techniques have already been used to create ultrahard materials such as diamond. Other chemicals, such as nitrogen and carbon monoxide, form solid polymers under pressure that store a lot of energy. If similar structures could be retained at atmospheric pressure, they might make excellent rocket fuel, suggests McMahon.

[Via Geek Press]

But pretty cool. Behold, metallic oxygen. It’s red.

And I wouldn’t bet against someone coming up with a use for it. Or something like it:

…high-pressure techniques have already been used to create ultrahard materials such as diamond. Other chemicals, such as nitrogen and carbon monoxide, form solid polymers under pressure that store a lot of energy. If similar structures could be retained at atmospheric pressure, they might make excellent rocket fuel, suggests McMahon.

[Via Geek Press]

Polar bear genitals are shrinking.

Are they sure it isn’t just the cold water? I always have that problem. At least that’s the excuse I use.

Oh, and speaking of sucky science jobs, measuring polar bear privates has to be right up there.

Faye Flam wonders if we really got it on with Neanderthals. But what’s really funny is the Freeper thread about the story (warning–not work safe–Helen Thomas photoshops involved).