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Far side of the moon’s fiery past.

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2025/03/21

Space reveals that the far side of the moon was once a vast, glowing ocean of magma, according to samples retrieved by a Chinese lunar lander: The Chang’e 6 mission launched in early … Read the rest “Far side of the moon’s fiery past.” The post Far side of the moon’s fiery past. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Alcohol and cancer

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2025/03/20

Nature chats with a few researchers about something that’s been known for more than 30 years but is still not really widely accepted – that there’s a demonstrated link… Read the rest “Alcohol and cancer” The post Alcohol and cancer first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Mars, Olympus Mons near the terminator, ...

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2025/03/18

This is the largest volcano in our solar system, as far as anybody knows — the mighty Olympus Mons, as snapped by the ESA Mars Express mission’s HRSC, or High-Resolution Stereo… Read the rest “Science Art: Mars, Olympus Mons near the terminator, Andrea Luck, 2025” The post Science Art: Mars, Olympus Mons near the terminator, Andrea Luck, 2025 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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TechDirt is a democracy blog.

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2025/03/14

Have I cited TechDirt here before? I’m pretty sure I have. Anyway, in a sign of the weird times today, they’ve just come out and said that because they’re an outlet for … Read the rest “TechDirt is a democracy blog.” The post TechDirt is a democracy blog. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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100 days with a titanium heart

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2025/03/14

Nature reports on a new record from the transplant waiting list, with an Australian patient who spent 100 days waiting for a donor organ with a mechanical heart made of titanium pumping in… Read the rest “100 days with a titanium heart” The post 100 days with a titanium heart first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Opportunities for Design & Development...

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2025/03/12

This is the illustration from a full-page ad from the Hughes Aircraft Company in the Jan/Feb 1966 issue of Information Display magazine. This isn’t selling a product — at least… Read the rest “Science Art: Opportunities for Design & Development Engineers…, 1966.” The post Science Art: Opportunities for Design & Development Engineers…, 1966. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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The pigbutt worm: a marine mystery.

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2025/03/06

National Geographic marvels at a recently discovered sea creature named, due to its bizarrely voluptuous curves and clefts, the pigbutt worm: Such was the case in 2001 when experts from … Read the rest “The pigbutt worm: a marine mystery.” The post The pigbutt worm: a marine mystery. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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AI to translate cat faces.

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2025/03/05

Nature: Scientific Reports wants you to know why your cat is making faces at you. They’ve published a study that uses artificial intelligence to decipher “CatFACS codings”… Read the rest “AI to translate cat faces.” The post AI to translate cat faces. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: The Great Paris Reflector, 1898.

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2025/03/03

This is an image from The New Astronomy, a textbook of space sciences I found on archive.org. It’s one of what was at the time the largest telescopes ever built, a reflector that used… Read the rest “Science Art: The Great Paris Reflector, 1898.” The post Science Art: The Great Paris Reflector, 1898. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Le miscroscope [La Science], 1908.

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2025/02/10

This is a metal engraving by Charles Philippe Pillet, which I found in the Paris Museums Collections.It’s considered a “numismatic” piece, but I don’t believe… Read the rest “Science Art: Le miscroscope [La Science], 1908.” The post Science Art: Le miscroscope [La Science], 1908. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Whalesong is structured like a language.

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2025/02/09

Astrobiology reports on a cross-disciplinary study that has found that the song of humpback whales has the same distinct mathematical structure as a human language:Humpback whale song … Read the rest “Whalesong is structured like a language.” The post Whalesong is structured like a language. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Women’s history found under immigrant asylum floorboards

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2025/02/07

Australia’s ABC reports on clues to a hidden past being found under the floor of a former immigration depot and women’s asylum, shedding new light on the lives of not-terribly-visible… Read the rest “Women’s history found under immigrant asylum floorboards” The post Women’s history found under immigrant asylum floorboards first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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You are what your great-grandparents didn’t eat

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2025/01/10

Nautilus looks at the long-term effects of famine — and finds that extreme hunger can affect the bodies of future generations: To conduct their research, [Tulane pediatric nephrologist … Read the rest “You are what your great-grandparents didn’t eat” The post You are what your great-grandparents didn’t eat first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Sparse but robust: Brains are wired to maximize memory.

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2025/01/09

Science News shares an analysis of the human hippocampus from a computer-designer’s standpoint, finding that though the network of brain-cell connections are relatively sparse,… Read the rest “Sparse but robust: Brains are wired to maximize memory.” The post Sparse but robust: Brains are wired to maximize memory. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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The first American to die of H5N1 avian flu

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2025/01/08

Science News puts some important context around the January 6 death of a 65-year-old Louisiana man who caught the virus from his backyard chickens: Since early 2024, there have been 66 confirmed … Read the rest “The first American to die of H5N1 avian flu” The post The first American to die of H5N1 avian flu first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Roman battlefield (probably) discovered in the U.K.

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2025/01/06

BBC has news of a discovery (yet to be confirmed, likely accurate) made using a combination of historical knowledge and ground-penetrating radar that shows how the technologically advanced… Read the rest “Roman battlefield (probably) discovered in the U.K.” The post Roman battlefield (probably) discovered in the U.K. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon Boie), 1898

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2025/01/06

The word “halcyon,” meaning “calm, idyllic, happy times” came from the Greek name for these little guys, who were said to bring, well, halcyon days. I suppose… Read the rest “Science Art: Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon Boie), 1898” The post Science Art: Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon Boie), 1898 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Cheaper sodium batteries are getting better.

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2025/01/04

Notebook Check reports optimistically on a vanadium battery breakthrough that stands to make sodium-ion batteries, which rely on cheap minerals, a real competitor for the relatively… Read the rest “Cheaper sodium batteries are getting better.” The post Cheaper sodium batteries are getting better. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Ready for the next pandemic? Check with your local...

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2024/12/31

KFF Health News has a not-so-cheerful outlook on the US national health services in an article about livestock farms with a headline that starts “How America lost control of the bird… Read the rest “Ready for the next pandemic? Check with your local farmers.” The post Ready for the next pandemic? Check with your local farmers. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Andromeda Galaxy, by Isaac Roberts, 1888.

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2024/12/30

It was this photograph’s anniversary today, or so said Robert McNees, posting on Bluesky’s science-communication feed. On the 29th of December, 1888, a Welsh businessman,… Read the rest “Science Art: Andromeda Galaxy, by Isaac Roberts, 1888.” The post Science Art: Andromeda Galaxy, by Isaac Roberts, 1888. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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