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grant balfour

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Gigantic, ghostly crustaceans could live over half...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/06/20

New Scientist plumbs the depths in search of foot-long white shrimp-like creatures that might be one of the most populous creatures on the bottom of the ocean, but about which we know very… Read the rest “Gigantic, ghostly crustaceans could live over half the ocean floor.” The post Gigantic, ghostly crustaceans could live over half the ocean floor. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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China’s undersea station.

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2025/06/19

Someone in China hasn’t watched Kristen Stewart in UNDERWATER… or so Sustainability Times leads me to believe. They’re reporting (rather breathlessly) on a “deep-sea… Read the rest “China’s undersea station.” The post China’s undersea station. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Harpagolestes immanis, by Ryan Somma.

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2025/06/15

This is a picture of a mesonychid, a family of prehistoric creatures known as “wolves with hooves.” I got the idea to post this from a Bluesky post by Riley “Resting Dino… Read the rest “Science Art: Harpagolestes immanis, by Ryan Somma.” The post Science Art: Harpagolestes immanis, by Ryan Somma. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Wild cockatoos use public water fountains

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2025/06/07

Smithsonian shares some unusual observations from Australia, where wild cockatoos have learned to operate the controls of water fountains in public parks to get a quick drink: Barbara … Read the rest “Wild cockatoos use public water fountains” The post Wild cockatoos use public water fountains first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Ancient megafarm found in Michigan.

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2025/06/06

PhysOrg reports on an archaeological discovery in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which seems to have been the site of a 1,000-year-old Native American farming complex more than 330… Read the rest “Ancient megafarm found in Michigan.” The post Ancient megafarm found in Michigan. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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The temple as refuge … for endangered species.

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2025/06/06

Nature reports on a study from China that found thousands of endangered trees growing on the grounds of religious monuments across the country: It is an example of “where ecological and … Read the rest “The temple as refuge … for endangered species.” The post The temple as refuge … for endangered species. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Pterophorus pentadactyla MHNT, by Didier...

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2025/06/02

This is an image of a white plume moth, a photograph taken of a specimen in the Muséum de Toulouse in August of 2011. The moths really look like this in life, too. But this one was on display in … Read the rest “Science Art: Pterophorus pentadactyla MHNT, by Didier Descouens” The post Science Art: Pterophorus pentadactyla MHNT, by Didier Descouens first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Turbines and Pumps, Manchester, 1882.

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2025/05/26

This is a waterwork as the Industrial Revolution hit full swing. It’s the final image in a book I’ve used here before, A practical treatise on hydraulic and water-supply engineering:… Read the rest “Science Art: Turbines and Pumps, Manchester, 1882.” The post Science Art: Turbines and Pumps, Manchester, 1882. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)

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2025/05/15

SONG: “Bed Chem” (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover). (OGG version here.)ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: This wasn’t based on any scientific research. It’s a … Read the rest “SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover)” The post SONG: Bed Chem (a penitential Sabrina Carpenter cover) first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Cardiac Devices, Medtronic

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2025/05/12

This is a poster snapped in my cardiologist’s (actually, electrophysiologist’s) office. These are all machines that are put into your heart to track its beating and alter… Read the rest “Science Art: Cardiac Devices, Medtronic” The post Science Art: Cardiac Devices, Medtronic first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Growing worry over “ChatGPT-induced psychosis”

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2025/05/10

Futurism reports on anecdotal evidence of ChatGPT conversing with people in a human-like way and … drawing them further and further into an authoritative-sounding, real-feeling… Read the rest “Growing worry over “ChatGPT-induced psychosis””The post Growing worry over “ChatGPT-induced psychosis” first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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NASA JPL boss quits

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2025/05/08

The Register reports on the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suddenly stepping down for “personal reasons”: During the November 2024 staff cuts, Leshin … Read the rest “NASA JPL boss quits” The post NASA JPL boss quits first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Pulsars have an invisible halo

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2025/05/06

Physics Magazine takes a look at the radiation surrounding those high-energy stars that zoot-zoot-zoot out in regularly recurring intervals (stars with a pulse, in other words, like … Read the rest “Pulsars have an invisible halo” The post Pulsars have an invisible halo first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: MRO Fairing Installation, 2005.

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2025/05/05

On a fiberglass sailboat, “fairing” is a thin coat of epoxy meant to smooth out all tiny bumps and creases that sanding can’t catch in order to make the hull move through… Read the rest “Science Art: MRO Fairing Installation, 2005.” The post Science Art: MRO Fairing Installation, 2005. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Iceland’s Coast Shows Hints of Spring,...

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2025/04/28

A photo from the NASA PACE Ocean Sciences gallery. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission is a satellite observatory created by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) which… Read the rest “Science Art: Iceland’s Coast Shows Hints of Spring, March 2024” The post Science Art: Iceland’s Coast Shows Hints of Spring, March 2024 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Mathematical Knot Table 01, by Rodrigo...

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2025/04/13

These are knots. Not knots used to tie down boats or headstrong horses, but knots used to explore geometries of space. The display was made by Estes Objethos Atelier, but the photo was taken… Read the rest “Science Art: Mathematical Knot Table 01, by Rodrigo Argenton” The post Science Art: Mathematical Knot Table 01, by Rodrigo Argenton first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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A vaccine for pancreatic cancer.

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2025/03/01

I grew up learning (rightly or wrongly) that pancreatic cancer was “one of the bad ones,” fast-moving and tough to beat. Now, Science Friday is announcing that there’s… Read the rest “A vaccine for pancreatic cancer.”The post A vaccine for pancreatic cancer. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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SONG: Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^)

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2025/02/25

SONG: “They Can Make It Rain Bombs” . (OGG version here.) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “‘Just give me the f***ing links!’—Cursing disables Google’s… Read the rest “SONG: Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^)” The post SONG: Hashtag Exclamation (#!%^) first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Lepiota Echinellus, 1887

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2025/02/24

You probably shouldn’t eat these. This is an illustration of a Lepiota mushroom from the Bulletin de la Société botanique de France. The genus includes quite a few toxic species, … Read the rest “Science Art: Lepiota Echinellus, 1887” The post Science Art: Lepiota Echinellus, 1887 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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So just how much life are we already spreading into...

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2025/02/20

Mashable wants to know (along with NASA researchers) just what kind of critters are sticking to the International Space Station or surrounding it like an invisible cloud of living things… Read the rest “So just how much life are we already spreading into space?” The post So just how much life are we already spreading into space? first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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