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A cave full of 111,000 spiders in the dark.

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2025/11/08

Live Science goes into the brimstone of the underworld — a sulfuric cave literally named “Sulfur Cave” — on the border of Greece and Albania, and finds —… Read the rest “A cave full of 111,000 spiders in the dark.”The post A cave full of 111,000 spiders in the dark. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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A toilet powered by mushrooms

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2025/11/05

CTV News has an item from University of British Columbia researchers who have found an alternative to Port-a-Potties and camp toilets that doesn’t need all the maintenance, doesn’t… Read the rest “A toilet powered by mushrooms” The post A toilet powered by mushrooms first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Illustration of a Southern Sierra Nevada...

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2025/11/03

This is a mustelid, a relative of weasels and wolverines, called a fisher. The scientific name is Pekania pennanti. They’ve never been very common, and are getting less so. (A Florida… Read the rest “Science Art: Illustration of a Southern Sierra Nevada fisher” The post Science Art: Illustration of a Southern Sierra Nevada fisher first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art:Vergleich der Aufnahme von RNA und modR...

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2025/10/27

A diagram of two kinds of RNA doing their thing inside a cell (which is converting instructions from DNA into some kind of protein that a cell uses to do something. Since this illustration … Read the rest “Science Art:Vergleich der Aufnahme von RNA und modR in der Zelle, 2018” The post Science Art:Vergleich der Aufnahme von RNA und modR in der Zelle, 2018 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Making batteries out of concrete.

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2025/10/19

As in the building material. MIT News reports on researchers who have gotten 10 times the power out of a reformulated battery that’s made from concrete – that could one day be… Read the rest “Making batteries out of concrete.”The post Making batteries out of concrete. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Instrumento de Geographia y...

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2025/10/06

This is a tool from Theatro del Mvndo y de el Tiempo, a book of star maps by Giovanni Paolo Gallucci, Miguel Perez, and Sebastian Muñoz. I found it in the David Rumsey Map Collection, the “Celestial”… Read the rest “Science Art: Instrumento de Geographia y Cosmographia, 1606”The post Science Art: Instrumento de Geographia y Cosmographia, 1606 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Poissons (B), by Adolphe Millot .

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2025/08/18

The fish, the fishes of the world, including at least one extinct fish (#21, Ceratodus, the coelacanth-looking one down there on the bottom left). There are remoras, cow fish, sturgeon … Read the rest “Science Art: Poissons (B), by Adolphe Millot .”The post Science Art: Poissons (B), by Adolphe Millot . first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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DNA reveals Africans in medieval England.

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2025/08/15

Anthropology.net looks at two 7th-century graves from different parts of England — Kent and Dorset — that prove African-descended people were living in England practically… Read the rest “DNA reveals Africans in medieval England.” The post DNA reveals Africans in medieval England. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Sea star killer found. Now what?

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2025/08/11

bioGraphic celebrates the discovery, at long last, of the phenomenon behind a mysterious wave of rather horrific sea star deaths on America’s Pacific Coast. Now, researchers are… Read the rest “Sea star killer found. Now what?” The post Sea star killer found. Now what? first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Long-Tsing-Yu or Les Yeux des Dragon

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2025/08/11

These are some of the first goldfish ever seen in Europe. The image (which I found in a great Public Domain Review article) came from Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine, written in … Read the rest “Science Art: Long-Tsing-Yu or Les Yeux des Dragon ” The post Science Art: Long-Tsing-Yu or Les Yeux des Dragon first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Depression is a form of jet lag.

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2025/08/08

Or maybe vice versa. At any rate, the University of Sydney has published findings that demonstrate depression is physiologically really close to jet lag, and both problems seem to involve… Read the rest “Depression is a form of jet lag.” The post Depression is a form of jet lag. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: First missile launched at Cape...

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2025/08/04

A photo from the San Diego Air and Space Museum’s collection of Images from NASA/Cape Canaveral. Here are a couple of quotes from a recent Florida Today story describing the launch:… Read the rest “Science Art: First missile launched at Cape Canaveral, July 24, 1950.” The post Science Art: First missile launched at Cape Canaveral, July 24, 1950. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Where the dark matter hides.

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2025/07/31

Caltech says that, thanks to an NSF grant, they’ve found where all the dark matter has been hiding. That’s up to 50 percent of matter in the universe, the stuff that doesn’t… Read the rest “Where the dark matter hides.” The post Where the dark matter hides. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Massive study finds the lifestyle to keep your brain...

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2025/07/29

NPR reports on a study of 2,100 ordinary, not super fit people in their 60s and 70s who spent two years on an intensive regimen of diet, exercise, socializing, and brain training, and found… Read the rest “Massive study finds the lifestyle to keep your brain young.” The post Massive study finds the lifestyle to keep your brain young. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Dragon? Or weasel?

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2025/07/29

OK, not weasel but marten – which is close enough. Asahi Shimbun writes on the identity of a dragon mummy known as a Koryu held in the Shosoin Repository being finally revealed by X-ray… Read the rest “Dragon? Or weasel?” The post Dragon? Or weasel? first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Salt Typhoon (probably) has peeked into all sorts of...

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2025/07/17

IT Pro echoes the warning of cybersecurity professionals that, since the Pentagon reported on China’s Salt Typhoon group broaching a U.S. National Guard system, we should assume… Read the rest “Salt Typhoon (probably) has peeked into all sorts of U.S. gov’t computers.”The post Salt Typhoon (probably) has peeked into all sorts of U.S. gov’t computers. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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A self-healing rechargeable battery made of cheap...

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2025/07/17

Ars Technica reports on a new sort of cathode that’s made of materials that are abundant (therefore cheap), that store electrons and let them move rapidly (so it’s a good conductor),… Read the rest “A self-healing rechargeable battery made of cheap elements.” The post A self-healing rechargeable battery made of cheap elements. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: The “Rotterdam Ship” was one of the...

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2025/07/14

This image is actually much older than 1934; it’s just that that is when William Beebe published it (courtesy of the New York Public Library) in his book Half Mile Down, which is both… Read the rest “Science Art: The “Rotterdam Ship” was one of the earliest submarines…, 1934” The post Science Art: The “Rotterdam Ship” was one of the earliest submarines…, 1934 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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Science Art: Cyamus boopis, Lütken, 1895.

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2025/07/07

Cyamis boopis is one of the cyamidae better known as a whale louse. This particular species is from Scandinavia, as illustrated in the book An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short… Read the rest “Science Art: Cyamus boopis, Lütken, 1895.” The post Science Art: Cyamus boopis, Lütken, 1895. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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USDA finds what caused America’s biggest bee die-off.

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2025/07/03

Science shares research that identifies a massive killer of honeybees — a virus that’s carried by pesticide-resistant mites: U.S. beekeepers had a disastrous winter. Between … Read the rest “USDA finds what caused America’s biggest bee die-off.” The post USDA finds what caused America’s biggest bee die-off. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

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