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Old 10-24-2010, 02:12 PM   #1
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The random esoteric science news thread
Since science news threads tend to drop off the front pages quickly, or you might have a story that find interesting but aren't motivated enough to start a new thread for it, this is intended to be a clearinghouse thread to post them.

A few recent stories to start:

Sloths take some ribbing:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39796499...ience-science/

A snake story I'm posting mainly because I liked the turn of phrase "crawling amok":

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...da-just-start/

A galaxy far, far, far, farfarfar away:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...-the-universe/

Don't look now, but you've got worms in your genes!:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lo...in-your-brain/

Got viruses in your genes, too! Lots and lots and lots of viruses. (That's virii for you, HarryT):

http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2010/10/..._non-retro.php

Eris is beginning to look a lot like Pluto (sung, of course, to the tune of "Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"):

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39574417...science-space/

And last but not least creepy-looking, a mite-y beetle:

http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/20...nter_carri.php
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Old 10-24-2010, 02:43 PM   #2
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I only found out the other day that the Earth has got two moons!!

The moon that's not the Moon is called Cruithne.
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Now, now, Sparrow, you did read that article, didn't you? It's not a moon, it's an Earth synchronized asteroid... Which I find even more amazing... and its orbit is periodically perturbed by Earth so that its orbital period varies from Earth's by plus or minus a day.... Ahh, go read the article
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There are several objects known, I believe,to be in odd orbits like that-- including this rocket stage:

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...mysteryobject/
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Old 10-26-2010, 02:02 AM   #5
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A study of Indian amber:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80...fe/#more-21783
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Now, now, Sparrow, you did read that article, didn't you? It's not a moon, it's an Earth synchronized asteroid...
Spoilsport - it's a moon to me!!
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Old 10-27-2010, 04:51 PM   #7
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World's creepiest monkey discovered!

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...er/?test=faces

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/27...sed-monke.html
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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/27...sed-monke.html
Oh... nooo.. He looks very much like one of the men I support...
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I only found out the other day that the Earth has got two moons!!

The moon that's not the Moon is called Cruithne.
Very interesting! Thanks!
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Now let's take a look at what's on your mind:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11635625

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Very nice! Thanks for that Graham!
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Here's the Science Daily Version:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1026161257.htm
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Primates "out of Asia"?

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceno...hed-light.html
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There are several objects known, I believe,to be in odd orbits like that-- including this rocket stage:

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...mysteryobject/
They only think it might be a rocket stage.... my money's on V'Ger.
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They only think it might be a rocket stage.... my money's on V'Ger.
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