Scientists scan a woman’s brain during an out-of-body experience
By Jennifer Welsh Scientists scanned a woman’s brain during an out-of-body experience — and what they found was amazing It may sound like a plot from “The Twilight Zone,” but a psychology graduate student at the University of Ottawa says…
Sea levels in Caribbean rising and predicted to rise more
Modelling Present-Day and Future Caribbean Sea Level Changes By H.A. Dijkstra, IMAU, Utrecht University, The Netherlands The Caribbean Sea is connected to the North Atlantic Ocean and exchange transport values (in Sv, 1 Sv = 106 m3/s) are fairly well…
Makos: Tracking one of the fastest sharks in the world
By Dr. Mahmood Shivji and Daryl Carson, From Guy Harvey website The following article originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Guy Harvey Magazine. For any angler who has tangled with a shortfin mako, they know the power of…
It’s snack time in the Cosmos
By Ron Cowen From New York Times Falling Into a Black Hole A gas cloud named G2 is about to collide with Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. A simulation shows how the cloud…
Scientists discover new whale species
By Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com Researchers have described a new beaked whale species. The beaked whale family, so-called for their dolphin-like beaks, are among the world’s least known mammals. Beaked whales are incredibly elusive and rare, little-known to scientists and the…
Whale Tails: How Caribbean sailors can help whale research
By Nathalie Ward From sail-world Sailors for the Sea, a David Rockefeller project, whose mission it is to ‘educate and engage the boating community in the worldwide protection of the oceans’, occasionally publishes essays about the state of our oceans,…
Incredible new pictures of lakes on Saturn’s Moon Titan
By KELLY DICKERSON From Business Insider NASA Saturn’s moon Titan. You can see one of its hyrdrocarbon lakes in the dark area near the top of the image. The Cassini spacecraft has revealed incredible images of lakes and seas made…
LEGO League blasts through UNF
By Laura Caso, First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Students from Florida, Georgia and the Cayman Islands put their science, engineering and computer programming skills to the test, Sunday. More than 250 students and adults, packed the University of North…
10 ways alternative energy is about to change the way tech gets powered
By Lyndsey Gilpin From Tech Republic Solar-powered laptops, edible battery power, spray-on solar panels, mini windmills: This may be a game-changing year for clean technology. Apple was just awarded a patent for a possible solar-powered MacBook display. Image: Apple/USPTO Instead…
Tesla’s toy boat: A drone before its time
By Jon Turi From engadget Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. The military complex has certainly embraced the concept of telerobotics, especially…
