A month after Galaxy Zoo was started and a small band of astronomers invited all comers to sift through millions of unclassified photos of never-before-seen patches of space, a primary-school teacher discovered what may be a totally novel type of celestial object, now known as Hanny’s Voorwerp.read more | digg story

Lack of warranty support for biodiesel has been a major stumbling block for new diesel owners who want to start using the fuel. But three long-awaited ASTM specifications could help change that.read more | digg story

Travel through Earth’s recent history
Tracking Changes in Global Conditions over Time”
Ice Meltt / Sea Level / CO2 Emissons / Average Gloval Temperatureread more | digg story

A rare set of white tiger triplets have become the star attractions at a zoo in Higashikagawa, western Japan.Born at the Shirotori Zoo only one month ago, the yet-to-be-named trio have become an instant hit with visitors to the zoo who can…read more | digg story

“Meet Ms. Suspicious, a member of the “Online Liberation Movement.” According to AT&T, Ms. Suspicious “has nothing to hide,” so she certainly won’t mind when AT&T and their traitorous telecom buddies trash the Constitution and violate her right to privacy!”read more | digg story

“Meet Ms. Suspicious, a member of the “Online Liberation Movement.” According to AT&T, Ms. Suspicious “has nothing to hide,” so she certainly won’t mind when AT&T and their traitorous telecom buddies trash the Constitution and violate her right to privacy!”read more | digg story

Painfully visible are the inherent design deficiencies of a foundation that was never intended to support such weight. Windows seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it.read more | digg story

Using systems biology to model the metabolic networks in tomato fruit development When tomatoes ripen in our gardens, we watch them turn gradually from hard, green globules to brightly colored, aromatic, and tasty fruits. This familiar and seemingly commonplace transformation masks a seething mass of components interacting in a well-regulated albeiread more | digg story

Your Stomach Secretes Corrosive Acid
There’s one dangerous liquid no airport security can confiscate from you: It’s in your gut. Your stomach cells secrete hydrochloric acid, a corrosive compound used to treat metals in the industrial world. It can pickle steel, but mucous lining the stomach wall keeps this poisonous liquid safely in the digestive system, [...]

Their science is impressive, but their timing is dead on. It doesn
’t quite seem fair that California has been blessed with the perfect growing climate for some of the world’s best agriculture (and of course, wine) but saddled with a water shortage.
To help the Napa winemakers and wineries worldwide oversee their crop irrigation and [...]