by Captain Skellett | Jun 24, 2011 | Recent Research, Science Communication
One of the biggest dams in the world, Geheyan Dam in China holds more water than five Sydney Harbour’s, a massive 3.12 billion cubic metres worth. What would happen if it failed? Australian CSIRO scientists collaborated with China’s Satellite Surveying...
by Captain Skellett | Jun 16, 2011 | Recent Research, Science Communication
“Scientists genetically engineer female ‘Frankenstein’ goats in male bodies to create ‘human’ breast milk” exclaimed the Daily Mail on Tuesday. The article leaned on a press release titled “AgResearch Transgender Goats To Be...
by Captain Skellett | Jun 8, 2011 | Recent Research
A few months ago I wrote about Ancient Nubians and their antibiotic beer, delivering a dose of tetracycline in every brew. Now bioarcheologist George Armelagos has co-authored a study showing that early irrigation channels changed how humans were affected by...
by Captain Skellett | May 12, 2011 | How Things Work, Recent Research
The Australian Government just announced it will spend 40 million dollars over the next four years to support Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA.) If, like me last week, you’re not really sure what the SKA is and Google seems to think...
by Captain Skellett | Apr 8, 2011 | Recent Research, Sex and Reproduction
When Brian Foy returned home to America from a field trip in Senegal, Africa, he didn’t know he was infected with the mosquito spread Zika virus. But just a few days later he was sick with extreme fatigue and joint pain, and so was his wife Chilson. A new study...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 18, 2011 | Recent Research, Sex and Reproduction
This little kitty is a rare African black-footed cat conceived through IVF in an attempt to keep the species alive. About 40 of these cats live in zoos worldwide, while a few wild cats live in South Africa where they are protected, but sometimes poisoned and killed by...