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6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism -- great piece by @JaneJaeLee: on.natgeo.com/16HFhGw via @NatGeo
6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism
news.nationalgeographic.com — Photograph from Science Source Jane J. Lee Published May 19, 2013 In April, National Geographic News published a story about the letter in which scientist Francis Crick described DNA to his 12-year-old son. In 1962, Crick was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA, along with fellow scientists James Watson and Maurice Wilkins.
RT @ddimick: The Last Viking Whalers: Eloquent #photography by @marcusbleasdale (editing by @pc) in June @NatGeoMag ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/viking……
Viking Whalers
ngm.nationalgeographic.com — The Lofoten Islands in the far north of Norway have always been a world apart, a peninsula-like chain of wild, craggy shards jutting into the Norwegian Sea above the Arctic Circle. In Norse folklore Lofoten's long spine of mountains were said to be the haunts of trolls and Valkyries-maidens who conducted slain warriors to Valhalla-and its fjords provided dramatic backdrops to some of the grandest of the Viking sagas.
RT @patty_appleseed: @rooshv @amandafiegl wrong. what's troubling is that women haven't significantly increased lifespan since 1989 when ...
What is pi, and why do we celebrate it? A fun @natgeo Q&A. t.co/39tF6SGzya
Pi Day Turns 25: Why We Celebrate an Irrational Number
news.nationalgeographic.com — Photograph courtesy Exploratorium Marc Silver Published March 14, 2013 Pi Day is such a huge holiday that it's hard to imagine it didn't exist until 1988.
RT @CultureDesk: Pretty much the best post about a chance encounter at the Strand bookstore that you are going to read: t.co/ASSn ...
Meeting an Old Friend at the Strand Far Away from Home : The New Yorker
newyorker.com — Someone I hadn't seen in forty years recognized me the other afternoon at the Strand Book Store. In middle and high school back in Leningrad, he had been one of my closest friends.
RT @NatGeoScience: Species Revival: Should we bring back extinct animals? t.co/vk3BhWkgRd
Species Revival: Should We Bring Back Extinct Animals?
news.nationalgeographic.com — Jamie Shreeve Published March 5, 2013 On May 6, 1930, a Tasmanian farmer named Wilfred Batty grabbed a rifle and shot a thylacine-commonly known as a Tasmanian tiger-that was causing a commotion in his henhouse. The bullet hit the animal in the shoulder. Twenty minutes later, it was dead.
New on @NatGeo: The Ultimate Relationship Test: A Trip to Mars t.co/1Y8ocUI3ol
The Ultimate Relationship Test: A Trip to Mars
news.nationalgeographic.com — Photograph by John B. Carnett, Popular Science/Getty Images Marc Kaufman Published February 27, 2013 Wanted: A man and a woman in their early to mid-50s, preferably married. Must enjoy adventure, spending long periods of time together, and sharing space-as in 501 days in a 30-cubic-foot (0.85-cubic-meter) capsule.
A water lily unfurls as dusk falls, part of @NatGeoMag's lovely March feature on gardens at night: t.co/8zqUp9uoEm
Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
ngm.nationalgeographic.com — Taken over the course of two and a half hours, this time-lapse sequence of 55 still photographs reveals a spectacular evening show: The unfurling of a giant water lily at Pennsylvania's Longwood Gardens.
Not what I want to hear on the brink of parenthood! via BBC News - Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body t.co/3kjGcxZFni
Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body
bbc.co.uk — A run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers. The activity of hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day for a week.
Wow! Red sky in Washington DC this morning (sailor, take warning): t.co/96jIiP7fWR via @capitalweather
Red sky at morning in Washington, D.C.
washingtonpost.com — Posted at 09:18 AM ET, 02/26/2013 Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailor take warning. There is often truth in the old adage. With today's approaching storm system, it does ring true. I did a post last year to explain this phenomenon.Have a Story?
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