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The last few days uk bbc has conducted a space watch experiment. The public was encouraged to take part. An amateur astronomer discovered the galaxy. Major telescopes, around the world followed the sighting .Keck telescope in Hawaii , etc uk Jodrell Bank radio telescope seen in background. Live. Looking at new galaxy. The galaxy is due to be named 9........ With the name of the discoverer . Pictures : - A) Gravity lens produced by galaxy in front ( bright central cluster ). A very large galaxy behind able to be seen by the lens , and bent around galaxy in front . (seen to bottom right smudge of bright light ,) more examination will reveal more details of the n…

NASA says observations suggest that brown dwarfs have weather possibly akin to Jupiter and it's red spot... http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-005&3

Uk is being hit by a series of wind,tide.storm,rain onslaught. They are all coming on the jet stream from the North American direction. ' Give over chaps! ' Mike

Somebody is building a starship. The engines are being manufactured in France......Fusion Drive

This news means the world population may begin to grow again, and possibly fast. Although, it depends on how expensive the process to reverse aging will be. This is not good news for mother Earth. Is it ethical for people to extend their lives? How can Earth support tens of billions more people?

Since this section of these forums seem to be a bit out of date. I figured it would be nice to bring some science up to date. Two of the biggest breakthroughs just in this past month. What a way to end 2013! The first breakthrough is for our tree hugging, peace-loving, save the planet, environment, types. You know, the ones who are in the 30ies! Who grew up watching Captain Planet and how to save the planet cartoons! While us old G.I JOE and Barbie people stand by and watch! But alas, something the greens can reap and be happy about. No more drilling, destroying the environment, no more fracking! Can actually save the forest! Ohh wait forgot about those lumberjacks! …

Could mushrooms explain the Santa myth? http://www.livescience.com/42077-8-ways-mushrooms-explain-santa.html?cmpid=556093

Just stumbled upon one of the sites called Sparkonit claiming Orchid Hypothesis may be the possible answers to why genes survived throughout evolution. http://sparkonit.com/2013/12/19/orchid-hypothesis-a-possible-answer-to-why-genes-for-depression-survived-throughout-evolution/

Recent genetic studies indicate ancient humans interbred with at least three known and possibly one unknown hominid species. This interbreeding went on for thousands of years in a possibly back and forth gene exchange between the species.. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218133658.htm

Global Analysis - November 2013 Global Highlights The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was record highest for the 134-year period of record, at 0.78°C (1.40°F) above the 20th century average of 12.9°C (55.2°F). The global land surface temperature was 1.43°C (2.57°F) above the 20th century average of 5.9°C (42.6°F), the second highest for November on record, behind 2010. For the global oceans, the November average sea surface temperature was 0.54°C (0.97°F) above the 20th century average of 15.8°C (60.4°F), tying with 2009 as the third highest for November. The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature…

Science is getting closer and closer to synthetic life. Creating a cell from parts of living cells is one direction but building a living cell from scratch is gaining ground. http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/38393/title/Proto-Organelles-for-Synthetic-Cells/

I had already hypothesized this way before, but was considered a crackpot for it. I guess I was right in some areas.

Holographic universes makes sense of entwined black holes at a distance having identically the same interior (via a wormhole).

The sweet spot is, according to economists, a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $36,000 / yr. I'm afraid US politicians will continue to be gridlocked, and ignore these experts, unless they are afraid unhappy voters will vote them out of office.

Something interesting for those of us with a laser fetish... New military laser system takes down mortar rounds... http://www.gizmag.com/hel-md-vehicle-mounted-laser-test/30116/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=da80c1591c-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-da80c1591c-90207101

Ctenophores, it would now seem, are the most basal of all living animals according to genetic analysis. Sponges have long been considered the most basal or closest living representative of the base of the animal tree. Sponges which lack a nervous system or muscles would appear to have descended from animals that had those traits instead of being animals that never had them. ​Ctenophores are predators that eat plankton and swim with cilia, have smooth muscles and a nervous system would appear to be more advanced than sponges but apparently this is not true. Details here... http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/38619/title/A-New-Basal-Anima…

So, apparently this is a big effing deal. http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/materials/bose-einstein-condensate-made-at-room-temperature-for-first-time What do you think? Where does this take us? What comes next?

Can time be traced back to infinity? The rainbow gravity theory suggests time had no beginning and there was no singularity and that different wave lengths of light are affected differently than others. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rainbow-gravity-universe-beginning&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20131211

Scientists have begun to consider Einsteins "spooky action at a distance" maybe spookier than was first thought. Entangled particles might be the result of worm holes connecting the particles or groups of particles that are entangled. Even Black holes could be similarly entangled. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Spooky_action_builds_a_wormhole_between_entangled_particles_999.html

This find may secure the lives of many people despite global warming melting glaciers. It is unfortunate the water is concentrated on continental shelves off Australia, China, North America and South Africa, rather than being more dispersed. There are many questions regarding its use, including technical, legal, and economic. For example, will pumping from these aquifers cause sea water to foul the fresh water, are the resources in international waters, and how much will it cost to move that water to places like Europe that are far from the sources.

I found a link to mtu.edu news release on the 3D printer, but have not been able to access the server, yet. It appears to be overloaded, rather than down.

As the title says, a paper just came out in which the use of lures by alligators has been reported. V. Dinets, J.C. Brueggen & J.D. Brueggen , Ethology Ecology & Evolution (2013): Crocodilians use tools for hunting, Ethology Ecology & Evolution, DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2013.858276 The abstract: In a photo within the article an alligator was balancing sticks and similar nestbuilding materials on its head. Now they need to learn how to use beer as a lure...

It sounds dubious, but DARPA may buy one.

Posted in Astronomy and Cosmology forum : link below http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/80227-dr-who-take-on-start-and-end-of-universe/ as they say sit back and enjoy the show for 3 minutes 1000.s did in the LONDON Royal Albert Hall a few days ago ( here on BBC i player ) should work automatically . Mike

While chimpanzees craft sticks as tools and use rocks as tools, no other modern animal, except man, combines stone and wood into a tool.