Daily Archives: July 31, 2011

Unusual image gives you two night skies for the price of one

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Deskarati

This breathtaking panorama combines the two hemispheres of the Milky Way galaxy into one. On top, we can see the northern stars from the Canary Islands, while on bottom we can see the southern sky from Chile’s Atacama desert. A … Continue reading →

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Mona Lisa Redux

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Deskarati

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Mona Lisa’ reduced & remixed down into 140 exact circles of colour. A work about the illusion of familiarity, inspired by Seurat. Makes little sense close up. Makes every sense from the other side of the … Continue reading →

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Boulengerula fischeri

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Deskarati

Caecilians are among the most unusual amphibians and Boulengerula fischeri is perhaps the most unusual of the species. Described as “living pink spaghetti”, these creatures have about 200 vertebrae and attain lengths up to 400mm in spite of their scant … Continue reading →

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Particle Discovery Fills A Gap

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Deskarati

Scientists have found a previously unseen particle using the Tevatron, the most powerful particle accelerator in the United States. Predicted by the standard model of particle physics, the new particle fills a blank space in the family tree of baryons, … Continue reading →

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