Daily Archives: September 25, 2012

Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Prepped for New Launch

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

The Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is now readying for its third space mission, slated to begin in October. And perhaps not surprising for the hush-hush orbital drone, the third time into space remains as secretive as the first … Continue reading →

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Pavlov’s Dogs

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( September 26 1849 – February 27, 1936) was a famous Russian physiologist. From his childhood days Pavlov demonstrated intellectual brilliance along with an unusual energy which he named “the instinct for research”. Inspired when the progressive ideas which D. I. Pisarev, the most … Continue reading →

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Endurance: ‘Still time’ for Shackleton centenary search

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

A long-standing bid to locate the wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance could still be mounted in time for the centenary of his most famous expedition in 2014. That’s the view of expert David Mearns, who heads the ambitious … Continue reading →

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Turner paintings ‘genuine’

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

Three oil paintings deemed fakes and locked away for half a century have been found to be genuine works by landscape artist JMW Turner. The oils were left to the National Museum Wales in 1951 by Gwendoline and Margaret Davies of … Continue reading →

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Einstein’s Brain

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

Albert Einstein’s brain has often been a subject of research and speculation. It was removed within seven and a half hours of his death. The brain has attracted attention because of Einstein’s reputation for being one of the foremost geniuses of the 20th century, … Continue reading →

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In birds’ development, researchers find diversity by the peck

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Deskarati

It has long been known that diversity of form and function in birds’ specialized beaks is abundant. Charles Darwin famously studied the finches on the Galapagos Islands, tying the morphology (shape) of various species’ beaks to the types of seeds … Continue reading →

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