It’s a difficult subject, this. And probably too punworthy for me to be able to help myself (although I shall try). Some enterprising scientists have discovered the optimal oscillation needed by a hairy beastie shaking itself dry. And by oscillation, of course, I mean ‘shaking of the body’. Or, possibly, ‘booty’. They filmed a bunch […]
Posts for October 2010
Brilliant photos of small things
Being a large fan of all things small, particularly when one is able to take photos of them, I bring you this: Yes, the results for this year’s Nikon Small World competition are in. Each year, the competition takes in entries of the best microscopy on the web, and then hurls awards at the ones […]
A challenge!
Greetings, all! Before explaining the subject of this post further, I thought I’d explain that my absence hasn’t been due to my deciding no longer to pen sciencey things, but can instead be put down to the fact that I have spent the last three weeks in South Africa. Which means I now have a […]