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Kepler also found a formula relating the size of each planet’s orb to the length of its orbital period: from inner to outer planets, the ratio of increase in orbital period is twice the difference in orb radius. However, Kepler later rejected this formula, because it was not precise enough."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hexahedron.gifHexahedron"[A] completely symmetrical structure can always keep the walking capability when any of its six faces of the hexahedron touches the ground."--Application in robotics, via. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dodecahedron.gifDodecahedron"A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of quasicrystalline aluminum-copper-iron showing the dodecahedral shape of the grain."--Via. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/octahedron.gifOctahedronOctahedral Pyritehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/tetrahedron.gifTetrahedronhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/virus-isochaedron.jpgvirus isochaedron"Schematic diagram (left) and cryoreconstruction (right) of the ssRNA insect virus FHV (family Nodaviridae). The capsid of FHV consists of 180 copies of a single subunit arranged with T=3 icosahedral symmetry."--Via. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/isochaedron.pngisochaedron2017-04-26T12:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2017/03/17/amgen-biotech-experience-2017/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maler_der_grabkammer_des_sennudem_001.jpgMaler_der_Grabkammer_des_Sennudem_001https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-10-09-15-46.jpg2017-03-10 09.15.46https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-09-08-56-59.jpg2017-03-09 08.56.592017-04-06T04:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2017/03/17/evolution-runs-faster-on-short-time-scales-via-quanta-magazine/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/the-great-tree-of-life_505ba0c07cda2.gifthe-great-tree-of-life_505ba0c07cda22017-04-02T00:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/about/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/easter-sun-alan-friedman.jpgEaster Sun, Alan FriedmanEaster Sun, Alan Friedman. 2017-02-15T13:57:52+00:00weekly0.6https://thehypertextuallounge.com/2017/02/14/gattaca-bioethics/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/in-valid.jpgin-valid2017-04-01T03:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2017/01/20/blood-typing-the-game/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/a2ba760f9ad9d2706a2deb6cb892cf5e.jpga2ba760f9ad9d2706a2deb6cb892cf5e2017-04-02T01:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/11/15/iguana-vs-snakes-via-planet-earth-ii/2017-04-02T01:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/09/27/palindromes-nucleotides-or-how-to-edit-genes-with-the-syntax-of-life/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/art-of-the-cell-crispr-cas9-in-complex-with-guide-rna-and-target-dna.jpgart-of-the-cell-crispr-cas9-in-complex-with-guide-rna-and-target-dna2017-04-05T12:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/05/05/camanchango-a-short-film-about-myths-love-nature/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/parque_fray_jorge_la_camanchaga.jpgParque_Fray_Jorge_la_camanchaga2017-04-01T03:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/10/14/googly-eyed-stubby-squid-via-nautilus-live/2016-11-19T02:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/10/26/a-heartbeat-on-a-chip/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3d-printed-heart.jpg3d-printed-heart2017-03-31T01:46:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/10/23/a-pic-of-panthera-uncia-via-n7_nate/2017-04-01T02:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/10/03/no-mans-sky-maths/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/adroverlausell7.jpgNo Man's Sky_20160911145001A lot of people hate this game. I love it enough to post a picture of me playing it. 2017-04-01T02:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/08/23/luca-the-ancestor-of-all-living-things-via-nyt/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lucca.jpgLucca2016-11-12T19:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/04/22/exoplanets-and-keplers-legacy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kepler-artisst-concept.jpgKepler artisst concept2017-04-01T02:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/04/08/geocentrism-vs-heliocentrism-revisited/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/giordano.jpgGiordanohttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/solar-system-model-ii.jpgsolar system model IIhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cell_cartoon.jpgcell_cartoonhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/solar_system1.pngsolar_systemhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/357px-hershey_chase_experiment.png357px-Hershey_Chase_experimenthttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/solar_system.pngsolar_systemhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ptolemaic_system_2_psf.pngPtolemaic_system_2_(PSF)2017-03-31T20:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/04/08/the-antibiotic-apocalypse-via-kurzgesagt/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/superbug.jpgsuperbug2017-04-01T02:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/03/04/diy-microscopy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ernst-haeckel.jpgErnst Haeckelhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diy-microscopy-kit.jpegDIY MICROSCOPY KIThttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/comida-perro.jpgcomida perrohttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bianca-blue.jpgbianca bluehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bianca-leg-bee.jpgbianca leg beehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bianca-leg-ii.jpgbianca leg IIhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bianca-rabbit-testis.jpgbianca rabbit testishttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lego-ii.jpgLego II2017-04-01T03:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/01/20/science-club-post-starstuff/2016-11-17T13:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/01/18/science-club-post-geocentrism-vs-heliocentrism/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d7ef0-cop25c325a9rnico.jpgd7ef0-cop25c325a9rnico2017-04-01T04:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2016/01/14/parthenogenesis-no-dad-needed/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/parthenogenesis.jpgParthenogenesis2017-03-31T21:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/11/25/last-post-of-sem-i-2015-2016/2016-09-28T15:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/10/15/the-science-behind-the-martian-ridley-scott-2015/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/the-martian.jpgthe martianVia.2016-04-06T11:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/10/08/liquid-water-on-mars/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mars-planet.jpgMars planet"Twelve orbits a day provide the Mars Global Surveyor MOC wide angle cameras a global "snapshot" of weather patterns across the planet. Here, bluish-white water ice clouds hang above the Tharsis volcanoes. This computer generated image was created by wrapping the global map found at PIA02066 onto a sphere."--Via NASAhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/garden-city-veins.jpgGarden city Veins"This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a network of two-tone mineral veins at an area called "Garden City" on lower Mount Sharp. The veins combine light and dark material. The veins at this site jut to heights of up to about 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) above the surrounding rock, and their widths range up to about 1.5 inches (4 centimeters)."--Via NASAhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lineae-mars.jpgLineae Mars"The flows are narrow (0.5 to 5 meters) and exhibit relatively dark markings on steep (25° to 40°) slopes, appear and incrementally grow during warm seasons and fade in cold seasons. Liquid brines near the surface almost certainly explain this activity, but the exact source of the water and the mechanism behind its motion are not understood. On October 5, 2015, possible RSLs were reported on Mount Sharp near the Curiosity rover."--Via Wikipedia/NASA2017-03-31T01:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/09/22/fold-it-gaming-and-biochemistry/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fold-it.jpgFold it2016-11-19T03:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/09/10/ucsf-researchers-control-embryonic-stem-cells-with-light/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/embryonic_stem_cells.jpgembryonic_stem_cellsHuman embryonic stem cells2017-04-01T02:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/08/25/chemistry-review-kit-ap-bio/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/methane-and-water.jpgmethane and water"Only under the right conditions does nature produce methane hydrates, fuel trapped in ice crystals. [T]he environment must be extremely cold and wet, and under relatively high pressure. And there must be methane. The simplest, and most purely refined hydrocarbon, methane consists of one carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms. The methane is formed when organic material is broken down, either by heat or by microbes, in an oxygen-poor environment."--Via 2015-09-03T11:34:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/02/24/natural-selection-in-action/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/evolution-albino-turtle.jpgEvolution Albino turtle2017-04-01T04:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/03/05/galaxy-song-monty-python-1983/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/12-9-billion-times.png12.9 billion times"A black hole that grew to gargantuan size in the Universe's first billion years is by far the largest yet spotted from such an early date, researchers have announced."--Via2017-04-01T04:35:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/03/06/organic-solar-cells-developed-in-finland/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/3d-printed-solar-energy-harvesting-trees-look-almost-like-real-thing-10.png3d-printed-solar-energy-harvesting-trees-look-almost-like-real-thing-10Printed organic solar cells2016-04-15T12:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/08/04/artist-and-citizen-scientist-javier-roman-talks-about-ornithology-and-photography-with-san-juan-students/2015-12-11T14:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/04/15/the-struggle-for-virunga-a-review/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mutilated-congolese.jpgMutilated congolesehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/merode.jpgMerodehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/m23.jpgm232016-11-13T18:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/03/02/nanotechnology-and-gene-therapy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nano-injector-iii.jpgNano injector IIIhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nanoinjector.jpgNanoinjectorhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nano-inyector.jpgNano inyector2016-02-20T20:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/02/18/transcription-and-translation-an-overview/2016-04-13T22:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/01/26/the-sky-is-a-time-machine/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/eagle_nebula_4xhubble_wikisky.jpgEagle_Nebula_4xHubble_WikiSkyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/863px-pillars_of_creation_2014_hst_wfc3-uvis_full-res1.jpg863px-Pillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-reshttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/863px-pillars_of_creation_2014_hst_wfc3-uvis_full-res.jpg863px-Pillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-reshttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pillars.jpgPillars2017-03-31T00:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2015/01/13/why-kids-dont-look-like-their-parents/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hela-cell-anaphase.jpgHeLa Cell AnaphaseHeLa Cell during Anaphase. Credit: Matthew Daniels/Wellcome Imageshttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hela-cell.jpgHeLa CellHeLa Cell during Anaphase. Credit: Matthew Daniels/Wellcome Images2015-12-10T21:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/10/03/science-club-blog-post-pseudoscience/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sagan.jpgSaganhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/800px-face_on_mars_with_inset.jpg800px-Face_on_Mars_with_InsetMars Reconnaissance Orbiter image by its HiRISE camera of the "Face on Mars". Viking Orbiter image inset in bottom right corner.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/martian_face_viking.jpgMartian_face_vikingSmall part of the Cydonia region, taken by the Viking 1 orbiter and released by NASA/JPL on July 25, 1976https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ancient-astronauts.pngAncient astronautsTogether Akhenaten and Nefertiti transformed the religious practices of ancient Egyptian society. 2017-03-28T20:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/09/25/the-cell-an-hidden-universe/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/motor-protein1.jpgmotor proteinKinesin protein walking on a microtubule. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/motor-protein.jpgmotor protein2016-04-16T00:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/09/08/science-club-post-watson-artificial-intelligence-and-the-future/2017-03-31T00:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/09/03/macromolecules-carbohydrates/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/golden_tortoise_beetle_-_charidotella_sexpunctata.jpgGolden_Tortoise_Beetle_-_Charidotella_sexpunctataCharidotella sexpunctata. This arthropod has an exoskeleton made out of chitin https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/baobabs.jpgBaobabsThese are baobabs trees in a forest in Madagascar--part of Africa, and a huge island. Some of the trees are over 1,000 years old. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/peruvian-potatoes.jpgPeruvian-PotatoesPotatoes saved the life of hundreds of thousands of Irish people during the XIX century; they've become part of the global diet, but, like many other foods with widespread use, potatoes come from America. This image shows a small sample of the 5,000 varieties of potatoes that exist in Peru. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/honey-comb-living.jpgHoney comb livingThis structure, which resembles beehives, has been designed so that, in a not too distant future, we can colonize Mars. What carbohydrates exist in honey?2016-04-06T01:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/09/02/the-caribbean-manatee-special-post-for-the-week-of-manatee-conservation-sept-7-through-sept-15-2014/2017-03-31T21:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/03/27/kurt-vonneguts-epistle-to-human-beings-of-2088/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kurt-vonnegut.jpgKurt Vonnegut2016-04-15T00:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/04/04/science-club-post-iii-milgram-experiment-an-update/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/milgram_experiment_advertising.pngMilgram_Experiment_advertisingTo access the original experiment, click here. 2015-12-09T11:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/04/01/save-the-pacific-northwest-octopus/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sighting-galen_leeds-hawktopus2-tn.jpgsighting-galen_leeds-hawktopus2.tnThe natural predator of paxarbolis is the hawk. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sighting-ellie.gifsighting.elliehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/octopus-paxarboris.jpgOctopus PaxarborisOctopus paxarbolis2016-04-12T23:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/03/25/how-blood-flows-through-the-heart/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/06-spring-heart.png06-spring-heart"Computer models of the heart incorporate detailed experimental information, both at the level of individual cells and at the level of anatomy. Here, a model developed by Peter Hunter’s team at the University of Auckland portrays the changing orientation of the heart’s muscle fibers from the outside to the inside of the heart wall. The spiraling of the fibers is believed to affect the flow of electric signals through the heart. Courtesy of Peter Hunter, PhD, Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, New Zealand."--Via. 2016-04-15T12:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/03/11/the-molecular-basis-of-inheritance/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/personal-genome-sequencer.jpgPersonal Genome Sequencer"The key to Ion Torrent's Personal Genome Machine is a semiconductor chip that holds 1.5 million sensors, each of which can hold a single strand DNA fragment. The chip electronically detects the DNA sequence, unlike other sequencing machines that optically detect DNA with pricey lasers, microscopes, and cameras. It can sequence a DNA sample in a few hours, while other machines can take at least a week. And it can scale up fast."2014-03-24T13:57:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/03/04/aganetha-dyck-guest-workers/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aganetha-i.jpgaganetha INotice the pattern that the honeycomb takes; this is a hexagonal tessellation. These patterns are seen in many biochemical phenomena, including carbon allotropes such as graphene, and big carbohydrates such as cellulose. 2016-03-26T21:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/02/21/science-club-post-ii-cosmology/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/butterfly-nebula1.jpgButterfly NebulaThe Butterfly Nebula (also known as NGC 6302): "The structure in the nebula is among the most complex ever observed in planetary nebulae. The spectrum of NGC 6302 shows that its central star is one of the hottest stars in the galaxy, with a surface temperature in excess of 200,000 K, implying that the star from which it formed must have been very large."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/arp-142.jpgArp 142The cosmos dynamic and, in many cases, violent. This image of Arp 142 shows a collision between galaxies. The culprit: gravity. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ring-nebula.jpgring nebulahttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/horsehead.jpghorseheadThis is the Horsehead Nebula: "The red or pinkish glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/stellar-nursey.jpgStellar NurseyNeutron stars are old and dense, but there's always an origin story. And stars have its origins in Stellar Nurseries such as this one. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/neuteon-star.jpgNeuteon StarThis an infographic of a neutron star, compared to the size of Brooklyn, NY. 300, 000 Earths can fit in its volume. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4622.jpgIMG_4622Speaking of moons, this one is Io, one of Jupiter's moons, spewing an 80 mile high plume of water ice and sulfur dioxide. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cassini-delivers-a-glorious-view-of-saturn.jpgCassini-delivers-a-glorious-view-of-SaturnAnother glorious view of Saturn delivered by Cassini. The sun is reflecting against its rings, made from the debris of an ancient moon. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/saturn-earth.jpgSaturn & EarthThis one was taken by the Cassini probe weeks before leaving our solar system behind. Can you see Earth? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4743.jpgIMG_47432016-04-14T20:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/02/14/memes-as-genes-genes-as-memes-a-strange-loop-of-information/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/facebookmeme.jpgfacebookmeme"A diagram showing the spread of the "No one should" meme on Facebook. Each node represents a different version, and each edge connects a version to the most likely ancestor variant. Nodes are colored by timing prompt: rest of the day (blue), next 24 hours (red), or other (purple), showing that mutations in the timing prompt are preserved along the branches of the tree. Credit: Lada Adamic."--Via physorg.com 2014-03-11T19:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/02/04/mendelian-genetics-web-kit-3-videos-via-khan-academy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pisum2.gifpisum2Pisum sativum (Illustration taken from Mendel's book on inheritance). 2017-04-01T02:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/01/22/understanding-evolution-its-evidences-and-mechanisms/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ammonites.jpgAmmonites2016-04-05T18:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/01/22/the-catholic-church-and-its-views-on-evolution/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1280px-psm_v57_d097_hms_beagle_in_the_straits_of_magellan.png1280px-PSM_V57_D097_Hms_beagle_in_the_straits_of_magellan2016-04-15T00:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2014/01/20/charles-darwin-explains-natural-selection/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/darwin-worm.jpgDarwin worm2017-03-28T21:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/12/20/the-voyagers-penny-lane-2010-science-club-blog-post-i/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/the-sounds-of-earth.jpgThe Sounds of Earth2014-03-17T03:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/11/21/last-post-of-sem-i-2013-of-bio-a-recap/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/solar-storm.jpgSolar stormWhat is energy? What is entropy? How the definitions of 'energy' and 'entropy' can be related to the Laws of Thermodynamics? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/catabolism-of-lipids.jpgcatabolism of lipidsWhat type of metabolic pathway is illustrated here? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chloroplast.jpgChloroplastWhat is this image? What type of microscope was used to magnify this structure? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mitochondrion1.pngMitochondrion1What is an 'endosymbiotic relationship'? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/endomembrane-system.jpgendomembrane systemHow is this arrangement of organelles called? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cubes.jpgcubesWhy cells cannot be the size of an elephant? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/eukaryotic-cell.jpgEukaryotic CellWhat is the etymology of the word 'Eukarya'? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fullerene.pngFullereneThis image is a carbon allotrope known as a fullerene. Why carbon is important for life? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hexokinase-ii.jpgHexokinase IIThis is a 3D filled model of an enzyme called Hexokinase. Why are proteins important for life? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/proteus.jpgProteus2015-12-10T20:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/11/16/how-evolution-works-an-animation-via-brain-pickings/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/darwin-comic.jpgDarwin Comic2015-12-10T12:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/10/15/googles-quantum-lab-a-short-film/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/quantum.jpgQuantum"Someday quantum computers will, their cheerleaders swear, sift through unprecedented volumes of information and solve processing problems once thought intractable. The military hopes to use them for extra-secure encryption, biologists hope to use them to unpack the mysteries of proteins, investment banks hope to use them to analyze minute market fluctuations, and everyone hopes to use them to store giant caches of data. But quantum computing is still a young field, and quantum computers can’t do any of it yet. At present, the one in front of me can factor the number fifteen."--Via.2013-12-10T02:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/11/06/photosynthesis-web-kit/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photons.jpgPhotons2015-12-11T14:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/11/04/the-citric-acid-cicle-via-khan-academy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hans_adolf_krebs.jpgHans_Adolf_Krebs2013-12-10T19:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/10/30/glycolysis-or-how-cells-break-down-carbohydrates/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/glycolysis.pngGlycolysis2016-04-12T00:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/10/09/diffusion-and-osmosis-via-khan-academy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/osmosis-computer-simulation.jpgOsmosis computer simulationOsmosis Computer Simulation: "This is a shot from a three dimensional computer simulation of the process of osmosis. The blue mesh is impermeable to the larger balls, whereas all of the balls are (in the animated version) bouncing about according to the rules of physical simulation of the kinetics of an ideal gas."2015-12-11T00:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/10/08/animals-in-the-news-via-the-atlantic/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/steel-blue-cricket-hunter.jpgSteel Blue Cricket Hunterhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jumping-spider.jpgJumping spiderA jumping spider is easily recognizable by the pattern of its eyes. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/eggs-beautiful-eggs.jpgeggs, beautiful eggshttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dilemma.jpgdilemmahttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/young-sea-lions.jpgYoung Sea LionsA young Galápagos Sea Lion, Marine Iguanas in the background, in Bahia Fe, Santa Cruz Island. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/booby.jpgBoobyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/maine-iguanas.jpgMaine Iguanashttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/galapagos-sea-lions.jpggalapagos sea lionsGalápagos sea lions. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waxy-monkey-frog.jpgWaxy Monkey Froghttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/baby-snow-leopard.jpgBaby Snow Leopard2016-04-22T13:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/10/01/the-hidden-life-of-the-cell-bbc-2012/2013-12-01T18:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/09/19/cell-biology-and-art/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/maxernst-thegramineousbicyclegarnishedwithbellsthedappledfiredampsandtheechinodermsbending.jpgMax+Ernst+-+The+Gramineous+Bicycle+Garnished+with+Bells+the+Dappled+Fire+Damps+and+the+Echinoderms+Bending+Max Ernst, The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending. This piece clearly suggest cell morphology. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kandinsky-succession.jpg057.tifWassily Kandinsky, Succession. Notice the emergent quality of the shapes--which resemble bacteria and organelles--, reminiscent of evolution. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/terry-winters-double-gravity.jpgTerry Winters - Double GravityTerry Winters, Double Gravity. This piece resembles embryonic cells at different stages of development. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/portrait-of-robert-hooke.jpgPortrait of Robert Hooke"By the help of Microscopes, there is nothing so small, as to escape our inquiry; hence there is a new visable World discovered to the understanding."--Robert Hooke2016-04-15T00:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/09/12/solstice-biophilia-2011/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/solstice-end.jpgsolstice endhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/solstice-pendulum.jpgsolstice pendulumhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/foucault.pngFoucaulthttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-32-55.png2013-09-04 16.32.55https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-32-50.png2013-09-04 16.32.50https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-32-351.png2013-09-04 16.32.35https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-32-01.png2013-09-04 16.32.01https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-31-55.png2013-09-04 16.31.55https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-31-50.png2013-09-04 16.31.50https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-04-16-31-45.png2013-09-04 16.31.452013-10-12T04:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/09/04/sponch-or-chnops-chemistry-cosmology-and-life/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/diamond-planet-ii.jpgDiamond planet IIAn illustration of 55 Cancri e shows a surface of mostly graphite surrounding a thick layer of diamond. Illustration courtesy Haven Giguere, Yalehttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/diamond-planet.jpgDiamond Planethttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oxy-fuel.jpgOxy fuelOxy-fuel: an alternative combustible made by burning pure oxygen. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rosalind-franklins-93rd-birthday-google-doodle.jpgRosalind-Franklins-93rd-birthday-Google-DoodleGoogle Doodle celebrating Rosalind Franklin's 93rd Birthdayhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ida.jpgIdaIda and its Moon, Dactyl. Dactyl is the first astellite of an asteroid to be discovered. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/geological_time_spiral.pngGeological_time_spiralWhere else do we see the spiral? A brief essay (150 words) about the pattern of the spiral in nature, can be accepted as a participation on the blog (10 points)https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chnops-svg.pngCHNOPS.svg2013-12-08T04:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/08/27/magnifying-the-universe/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the-milky-way.jpgThe Milky WayHundreds of millions of stars are contained in The Milky Way. 2016-04-15T01:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/08/16/the-olinguito-a-new-species-of-mammal-is-unveiled/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/olinguito-ii.pngolinguito II"D.C., Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, presented anatomical and DNA evidence that establish the olinguito (pronounced oh-lin-GHEE-toe) as a living species distinct from other known olingos."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/olinguito.jpgolinguitoThe discovery of a new mammal is a rare and exciting event in Biology. 2013-12-10T03:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/08/08/welcome-to-a-new-school-year-2013-2014/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/urs-schmidt.jpgUrs SchmidtUrs Schmidt2013-08-08T17:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/04/17/rare-and-vintage-science-illustrations-via-brain-pickings/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/asteroidea-equinodermata.jpgasteroidea equinodermataImage by Ernst Haeckel (1834 - 1919). Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms of Nature). Asteridea is the subclass of echinoderms that includes sea stars. While slow moving, they are high-level predators and feed on other invertebrates, including mollusks and barnacles>2016-04-02T02:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/05/02/last-post-of-the-school-year-the-arecibo-message/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2000px-arecibo_message-svg.png2000px-Arecibo_message.svgThe Arecibo message as sent 1974 from the Arecibo Observatory.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/arecibo-message.pngArecibo message2013-10-08T12:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/05/01/pbs-documentary-on-animal-reproduction-why-sex/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/peacock.jpgPeacock2013-05-18T03:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/03/20/this-protein-could-change-biotech-forever-forbes/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/electrophoresis.jpgElectrophoresis2013-08-28T00:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/03/05/animals-of-reddit/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-snake-and-the-dragonfly.jpgThe Snake and The DragonflyThe Snake and The Dragonfly. Both animals are predators.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-jellyfish-and-the-turtle.pngThe Jellyfish and the TurtleThe Jellyfish (not an actual 'fish') and the Turtle. Who gets the better end of the deal? https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/stereomicroscopy.jpgStereomicroscopyStereomicroscopy of a chicken embryo (trust me, not rendered nor photoshopped). https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/squids-microscopy-contest.jpgSquids (Microscopy contest)Squids are cephalopods--the geniuses of invertebrates. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/regal-ring-snake.jpgregal ring snakeThe regal ring snake is good at advertising. Its colors say: "stay away."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/predators-ii-bears.jpgPredators II (Bears)Polar bears at a family picnic. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/predator.jpgPredatorSea lions are remarkable predator. They have huge canines and incredibly powerful jaws--as shown here. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/milk-frog.jpgMilk FrogThis is a Milk Frog; native to the Amazon Rainforest. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lynx-smart-hunt.jpgLynx (Smart Hunt)The lynx is an excellent predator. Their habitats include North America, Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, Western, Central, and Eastern Asia. Basically, most of the northern hemisphere of the planet. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gorilla.jpgGorilla2017-03-31T11:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/04/17/beautifully-creepy-3d-printed-synthetic-tissue/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3d-printing.jpg3d printingNo es una gastrula. This is synthetic. 2013-10-12T00:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/04/23/from-a-cardioid-to-a-jarvik-the-human-heart-and-its-understanding-across-millenia/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/artificial-heart.jpgArtificial Heart"Graphic of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart beside a human heart with call-outs."https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sacred-heart.jpgSacred HeartSacred Heart2016-04-14T21:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/03/21/microscopy-and-iphoneography/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nucleus-onion-eduardo.jpgNucleus Onion Eduardohttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/onion-cells-i.jpgOnion Cells IOnion (Epithelial tissue) at 4X. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/human-epithelial-cells-cheek-i.jpgHuman (Epithelial Cells - Cheek) I.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cork-cells-iii.jpgCork Cells at 4X. 2014-03-07T17:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/04/22/the-i-limb-ultra-revolution-an-app-controlled-bionic-hand/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jason.jpgJason"I have been able to hold my daughter's hand for the first time in five years since my accident." -- Jason Koger 2015-12-11T03:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/03/20/bone-regeneration-sci-fi-style/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bones-repairing.jpgBones repairingOsteocytes are the basic unit of the skeleton system. They have a great capacity for regeneration. Can we accelerate this process artificially? Scientists are close to finding a way. 2015-12-09T11:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/03/18/eugenics-and-biotechnology/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eugenics.pngEugenicsEugenics was a proposed solution to all of mankind's troubles. Let's hope that it does not catch on again. 2017-04-01T01:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/02/25/chordates-were-all-family-the-shape-of-life/2013-04-29T21:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/02/12/introduction-to-animals/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pig-sacrifice.jpgPig Sacrifice"A man stands in front of his fattened sacrificial pig as part of the Hakka Yimin Festival in Hsinchu, Taiwan on August 29, 2010. During the festival, believers worship ancestors who fought for the government against rebels during ancient times to protect their homeland. After their deaths, locals started sacrificing pigs as offerings during the annual Hungry Ghost festival to commemorate their bravery. The sacrifice begins with a competition for the fattest pig in town and the family that offers the fattest pig is believed to receive a great blessing." Image by Nicky Loh. 2013-12-06T17:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/02/05/oxidate-it-or-love-it-electron-to-the-next-one/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/krebs-cycle.jpgkrebs_cycleThis will not appear on your test. 2015-12-10T21:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/01/10/introduction-photo-essay-and-commentary-on-digital-literacy/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/roundness.jpgRoundness.Roundness. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-sign.jpgThe SignMushrooms are decomposers, and humans ignore signs...https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/under-my-umbrella-ella-ella.jpgUnder my umbrella, ella, ella.Under my unmbrella, ella, ella, ella...https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/el-hongo-y-el-gongoli-i.jpgEl Hongo y El Gongoli IEl Hongo y el Gongolí.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/portada2bprimera2bhora.jpgIntroduction: photo essay and commentary on digital literacyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cross-section.jpgCross-SectionCross-Sectionhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/landscaping1.jpgLandscapingLandscapinghttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sexual-reproduction.jpgSexual Reproduction.https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/broke-torn-from-the-earth.jpgBroke, torn from the earth.Broken, torn from the Earth. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/landscaping-ii.jpgLandscaping IILandscaping II. 2013-05-03T05:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/02/04/the-meme/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sopa.jpgSOPAInternet censorship is still a hot button issue. https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/egypt-meme.jpgEgypt MemeMassive protest in 2011.2013-03-20T13:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/01/28/the-alcoholics-of-the-animal-world-surprising-science/2013-10-10T20:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/01/21/lux-aeterna-vila-2012/2013-05-03T13:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/01/14/panda-jpg/2013-12-08T23:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.com/2013/01/18/the-artificial-leaf-a-scientific-holy-grail/https://thehypertextuallounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/artificial-leaves.jpgArtificial leavesScientists have been trying to replicate photosynthesis for decades. 2014-10-17T03:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehypertextuallounge.comdaily1.02021-06-23T13:21:08+00:00