Category: Science & Nature
Russian Moonshot
After the Soviet Space Shuttle, here are some details of the original Russian Moon Landing programme. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
The Russian Space Shuttle
The Buran shuttle was a Russian orbital vehicle developed as a response to the US Space Shuttle which was suspected by Russia to have military capabilities, although their security advisors could not be sure...
Cygnus Loop Nebula
Taken by NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer in ultraviolet, the Cygnus Loop Nebula looks like some kind of deep-sea phosphorescent creature.
South Carolina Beach Monster
A bizarre creature that washed ashore last week in South Carolina. (Discovery News) A bizarre creature that washed ashore last week in Folly Beach, S.C., sparked speculation in the area and on the Internet...
Cyborg Snail Power!
Snails have joined the growing ranks of animals whose own metabolism can be used to generate electricity. The dozen or so brown garden snails crawling around the plastic, moss-filled terrarium in Evgeny Katz’s laboratory...
Australian Spider Invasion
After the recent severe floods, masses of spiders have been forced to seek new accomodation in and around Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. The normally solitary wolf spiders have congregated in their thousands...