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Elon Musk denies his sperm will seed Mars colony
The Independent· 16 hours agoElon Musk has denied claims that he plans to use his sperm to seed a colony on Mars. The SpaceX founder reportedly told employees that he would donate...
The bacteria diet - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Nature· 16 hours agoGiven that a probiotic drink might contain only a billion live bacteria, compared with the one hundred trillion bacteria that are estimated to be present in the human gut, some researchers argue ...
Our Astronomical Column - Nature
Nature· 17 hours ago...the direction of the observatory erected by Sir Thomas Brisbane at Paramatta, N.S.W., he came into possession of a letter addressed to Maskelyne by Admiral Bligh, Governor of the colony, containing observations of a solar eclipse on December 10, 1806, which was described as almost total; the...
Voyages of the Elizabethan Seamen to America - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoThe selection is, however, judicious, and cannot fail to be interesting, and at the same time instructive, to those who desire to become familiar with the first beginnings of English conquest ...
Coat of arms with links to George Washington set for Shropshire auction
Shropshire Star· 17 hours agoThe 18th century heraldic coat of arms of General Edward Braddock (1695-1755) will be going under...
Carnegie Corporation of New York - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoThe report of the president, Mr. F. P. Keppel, points out that the Corporation has for the first time in many years incurred obligations in excess of the current income of the main endowment ...
The West Indian Agricultural Conference, 1902 - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoTHE fourth Agricultural Conference under the presidency of Dr. D. Morris, Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West Indies, was held on January 4 to 6. The opening ceremony was attended ...
Lord Moyne: New Colonial Secretary - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoTHE announcement of Lord Moyne's appointment as H.M. Secretary of State for the Colonies in succession to the late Lord Lloyd will be welcome to all who have at heart the future of the populations ...
Venereal Disease in West Africa - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoIncidence THE incidence of venereal disease in West African natives is very high indeed, and is rapidly on the increase. The exact number of cases in the Colonies is difficult to assess, but ...
Behaviour of Bees when Foraging - Nature
Nature· 17 hours agoIN the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts (August 1945), Dr. Colin G. Butler of the Rothamsted Experimental Station discusses this subject. It appears that when a bee works a group of plants ...
