Gleanings of the Week Ending July 20, 2013

The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles and websites I found this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.

The world likes the US slightly more than China - Infographic displaying data from recent Pew Research Group poll. Is it any surprise that the Middle East views China more positively than the US?

Intricate Hand-Cut Leaf Designs Reflect Wonders of Nature - I’ve always liked the delicate cut-paper art. Using leaves rather than paper is an interesting idea…and the leaves themselves add another shape to the work. My favorite is the owl in the tree.

12 Tips for Staying Optimistic in Tough Times - From Marlo Thomas

HD Video of Niagara Falls - Awesome! Shot via a remote control device hovering over it all.

Ice Chalk - Doesn’t this sound like a fun project for summer?

Family Resemblances - A series of images created with half the face from one person and half from a near relative (brothers, mothers/daughter, fathers/sons). The images show the similarities and also highlight what happens as faces age.

Sea Level Rise in Maryland - Sea level is rising 2-3 times faster in the Chesapeake Bay than the global sea level rise. Includes interactive maps.

Road of the Future - Infographic. There are some that are already being used in a few places (dynamic paint, glow in the dark road markings, and anti-icing).

Solar Prominences put on a strange and beautiful show in the Sun’s sky - From the Royal Astronomy Society

The Abominable Frogman - From the Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Gleanings of the Week Ending April 27, 2013

The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles I read this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.

The Cancer Tradeoff - Robert Austin argues that cancer is a natural consequence of our rapid evolution

Dinosaur Embryo Graveyard - From southern China

Like People, Bees Learn From Watching One Another

Breathtaking Photos of Colorful Rock Formations in China - Vibrantly colored exposed rock layers

Plant DNA Largely Unchanged - We have a tulip tree at the edge of the forest in our backyard….and it is pretty much the same as trees that grew in the time of dinosaurs!

Nanoparticle Disguised as a Blood Cell Fights Bacterial Infection - An idea about what comes after antibiotics for bacterial infections….something completely different

Breathtaking Photos of China's "River of Poems and Paintings" - Seems like China is a theme for this week….this is the second gleaning about that country

Research Aims to Settle Debate Over Origin of Yellowstone Volcano - Mantle plumes near subduction zones are more complex that the previous models depicted

Light Paintings Created with LED Wakeboards - Even the photographs show the motion of the athletes…but watch the video too to understand how much work went into the production.

Snowcano - Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula…and I see that ‘volcanoes’ is another theme for this week although Yellowstone and Kamchatka are quite different.