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Panspermia Panspermia is the hypothesis that life originated elsewhere in the universe and spread to Earth, and perhaps other places, on objects like asteroids. Astrobiologists, who investigate the possibility of life in space, point out that some microorganisms can, in fact, survive in space but that the long distances between planets would make surviving an interplanetary trip quite difficult, even for extremophiles. What tiny invertebrate was sent into orbit and survived exposure to the vacuum of space? More... Discuss

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Panspermia

Panspermia is the hypothesis that life originated elsewhere in the universe and spread to Earth, and perhaps other places, on objects like asteroids. Astrobiologists, who investigate the possibility of life in space, point out that some microorganisms can, in fact, survive in space but that the long distances between planets would make surviving an interplanetary trip quite difficult, even for extremophiles. What tiny invertebrate was sent into orbit and survived exposure to the vacuum of space? More... Discuss

In the News
Babies Born Early Have Greater Mental Illness Risk Researchers have linked preterm birth with a higher risk of severe mental illness, including psychosis, bipolar disorder, and depression, later in life. An analysis of 1.3 million medical records revealed that people born more than eight weeks premature had three times the risk of being hospitalized for psychiatric illness by age 16 or after. Researchers speculate that differences in brain development due to preterm birth could be responsible for the increased risk. More... Discuss

In the News

Babies Born Early Have Greater Mental Illness Risk

Researchers have linked preterm birth with a higher risk of severe mental illness, including psychosis, bipolar disorder, and depression, later in life. An analysis of 1.3 million medical records revealed that people born more than eight weeks premature had three times the risk of being hospitalized for psychiatric illness by age 16 or after. Researchers speculate that differences in brain development due to preterm birth could be responsible for the increased risk. More... Discuss

Quote of the Day
Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Discuss

Quote of the Day

Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Discuss

Today's Birthday
Raoul Dufy (1877) Dufy was a French designer and painter best known for his outdoor scenes of gaiety and leisure, like horse races, parades, and concerts. He also designed textiles and illustrated books. Dufy studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and experimented with Impressionism and, later, Fauvism. In the early 1920s, he developed his distinctive style characterized by sketchily drawn objects on bright, decorative backgrounds. Later, he completed one of the largest modern paintings, an ode to what? More... Discuss

Today's Birthday

Raoul Dufy (1877)

Dufy was a French designer and painter best known for his outdoor scenes of gaiety and leisure, like horse races, parades, and concerts. He also designed textiles and illustrated books. Dufy studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and experimented with Impressionism and, later, Fauvism. In the early 1920s, he developed his distinctive style characterized by sketchily drawn objects on bright, decorative backgrounds. Later, he completed one of the largest modern paintings, an ode to what? More... Discuss

This Day in History
"Casey at the Bat" Published in the San Francisco Examiner (1888) "Casey at the Bat" was one of the most popular poems in late 19th-century America. Recited in vaudeville performances and later taken up by many celebrities, the poem tells the story of an overconfident baseball player—the "mighty Casey"—who strikes out while trying to show off. Ernest Thayer, who wrote the poem, avoided acknowledging authorship for many years because he thought it was embarrassingly bad. Which two real-life towns have laid claim to being the Mudville mentioned in the poem? More... Discuss

This Day in History

"Casey at the Bat" Published in the San Francisco Examiner (1888)

"Casey at the Bat" was one of the most popular poems in late 19th-century America. Recited in vaudeville performances and later taken up by many celebrities, the poem tells the story of an overconfident baseball player—the "mighty Casey"—who strikes out while trying to show off. Ernest Thayer, who wrote the poem, avoided acknowledging authorship for many years because he thought it was embarrassingly bad. Which two real-life towns have laid claim to being the Mudville mentioned in the poem? More... Discuss

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Panspermia

Babies Born Early Have Greater Mental Illness Risk

Raoul Dufy (1877)

"Casey at the Bat" Published in the San Francisco Examiner (1888)

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