· January, 2008

Stories about Science from January, 2008

Russia: Osoaviakhim-1

De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about the Soviet balloon Osoaviakhim-1, which reached the record altitude of 22,000 meters on Jan. 30, 1934, but crashed during the descent.

30 January 2008

Russia: Ukok Princess

De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about plans to re-bury the mummy of a Scythian princess in the capital of Russia's Altai Republic.

25 January 2008

Africa: AfriGadget get a new look

AfriGadget has a new look: “We’re proud to announce a brand new design for AfriGadget! The old design was rather old and ugly, so thanks for putting up with it...

24 January 2008

Uzbekistan: Perpetuum Mobile?

Ibragim says that a teenager from the academic school in Samarqand, Uzbekistan, allegedly invented a “perpetual” car engine powered by a very unusual kind of fuel – air.

24 January 2008

Environment: ‘Green Deserts’ in China

Gaoming Jiang of China Dialogue writes of ‘green deserts’ characterized by poplar trees and nothing else. “The Chinese government should consider the needs of local species and biodiversity. We need...

9 January 2008

Russia: Nikolai Marr

De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis shares an extraordinary story of the life and work of Nikolay Yakovlevich Marr: “He became a great polyglot and could have become a great linguist,...

7 January 2008

Singapore: Bathing Birds

Do birds take a water bath only when the weather is hot? asks YC at the Bird Ecology Study Group blog in Singapore.

4 January 2008