Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

March 20, 2008

RIP Sir Arthur C. Clarke

RIP dear Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Writing sci-fi you had made your mark.
May you now find your place
In that great outer space,
As on new odyssey you embark.


AFP 19/03/08: Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies in Sri Lanka aged 90. Read about him here

June 25, 2007

A matter of gravity

The Atlantis has come back to base,
Having finished its mission in space.
"I'll be wobbling a while,"
Said 'Suni' with a smile,
"For in gravity I'm out of place!"



The Hindu 24/06/07: Sunita Williams reunited with family, trying to get used to gravity. Get the story here

May 22, 2007

Viagra: lifting spirits

Has traveling long hours left you miffed?
Does your body feel jet-lagged, adrift?
Groggy and weary?
Well cheer up my dearie,
Here comes Viagra to give you a lift!


The male impotence drug Viagra may aid jet-lagged travellers, say Argentine researchers. Read about it here

April 28, 2007

A fool's paradise

A shrink tells a boy, "you are slow,
Your IQ is simply too low.
But this ain't a hitch,
For in life you'll be rich,
As this research goes on to show!"


Yahoo News 24/04/07: Intelligence has nothing to do with wealth, according to a US study published Tuesday which found that people with below average smarts were just as wealthy as those with higher IQ scores.

April 26, 2007

Of Earth and Super-Earth

If you feel that of space there is dearth,
On this Planet that we call the Earth,
Get over your grouse,
And go build a house,
On the New Earth discovered, with mirth!


BBC News 25/04/07: New 'super-Earth' found in space. Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, a world which could have water running on its surface. Get the story here

{**Photo from BBC}

April 25, 2007

No longer sci-fi - kryptonite's here!

When the Serbian asked him to fight,
I saw Superman turn deathly white.
In a voice low and meek,
He complained, "I feel weak,
Where on earth did he find kryptonite?"


Yahoo News 23/04/07: Scientists unearth Superman's "kryptonite". Get the story here

March 10, 2007

A polar bear's tale of woe

A polar bear, feeling quite blue
Said, Bush hates us, why I've no clue
These days I fear
Our end is now near
For we have been declared taboo!


Yahoo News 09/03/07: Polar bears, sea ice and global warming are taboo subjects, at least in public, for some U.S. scientists attending meetings abroad, environmental groups and a top federal wildlife official said on Thursday. Read more about it here