Interesting sciencey items on the intertubes

The Universe has been simulated more accurately than ever before. There's a video. More whooping cranes have been shot to death, you can check on the details yourself but I suspect this problem is related to the fact that you can legally hunt some cranes (not whooping cranes) so you accidentally shoot the nearly extinct cranes.

What is your professional responsibility? Physioprof wants to know. What does a science librarian want to read? How are we doing with this malaria vaccine? Scientists were recently lauded at the white house.

What are the most pressing energy related challenges? There's a poll on that.

Check out this cool brown dwarf, and video asking questions about homeopathy.

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