Hi Keith – We’ve successfully traveled from the Novo ice runway to Lake Untersee, Antarctica, navigating our snowmobiles and tracked vehicles across the icy plains. The snowmobile journey, lasting about […]
Star Trek
Tricorder Tech: House Cats’ Noses May Function Like A Parallel Coiled Gas Chromatograph
Editor’s note: If you are on another world looking for life forms, hazardous chemicals, or other important data during your Away Mission, you will probably be using your tricorder. Guess […]
Methane-eating ‘Borgs’ Have Been Assimilating Earth’s Microbes
In Star Trek, the Borg are a ruthless, hive-minded collective that assimilate other beings with the intent of taking over the galaxy.
Tricorder Tech: Microchip Can Electronically Detect Covid Antibodies In Just A Drop Of Blood
A single drop of blood from a finger prick. A simple electronic chip. And a smartphone readout of test results that could diagnose a Covid-19 infections or others like HIV […]
The Earliest TV Mention Of "Astrobiology"?
Was this the earliest TV mention of “astrobiology”? A scene from the original Star Trek episode “Return To Tomorrow” which first aired on 9 February 1968:
Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings
Today I went out on an unusual traverse on Devon Island. Leading the way was Haughton–Mars Project (HMP) Principal Investigator Pascal Lee. Following him was “Qimmiq”, our polar bear guide […]
