Hypercrit

Today’s word of the week is “telemetry,” which was used in a story about snowpack monitoring to describe the means by which measurements would be sent back to MSU researchers.
Telemetry is interesting as a word not so much due to its origins, which the OED tells us is a pretty straightforward combination of a couple commonly used roots: “tele” and “metry” (measure from a distance)....

As enthusiasm grows for 3-D printing, hailed by hobbyists and high-tech industry as a new frontier in the creation of custom products, researchers at Montana State University are using the technology for another purpose: studying bacteria.
Backed by a $679,000 grant from the research wing of the U.S. Army, the research could lead to new insights into how microbial communities assemble to create antibiotic-resistant infections on hip implants or remove pollution from groundwater, among...

Sometimes, I put my hands under my armpits and I smell ’em, like this. I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. For a limited time, your order will come in a limited edition Schwety ball sack. We are two wild and crazy guys. My name...