Hurricane Sandy is one of the most chaotic systems ever to come up the East coast. A meteorologist for Philadelphia radio station KYW believes it has the lowest recorded barometric pressure of any storm to hit the Mid-Atlantic United States. Normally, low barometric pressure results in much stronger winds than Sandy’s category 1 status; however, […]
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Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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New Planet Discovered Much Like Ours
A new planet was discovered orbiting the closest star to the sun, Alpha Centauri. Roughly the same mass as Earth, it is the lightest planet ever found orbiting another star. With surface temperatures of 1,200 degrees, it could not support life; however, it does spark curiosity in further exploration of Alpha Centauri. Astronomer Geoffrey Marcy […]
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Sweet Find: Space Sugar Discovered
NASA — The prospects for life in the Universe just got sweeter, with the first discovery of a simple sugar molecule in space. The discovery of glycolaldehyde in a giant cloud of gas and dust near the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy was made by scientists using the National Science Foundation’s 12 Meter […]
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News for Fish with Penis on Head
From the Bangkok Post: A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday. A preserved specimen of Phallostethus cuulong, a new species of fish with a penis on its head that has been identified in the Mekong delta in […]
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Mars
Curiosity is the name of the unmanned mission to Mars. A sophisticated robot is exploring the surface.
Australia Carbon Tax
On July 1, 2012 Australia will impose a price on carbon emissions. A price on carbon is the most environmentally effective and economically efficient way to reduce pollution. This means our economy can continue to prosper – without our pollution continuing to grow. The Government’s plan for a clean energy future includes four key components. […]
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Voyager Golden Record
The Voyager Golden Records are phonograph records which were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft, which were launched in 1977. They contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for future humans, who may find them. “This is a […]
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Photosynthetic Puzzle
Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied. Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied. Researchers at DOE’s […]