Month: May 2012
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Science
Lightning During A Hawaiian Volcano Eruption
In July 2008, the ocean entry plume at Kalapana, Hawaii erupted with a spectacular display of lava, ash, and dark-clouded…
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Science
Will We Ever Be Attacked By Giant Mutant Ants?
Giant ants. They stand alongside the greats of B-movie cinema: The Megasharks, the giant spiders, the…frogs. In the classic 1954…
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Space
Europa Likely Has More Water Than Earth
Europa stands as one of the most compelling heavenly bodies in our solar system. It’s Jupiter’s sixth moon, a frozen…
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Yesterday's Myths & Mysteries
What Really Caused The Tunguska Event?
It began with a “bluish light,” a glowing object as bright as the sun. It swept across the skies of…
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Tech
Meet The Aerial Robot That Can Perch
Just imagine: It’s a perfectly fine day, and you’re walking happily through the local park, or back home after a…
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Yesterday's Myths & Mysteries
The Icelandic Elf School, And A Word Of Warning
Since 1991, the Icelandic Elf School (or Álfaskólinn) has held classes on all sorts of mysterious creatures in Iceland, from…
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Science
Ends Of The World: The Grey Goo
It’s a perfectly ordinary day at the lab sometime in the distant future. Your team of scientists are working on…
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Space
Life On A Rogue Planet
We’ve heard about the potentially life-supporting planets around other stars, in some cases sliding neatly into the habitable zones of…
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Space
Experts Disagree on Potential of Alien Life
Are we alone in the universe? Is life on Earth nothing more than a “fluke?” There’s a constant back and…
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Culture
Book Review: Alas, Babylon
I finished reading Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank over the weekend. It’s a good book, and so I thought I’d…
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