"Space-Time is a Mirage" – Will the Physics of Supermassive Black Holes Overthrow Einstein?
Space-time that plastic fabric whose geometry can be changed by the gravity of stars, planets and matter – was born may be no more than a mirage,...
Ancient Oceans Reflect Stability of Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate Through Deep Time
An international team of scientists has reconstructed the Earth’s climate belts of the late Ordovician Period, between 460 and 445 million years ago. “These ancient, but...
Will Neutrino Beams Be ET’s Message Technology of Choice?
Anthony Zee of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has suggested that neutrino energies might be the...
The New, Revised Field Guide to the Milky Way’s Life Zones
Where in the Milky Way are we most likely to encounter advanced technological civilizations? Virginia Trimble, of the University of California,...
The Daily "140" Insight: Richard Dawkins on Evolution
“Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun.” Richard Dawkins Image credit:...

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