AR 2192: Giant on the Sun
As you (safely!) watched the progress of yesterday’s partial solar eclipse, you probably also spotted a giant sunspot […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Mostly Cloudy today in Pully, Switzerland!
Good morning This is the weather forecast for today: With a high of 14°C and a low of […]
Daily Activity Summary for October 24, 2014
These are the results of my activities* for October 24, 2014: Total steps: 5752 Calories burned: 2210 Traveled: […]
Daily Activity Summary for October 24, 2014
These are the results of my activities* for October 24, 2014: Total steps: 5685 Calories burned: 2200 Traveled: […]
Parachutist’s Record-Breaking Fall: 26 Miles, 15 Minutes
By JOHN MARKOFF A helium-filled balloon lifted Mr. Eustace, a Google executive, to 135,908 feet. Fifteen minutes after […]
Competition Drives Quick Evolution of Lizard’s Feet
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA A type of lizard in Florida took just 20 generations to evolve feet better suited […]
A Partial Solar Eclipse
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A partial solar eclipse will be viewable across much of North America on Thursday as […]
New Research Center Aims to Develop Second Generation of Surgical ...
By JOHN MARKOFF Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are establishing a center for medical robotics with […]
At Chernobyl, Hints of Nature’s Adaptation
By HENRY FOUNTAIN A study of the Chernobyl fallout area has found that some bird species have adapted […]
Can You Spot the Liar?
By Unknown Author Subjects in a study on body language and lying were asked several general questions — […]