A Social Parasite’s Sophisticated Mimicry
By CARL ZIMMER Parasitic ant nest beetles use a remarkable trick to fool their hosts, performing uncanny impressions […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Air Force Launches GPS Satellite on Atlas V Rocket
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Air Force has a new advanced GPS satellite in orbit. Published: July 15, […]
David M. Raup, Who Transformed Field of Paleontology, Dies at ...
By BRUCE WEBER Viewed as a singular thinker, Dr. Raup challenged accepted tenets by raising ambitious questions about […]
A Window Into Pluto, and Hopes of Opening Other Doors
By DENNIS OVERBYE The New Horizons mission was an extraordinary time for a cosmic portrait, and not likely […]
Sunny for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 33°C and a low of […]
Pluto Resolved
New Horizons has survived its close encounter with Pluto and has resumed sending back images and data. The […]
‘Blowing My Mind’: Peaks on Pluto, Canyons on Charon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mankind’s first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint Wednesday: The pictures showed ice […]
Daily Activity Summary for July 15, 2015
These are the results of my activities* for July 15, 2015: Total steps: 8495 Calories burned: 2396 Traveled: […]
Pluto as New Horizons Saw It: Up Close and Personal
By KENNETH CHANG It turns out that icy mountains up to 11,000 feet tall cast shadows on at […]
New Horizons Reveals Ice Mountains on Pluto
By THE NEW YORK TIMES A day after its successful flyby of Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sent […]