Deforestation May Threaten Majority of Amazon Tree Species, Study Finds
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances found that at least 36 […]
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Leonids and Friends
Leonid meteors rained down on planet Earth this week, the annual shower of dusty debris from the orbit […]
Daily Activity Summary for November 19, 2015
These are the results of my activities* for November 19, 2015: Total steps: 5522 Calories burned: 2345 Traveled: […]
Heavy Rain/Wind for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 12°C and a low of […]
Which Is More Dangerous, M.M.A. or Boxing?
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A study found that although combatants in the octagon get hurt more often, their […]
Centaurus A
What’s the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, only 11 million light-years distant. […]
Parasites Found to Influence Fertility in Women
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Among indigenous people in Bolivia, women were likely to have more children if they […]
N.I.H. to End Backing for Invasive Research on Chimps
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The National Institutes of Health has also announced that it will retire the 50 […]
How Gourds Survived When Even Mastodons Went Extinct
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The wild ancestors of pumpkins, gourds and squash may have found safe haven in […]
How Gourds Survived When Even Mastadons Went Extinct
By SINDYA N. BHANOO The wild ancestors of pumpkins, gourds and squash may have found safe haven in […]