Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for Crops
By CARL ZIMMER Already lurking in the soil beneath our feet is a complex microbial world that could […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Fighting ISIS With an Algorithm, Physicists Try to Predict Attacks
By PAM BELLUCK A new mathematical model aims to track the activity of Islamic State sympathizers online and […]
Daily Activity Summary for June 15, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for June 15, 2016: Total steps: 5597 Calories burned: 2336 Traveled: […]
You Want Tastier Coffee? Freeze Beans, Then Grind.
By JOANNA KLEIN The colder the bean, the more uniform the grind and the more flavorful the brew, […]
Rain for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 18°C and a low of […]
Tornado Storms Colorado-Nebraska Border
By THE NEW YORK TIMES A tornado hit Peetz, Colo., a town near the Nebraska line, on Monday, […]
Short Answers to Your Good Questions About Black Holes
By DENNIS OVERBYE The Times’s cosmic affairs correspondent doesn’t know what happens at a black hole’s center, but […]
Scientists Hear a Second Chirp From Colliding Black Holes
By DENNIS OVERBYE The noise, which lasted about a second, emanated from the collision of black holes roughly […]
Daily Activity Summary for June 14, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for June 14, 2016: Total steps: 4966 Calories burned: 2273 Traveled: […]
The North America and Pelican Nebulas
Here lie familiar shapes in unfamiliar locations. On the left is an emission nebula cataloged as NGC 7000, […]