Matches or Lighter Fluid: Which Is Better for the Environment?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY The answer to which is better for the environment when you’re camping isn’t as […]
Daily Archives: August 16, 2016
Daily Activity Summary for August 16, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for August 16, 2016: Total steps: 4067 Calories burned: 2168 Traveled: […]
For Olympic Diving, Green Water Is Gone, if Not the ...
By KENNETH CHANG The hue in the pool was almost certainly caused by algae; metals, probably copper; or […]
Coal Industry, Feeling Cornered, Peeks at Big Tobacco Playbook
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A presentation at a trade group meeting showed that coal companies were seeing comparisons that […]
Thunderstorms for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 31°C and a low of […]
Human as Spaceship
You are a spaceship soaring through the universe. So is your dog. We all carry with us trillions […]
Smoke, Fire and Human Evolution
By STEPH YIN Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. […]
The Particle That Wasn’t
By DENNIS OVERBYE Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reveal that mounds of data did not support […]
Scientists Just Say No to ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory
By HENRY FOUNTAIN To counter “chemtrails” believers and keep others from joining them, researchers try a peer-reviewed study. […]