Wood That Could be Mistaken for Glass
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The scientists say they were “very surprised by how transparent it could go.” Published: […]
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Reaching for the Stars, Across 4.37 Light-Years
By DENNIS OVERBYE Silicon Valley scientists and billionaires announced an effort to send probes to explore Alpha Centauri, […]
Gene Tests Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Chemotherapy, ...
By DENISE GRADY Researchers found that nearly half of women with early breast cancer can safely avoid the […]
Daily Activity Summary for August 24, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for August 24, 2016: Total steps: 7152 Calories burned: 2438 Traveled: […]
One Star Over, a Planet That Might Be Another Earth
By KENNETH CHANG Scientists have detected a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest neighbor to our solar system. […]
A Planet Orbiting Our Closest Neighbor, Proxima Centauri
By JONATHAN CORUM Proxima b is the closest exoplanet to our sun. Published: August 24, 2016 at 02:00AM […]
Sunny for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 29°C and a low of […]
Why Do Schools of Fish Seem to Know One Hand ...
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY The synchronized behavior of schools of fish fascinates researchers, who have yet to fully […]
A New Dolphin Species, Long Gone, Found in a Drawer
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR A skull that had spent decades at the National Museum of Natural History belonged to […]
Gigantic Jet Lightning over China
That’s no meteor. While watching and photographing this year’s Perseid Meteor Shower, something unexpected happened: a gigantic jet […]