Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Space on 02 26th, 2007 | No Comments

You think our wind is bad, try a different world

You think our wind is bad, try a different world
Planets outside our solar system, also called extrasolar planets, would consider Earth’s strongest winds mere breezes.
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Math on 02 26th, 2007 | No Comments

University of Washington math discovery almost became invisible

University of Washington math discovery almost became invisible
Move over Harry Potter. Now every child’s (and a few adults) dream of becoming invisible is possible—at least mathematically speaking. A cloaking device set the math community buzzing last May, how making invisibility not just possible, but practical. “Who would have thought that people...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Endangered Species on 02 15th, 2007 | No Comments

Penguins and other endangered species will survive because we say so

Penguins and other endangered species will survive because we say so
Humans are exerting ever-greater influence on the Earth, our preferences playing a substantial role in determining future climate and which animal and plant species survive. New research shows that, in some cases, those preferences could be governed by factors as subtle as small color highlights a creature...
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