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Can we control our thoughts? Why do thoughts pop into my head as I'm trying to fall asleep? [More]
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Ethiopian lions, Florida panthers, Sumatran rhinos and Yangtze porpoises are among the endangered species in the news this week. Well that was Interesting: The Internet was abuzz this week with "news" about how a pack of lions in Ethiopia supposedly saved a teenage girl from kidnapping rapists. That story actually dates back to 2005 but--as happens online from time to time--it suddenly gained new life and spread like wildfire. [More]
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It stands to reason that as the atmosphere warms from the buildup of greenhouse gases, so does the ocean. Scientists have long suspected this was true, but they did not have enough solid evidence. Now they do. Data compiled by Marinexplore in Sunnyvale, Calif., not only confirm previous studies that the world's oceans are simmering, but they also bring surprising news: the heating extends beyond the first few meters of surface waters, down to 700 meters. Because most organisms live in the
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner.The horns had been removed from rhinos at the Leshoka Thabang Game Reserve in northern Limpopo province to protect the animals from poachers who supply them illegally to international crime syndicates.Demand has also been growing for rhino horn in Vietnam, where a newly affluent class has been buying
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This week kicked off with April Fool's Day, when I normally stay off the Internet until all the silliness subsides. But props to Fermilab for its April Fool's joke, "announcing" its new director . Hint: "have TARDIS, will (time) travel." And Evelyn Lamb celebrated the day with a look at pseudoprimes .April 1 is also the birthday of astrophysicist Joan Feynman , the lesser-known sister to physicist Richard Feynman. This seemed especially pertinent in light of the continued blowback from […]
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This week kicked off with April Fool’s Day, when I normally stay off the Internet until all the silliness subsides. But props to Fermilab for its April Fool’s joke, “announcing” its new director. Hint: “have TARDIS, will (time) travel.” And Evelyn Lamb celebrated the day with a look at pseudoprimes. April 1 is also the [...]
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I have to admit: I almost didn’t finish reading Colin Wilson‘s 1969 novel The Philosopher’s Stone, recently reprinted by Valancourt Books. The novel is, in my opinion, a slow-starter; it takes quite some time for this curious story to find … Continue reading →
