A Guide to Composting
Composting may look like science, but it’s really more of an art. There are ways to optimize the decomposition going on in your backyard pile, but no one right way of doing it. There is no master recipe of what to add, only guidelines. Any time you throw organic matter in a [...]
German E. coli Outbreak: Most Deadly on Record
The New York Times feels that the German E. coli outbreak brings into sharp relief the “difficulties of following a pathogen through the complex food supply chain as well as the deficiencies in even the most modern health systems in diagnosing this deadly illness.” Humans sometimes appear to [...]
Food Energy and the Modern Food System
There is much to be said for the relative efficiency and ease with which the US food system produces large quantities of food for large quantities of people. As agriculture and food distribution grow more consolidated, less labor and human capital are needed. But at what cost? When we [...]
A Review of Blue Morph at RPI
What does the metamorphosis of the blue morpho from chrysalis to butterfly sound like, you ask? Well, nothing. But the shell of the chrysalis vibrates, and using a tiny mirror, a laser and the advancements of nanotechnology, it sounds like a sick animal in pain. In more eloquent terms, [...]
International Science
New Pint-Sized Meat Eating Dinosaur Discovered
Discovered in Argentinean rock dating back 230 million years, a new dinosaur has been added to our science books. The newfound primitive dinosaur, Eodromaeus, would have been around 4 feet high and 10 to 15 pounds in weight.
Eodromaeus joins its kin Eoraptor, a similar-sized dinosaur, which lived in the [...]
International Science
New Planet Discovered
A newly discovered planet beyond the solar system is not only the smallest extrasolar planet yet; it is also the first to be made entirely of solid material. Discovered by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft and dubbed Kepler-10b, the newly discovered planet is about 40% bigger than the Earth.
Researchers believe the planet to be [...]
International Science
Siberian Volcano May Have Caused Mass Extinction
A new study suggests that ozone-depleting gases may have at least partly caused the greatest extinction in history from a massive volcanic eruption.
Researchers have long struggled to explain the “Great Dying” that occurred at the end of the Permian period. Some think that the extinction too a long [...]
International Science
The Birthplace of Stars Identified on the Milky Way.
About 260 light years long, and made of cold gas and dust, the string of star “beads” are more than just a spectacular feature in our galaxy. The beads hold an important secret. They are the birthplace of very big stars, research shows.
Jill Rathborne, of CSIRO [...]
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The Worst Nuclear Accident Site In History Is Now Open To Tourists.
When one hears of Chernobyl, an image of destruction and radiation come to mind. However, the Ukraine has plans to open Chernobyl to the public come 2011.
Chernobyl is the site of a 1986 nuclear explosion that killed 32 plant workers and firefighters. This event [...]
International Science
Neanderthals Smarter Than We Once Thought
When one thinks of a Neanderthal, a brawny, semi-hairy creature with a large forehead come to mind. However, there may have been more to them than meets the eye.
The long-held view that Neanderthals were inferior to Homo sapiens is changing. Characteristics thought only to be unique to humans have been linked [...]
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