Around_the_Web – Page 108

Multiple Factors, Including Climate Change, Led to Mayan Collapse
By the Editor on August 22, 2012
A new analysis of complex interactions between humans and the environment preceding the 9th century collapse and abandonment of...
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Giant Dying Star Caught Devouring Alien Planet
By the Editor on August 22, 2012
A swollen star near the end if its life has been caught devouring one of its own planets —...
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Researchers Studying Cloud Brightening to Curb Global Warming
By the Editor on August 21, 2012
While many scientists have some dire warnings against us trying to geoengineer our way out of the climate crisis,...
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NASA’s Mars Curiosity Stretches Robotic Arm for First Time
By the Editor on August 21, 2012
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity flexed its 7-foot-long robotic arm for the first time since it landed on Mars. The...
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Imprisoned Molecules ‘Quantum Rattle’ in Their Cages
By the Editor on August 21, 2012
Scientists have discovered that a space inside a special type of carbon molecule can be used to imprison other...
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Is Climate Coverage Losing Steam?
By the Editor on August 21, 2012
Guess who’s not talking about climate change? Besides the usual suspects, we can now add some unusual ones: most...
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Ovulation Spurred By Newfound Semen Ingredient
By the Editor on August 21, 2012
Semen doesn’t just ferry sperm. It also bears a mystery ingredient that turns on ovulation in some animals and...
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Should Big Bang Step Aside for Big Chill?
By the Editor on August 20, 2012
The start of the universe should be modeled not as a Big Bang but more like water freezing into...
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Skull Resets Human Migration Clock
By the Editor on August 20, 2012
Newfound pieces of human skull from “the Cave of the Monkeys” in Laos are the earliest skeletal evidence yet...
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Quantum Processor Factors Prime Number
By the Editor on August 20, 2012
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have built a quantum processor that can factor a composite number – in this...
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