Posts tagged with ‘BIG History’

  • The Big Debate Over the 
Oldest Life on Earth

    By on December 9, 2011

    Oxford paleontologist Martin Brasier asserts that his fossilized cells are the remains of primitive anaerobic bacteria that lived 3.4...

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  • Universal Alignment

    By on December 9, 2011

    The universe has no center and no edge, no special regions tucked in among the galaxies and light. No...

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  • More Evidence Found for Quantum Physics in Photosynthesis

    By on December 8, 2011

    Physicists have found the strongest evidence yet of quantum effects fueling photosynthesis. Multiple experiments in recent years have suggested...

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  • The Magnificence of Spider Silk

    By on December 7, 2011

    Spider silk is one of the most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very...

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  • Debating Time

    By on December 7, 2011

    Julian Barbour and Tim Maudlin argue their opposite positions at the Foundational Questions Institute's setting Time Aright conference.

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  • Astronomers Find Biggest Black Holes Yet

    By on December 6, 2011

    Astronomers are reporting that they have taken the measure of the biggest, baddest black holes yet found in the...

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  • Searching for Goldilocks

    By on December 3, 2011

    At least four times in the last few years, astronomers have announced they have found planets orbiting other stars...

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  • Blinged-Out Stars Were Born Rich

    By on November 29, 2011

    At first glance, CS 22892-052 looks like a run-of-the-mill old star. Born about 13 billion years ago, only 700...

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  • The History of English in 10 Minutes

    By on November 29, 2011

    A hilarious and informative cartoon history of the English language in just over 10 minutes from the Anglo-Saxons to...

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  • Ultimate Guide to the Multiverse

    By on November 28, 2011

    Whether we are searching the cosmos or probing the subatomic realm, our most successful theories lead to the inescapable...

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