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First Images of Particle Jets at Edge of a Supermassive Black Hole
Supermassive black holes appear to occupy the center of almost all galaxies. When they are actively swallowing matter, these...
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Climate Change Is Already Damaging Global Economy
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more...
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Japanese Scientists Claim First Synthesis of Element 113
A group of Japanese scientists announced that they have finally synthesized the elusive element 113, which has been called...
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Indo-Australian Tectonic Plate Is Breaking in Pieces
An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded...
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Living With Disagreement
I’ve been noticing a disturbing disconnect at the heart of political discussions, particularly where religion is involved. The issue...
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Yom Kippur: The Battle of Sin vs. Self
From Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie’s blog at Huffington Post: The Yom Kippur liturgy does not allow one to focus...
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Climate Bias at Fox, WSJ ‘Far Exceeded’ Rest of Media
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has just published a study criticizing Fox News Channel and the Wall Street...
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Eternal Clock Could Keep Time After Universe Dies
The idea for an eternal clock that would continue to keep time even after the universe ceased to exist...
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Death Without Religion
What do we do about death? How do we live with the fact of our mortality? Many (obviously) look...
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We Need More STEM Grads, and We Need Them Now
Nearly 1.5 million computing jobs will become available over the next five years. The problem is, even in this...