BIG Questions – Page 21

Quantum Gas Temperature Drops Below Absolute Zero
By the Editor on January 4, 2013
Physicists have created a quantum gas capable of reaching temperatures below absolute zero and paving the way for future...
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The Kyoto Scorecard
By the Editor on January 4, 2013
The Kyoto Protocol on climate change used to be a big deal. So big that the future of humanity...
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NASA Considers Dragging Asteroid Into Orbit Around the Moon
By the Editor on January 4, 2013
Asteroids hold a great deal of scientific potential, but with our limitations on space travel, it’s exceedingly difficult to...
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Bonobos May Prefer Sharing Food With Strangers Over Groupmates
By the Editor on January 4, 2013
Bonobos will break bread with strangers just to make their acquaintance – and may even be more generous with...
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Guppies Reveal the Evolutionary Cost of Big Brains
By the Editor on January 4, 2013
There’s a lot to be said for smarts—at least we humans, with some of the biggest brains in relation...
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Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack at TEDxSantaCruz
By the Editor on January 3, 2013
Joel Primack is a professor of physics and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His wife, Nancy...
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New Frontier for Topics in Science: Social Media
By the Editor on January 3, 2013
In surprising numbers, people posted, viewed and searched for science-related topics last year — sharing news from space and...
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Apes Battle for Survival in the Congo
By the Editor on January 3, 2013
They are known as the hippies of the ape kingdom, a peaceful and affectionate species that is more interested...
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What Mars Would Look Like With Life
By the Editor on January 3, 2013
What if instead of dust and rocks, our planetary neighbor Mars were a bit more lush? What if it...
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100 Billion Alien Planets Fill Our Galaxy
By the Editor on January 3, 2013
Our Milky Way galaxy is home to at least 100 billion alien planets, and possibly many more, a new...
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