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Video of The Elements, sung by Tom Lehrer
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium, and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium ...
April 13, 2011
Warped space-time visualized by physicists
Stretching and twisting lines can visually portray the warping of space-time and solve a mystery surrounding merged black holes.
April 13, 2011
Earthquake aftershock of 7.4-magnitude strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued
Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter, following a strong earthquake today near the east coast of Honshu.
April 7, 2011
Two small asteroids pass within moon’s distance today
The moon is our closest neighbor in space, but today two asteroids come closer. One passed through the Earth/moon system this morning - and the other minutes ago.
April 6, 2011
Asteroid 2010 SO16 is following Earth in its orbit around sun
Astronomers in Ireland have found another asteroid , asteroid 2010 SO16, is Earth's companion, sharing our orbit around the sun.
April 6, 2011
UK study suggests mother’s happiness more important to children than father’s
An early result from a long-term study of 40,000 households in the UK suggests that a mother's happiness is key to the happiness of children.
April 3, 2011
Earthquake tasks to prepare for a major U.S. quake disaster
The U.S. has not suffered a truly devastating earthquake in more than 100 years. A new report noted the lack of disaster resilience after Hurricane Katrina.
March 30, 2011
Clues to India’s geologic past in ancient insects in amber
Insects encased in 50 million-year-old amber deposits suggest that India's geologic history may have to be revised, according to an October 2010 report.
March 28, 2011
Do trees ever stop growing?
Why aren't all trees as tall as the giant redwoods? In fact, their height is more or less fixed at the same height as other trees of that species.
March 27, 2011
Clinpharmpod: Sex and lifestyle drugs
A two-part podcast (Clinpharmpod) from Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics on the challenges, complexities, and change for pressing issues in sexual health.
March 26, 2011
