Science News
Volleyballene puts a new spin on buckyballs
New Scientist - 1 Mar 2015 13:00
The molecule is a super-stable mash-up of 60 carbon atoms and 20 scandium atoms, and it looks a lot like, yes, you've guessed it, a volleyball
Evolution's big bang: how life on Earth took off
New Scientist - 1 Mar 2015 22:00
Life was single-celled and boring for billions of years, then BOOM! the ancestors of most animals alive today appeared - thanks to a perfect storm of events (full text available to subscribers)
Sci-Fi Sunday: Deep Space Is a Weird and Lonely Place for Humans and AI Alike
Singularity Hub - 1 Mar 2015 20:00
The desolate reaches of deep space figure heavily in today's sci-fi short film double feature. Space, as it turns out, is really big and empty. Until we get warp drive...
Photos: 1st-Century House from Jesus' Hometown
Live Science - 1 Mar 2015 17:31Uber, but for Topological Spaces
Scientific American - 1 Mar 2015 03:00
So it's cold and rainy, and you're up a little too late trying to figure out why that one pesky assumption is necessary in a theorem. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just order up a space that was... --
Can Civilization Continue? An Earth System Scientist Explains
Live Science - 1 Mar 2015 01:57
This is a good question, however I think it's possibly something of a red herring.
Against the Science, Meat Pushes Back into U.S. Diet (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 1 Mar 2015 01:31
Meat is on the menu, but should it be?
Old Medicines Give New Hope for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Essay)
Live Science - 1 Mar 2015 00:05
Old medicines are giving new hope to people Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.