Forum: Science and Technology

The Planck space telescope's picture of the cosmic microwave background sheds fresh light on the first instants following the birth of the universe...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21629173

Hmmm. Much as I find the theory of panspermia compelling, I'm dubious about this reporting, which in turn is dubious about its own source. Offered...

With all global warming stuff today, it's easy to forget that in the 1960s the climate change prediction was for a new ice age soon. According to...

This article on synaesthesia interests me for many reasons, a few concern some divinatory, shamanistic, and magical practices. I wonder if people...

Physics has already determined that there are in fact other realms. Perhaps these realms are where the supernatural reside? It seems plausible that...

Astronomers have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a clump of active galactic cores that stretches 4 billion light-years from...

Due to a quirk of quantum physics, it seems the temperature of a gas can drop below absolute zero. Read the article

From the New York Times online:

Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/nasa-releases-told-ya-apocalypse-video-early-205905003.html I had trouble getting the video...

The surprising answers delivered in the streets of Cadiz, Spain and Cologne, Germany led to this informative explanatory video. ...

I'm carrying out an independent research project for my graduation requirement. It's kind of like a dissertation, but I don't get a graduate degree...