November 2006
New Books
Island of Stability Follow the decades-long quest to create the
Island of Stability
Follow the decades-long quest to create the elusive element 114.
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Surreal Set TourSaturn hovering above Stonehenge? The Great Pyramids in
Surreal Set Tour
Saturn hovering above Stonehenge? The Great Pyramids in the shadow of Mt. Fuji? NOVA scienceNOW’s Vin Liota explains why he turned to green-screen technology to create a dreamlike setting for the show.
Vin Liota
Astroparticle Physics, C. Grupen Review of “Astroparticle Physics”
Astroparticle Physics, C. Grupen
Review of “Astroparticle Physics”
Fields Medals awarded to four The 2006 recipients of the
Fields Medals awarded to four
The 2006 recipients of the Fields Medal considered by mathematicians around the world to be equivalent to the Nobel Prize were named in August at the International Congress of Mathematicians during a ceremony in Madrid. The International Mathematical Union awards the honors every four years to mathematicians under 40.
U-boats’ last resting place found Two submarine wrecks, believed to
U-boats’ last resting place found
Two submarine wrecks, believed to be uncharted WWI German U-boats, are discovered off Orkney.
Astro Viz | Earth’s Magnetic Shield Life on Earth depends
Astro Viz | Earth’s Magnetic Shield
Life on Earth depends on light and heat from the Sun. But the Sun emits more than just light and heat. Tiny particles—mostly protons and electrons—stream away from the Sun in a "solar wind" that can reach speeds of more than a million kilometers an hour. See how scientists are modeling interactions between solar winds and Earth’s magnetosphere, the magnetic shield generated by our planet’s rotation and molten core, which protects us from the full impact of these supersonic particles.
News: Crossing Wild and Conventional Wheat Boosts Protein, Avoids Genetic
Science board recommends major hurricane research program With New Orleans
Science board recommends major hurricane research program
With New Orleans and the Gulf Coast still suffering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the NSB wants to reduce vulnerability to future storms through increased research.
Journey to the Island of Stability Nuclear chemists are on
Journey to the Island of Stability
Nuclear chemists are on a quest to make an extraordinary substance never before seen in the natural world. Listen in as MIT historian David Kaiser describes their long journey, which may soon reach its elusive goal.
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