Island of Stability
Follow the decades-long quest to create the elusive element 114.
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August 2007
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Island of Stability Follow the decades-long quest to create the
Posted by sciencewatch on 26 Aug 2007 5:13 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Our writers talk backSome of the previous contributors to the
Posted by sciencewatch on 26 Aug 2007 5:10 am. Filed under General Science News.
Our writers talk back
Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers’ questions.
Google Earth given celestial viewGoogle launches an add-on to its
Posted by sciencewatch on 25 Aug 2007 5:12 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Google Earth given celestial view
Google launches an add-on to its 3D mapping tool which allows star gazers to explore images of millions of stars.
NOVA ScienceNOW Dispatch: Bacteria Unite!It’s a scary thought: bacteria “talking”
Posted by sciencewatch on 25 Aug 2007 5:18 am. Filed under General Science News.
NOVA ScienceNOW Dispatch: Bacteria Unite!
It’s a scary thought: bacteria “talking” together, conspiring before they make you sick. Bonnie Bassler of Princeton University explains how scientists are beginning to see these tiny organisms?once thought completely asocial?in a whole new way.
Bonnie Bassler
T. rex ‘would outrun footballer’Tyrannosaurus rex was fast enough on
Posted by sciencewatch on 24 Aug 2007 5:13 pm. Filed under General Science News.
T. rex ‘would outrun footballer’
Tyrannosaurus rex was fast enough on its legs to outrun a footballer, a study by a British team suggests.
Reviews: Cyclic Universe–World of Words–Nuclear Terror Michelle Press
Posted by sciencewatch on 24 Aug 2007 5:20 am. Filed under General Science News.
Reviews: Cyclic Universe–World of Words–Nuclear Terror
Michelle Press
NOVA scienceNOW: Ask The Expert: KronosOn July 30, 2007, Jim
Posted by sciencewatch on 23 Aug 2007 5:20 pm. Filed under General Science News.
NOVA scienceNOW: Ask The Expert: Kronos
On July 30, 2007, Jim Sanborn answered selected viewer questions about his sculpture Kryptos, including ones about the unsolved fourth part.
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UK ‘may fail 2020 target for CO2′A think tank warns
Posted by sciencewatch on 23 Aug 2007 5:13 am. Filed under General Science News.
UK ‘may fail 2020 target for CO2′
A think tank warns the UK government greenhouse gas targets for 2020 look likely to be broken.
Cosmic Office Sputnik dolls? Planet-shaped pineapple? Neil deGrasse Tyson, the
Posted by sciencewatch on 22 Aug 2007 5:12 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Cosmic Office
Sputnik dolls? Planet-shaped pineapple? Neil deGrasse Tyson, the new host of NOVA scienceNOW, has a stellar collection of space-themed souvenirs. See them in this video.
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ManhattanhengePerched over 42nd Street, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson
Posted by sciencewatch on 22 Aug 2007 5:23 am. Filed under General Science News.
Manhattanhenge
Perched over 42nd Street, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson is eager to show you his hometown’s own version of a Stonehenge magic moment. See it in this video.
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