A news item published today on the website of the journal Science reports the discovery of dark seasonal streaks that appear on some equator-facing slopes on Mars when the local temperature rises high enough. Here are the last two paragraphs … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
I’m not a particular fan of Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, but he deserves credit for standing up to a bigoted attack on someone he recently appointed to a superior court judgeship, an experienced attorney named Sohail … Continue reading
Solar power works only when the sun shines, right? Not necessarily. Electricity generated during daylight can be stored in batteries, but from a cost standpoint this is practical only for limited applications, mainly those involving mobile devices, from cell phones … Continue reading
Another trailer for a classic film: by … Continue reading
This is old news, but here’s the successor to Daniel Craig: by … Continue reading
Today I read two very different opinions on the deal to raise the debt ceiling and find myself in some agreement with both. I quote below only some of what each had to say, but I recommend following the links … Continue reading