A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind “M. Butterfly.” A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind “M. Butterfly.” Space and Astronomy, Theater, Physics, Higgs Boson, Theater (Broadway), Large Hadron Collider, Nobel Prizes, CERN, Gianotti, Fabiola, Higgs, Peter Ware, Hwang, David Henry,…
New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe communities (fringe interactions) on mainstream online platforms attracts new members to these extremist groups. It has also suggested potential ways to curtail this growth. New EPFL research has found that the exchange of comments between members and non-members of fringe…
Damage from high-frequency storms is rising faster than losses from major disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires Damage from high-frequency storms is rising faster than losses from major disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires Scientific American Content: Global
To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago. In 2007, when the court ruled that the Clean Air Act of 1970 gave the Environmental Protection Agency the flexibility to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, former Justice John Paul Stevens wrote, “When Congress enacted these provisions, the…
Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface and underground aquifers. This region, called the vadose zone, is crucial for plants and crops to obtain water through their roots. Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region…
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea. Environment Phys.org…
Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida’s Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders. Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida’s Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders. Environment Phys.org…
In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine. In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers…
A new blood test for cancer, helpful cat parasites, and a new kind of wood in this week’s news roundup. A new blood test for cancer, helpful cat parasites, and a new kind of wood in this week’s news roundup. Scientific American Content: Global
To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago. In 2007, when the court ruled that the Clean Air Act of 1970 gave the Environmental Protection Agency the flexibility to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, former Justice John Paul Stevens wrote, “When Congress enacted these provisions, the…