And it may be the best one yet. If you blog about the physical sciences and you haven't submitted some of your writing for Philosophia Naturalis... well, what's holding you back? You could be in some pretty fine company.Anyhow, for the latest edition,...
Supersymmetry and big bang nucleosynthesis
The general acceptance of big bang cosmology for the past four decades rests primarily on three solid lines of evidence. First, the observation of the general expansion of the universe (using distance measurements based on "standard candles" like supernovae),...
Some causes of atherosclerosis
There is a certain sort of person who likes to find a single, simple cause behind diverse phenomena. For instance, regarding disease, such a person likes to view it as preponderantly the result of poor nutrition, pollution, pesticides, infections (bacterial,...
International Polar Year
It is International Ploar Year! And to celebrate I will periodically share with you all some interesing things about the North and South Poles. I'll include research update, historical events, and snippets about arctic and antarctice wildlife and ecosystems.Here's...
Rings of algebraic integers
"The time has come," the Walrus said,"To talk of many things:Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--Of cabbages--and ringsWell, that's not exactly what he said, but close enough.In our last installment of the series on algebraic number theory, we reviewed...
Skip Buying Extra Stuff And Take A Vacation Instead
Skip Buying Extra Stuff And Take A Vacation InsteadShopping for that new high-definition television this summer? Skip it, and take a vacation instead, says a University of Colorado at Boulder psychologist who studies happiness.Assistant Professor Leaf...
“I can tell by just looking at her.”
"I can tell by just looking at her.” You may have heard this statement before. It’s often said by older women (mothers, aunties, grandmothers, and the like) in reference to a girl they believe has recently lost her virginity. Though such conclusions...
Coral Reefs are in trouble
Seems the herp isn't just for humans anymore. Herpes Virus Killing Coral Reefs an article from Live Science.com. But that's not all that's got Coral Reefs singing the blues. Marine Ecosytems around the world are in some serious trouble. In fact,...
Urban Wildlife Watch - The Buzz about Bees
Bees are perhaps one of the most interesting urban wildlife creatures. Bees are invertebrate insects belonging to the order Hymenoptera. Hymenoptera include all bees, wasps, hornets, and ants.Bees like other Hymenopterans are comprised of female-dominated...
Modular arithmetic
After some hiatus, let's return to our discussion of algebraic number theory. Check here for previous articles.We have already talked briefly about groups and rings (here), but because ring theory is so important to the whole subject, we need to go into...
New Hope For Baldness Treatment: Hair Follicles Created For First Time In Mouse Study
At last! Medical science addresses a problem of great concern to (some) men under 50.New Hope For Baldness Treatment: Hair Follicles Created For First Time In Mouse StudyResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that...
News dump: the Wnt signaling pathway
Here's one of the interesting things about biology: sometimes small number of genes, present in a large number of animal species, can affect a very diverse range of biological processes – including a number we'd like to have better control over.In this...
You Snooze, You Lose? Not True
You Snooze, You Lose? Not TrueTired after lunch or by mid-afternoon? You might think that you should go buy yourself some coffee. But according to UCSD researcher Sara Mednick, you’re better off taking a nap.Mednick, a faculty member in the department...
Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81
Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81The sharpest image ever taken of the large "grand design" spiral galaxy M81 is being released today at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. A spiral-shaped system of stars, dust,...
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