In 2178, Earth experienced a miracle. A 10-kilometre-wide asteroid on a collision course with the planet was struck inside the orbit of the moon by another asteroid on a near-miss trajectory. The main masses of both asteroids missed Earth. Ten million people died worldwide as pieces from the shattered rocks slammed into cities and oceans …
Me, my daughter, Alice, and my wife, Margaret Anne. More photos here.
Birds are our fine feathered friends and all that, but as anyone who has ever tried to picnic on the grass in Wascana Centre can tell you, sometimes they’re a darned nuisance. Sometimes they’re more than a nuisance: sometimes they’re downright pests, eating our crops, and sometimes they’re even hazards, as at airports. Given all …
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a bird flu vaccine that looks very promising: A commercially developed vaccine has successfully protected mice and ferrets against a highly lethal avian influenza virus, according to the investigator who led the study at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The vaccine was developed by Vical Incorporated in …
Dr. Jeff Masters reports on a scheme to weaken hurricanes before they hit land by deploying a series of pumps and tubes to pump cold water from deep in the ocean to the surface, cooling the top layer of water and depriving the hurricane of the energy it needs to maintain or increase its strength.
Even the clearest glass reflects some of the light that strikes it, rather than passing it through. Not this stuff.
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OK, our villain is a giant alien spacecraft. Why, yes, I am still working on synopsizing a couple of new SF novel ideas. How could you tell?
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the break-up of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 in spectacular detail.
…from John Scalzi.
