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Scientific Potpourri (November 22, 2013): Neutrinos outside the solar system, first Americans, origins of dogs and more

Posted on November 22, 2013 by William Ockham

  Here are some top stories in cosmology, physics and evolutionary biology from the past couple of weeks. Astronomers Detect Neutrinos From Outside the Solar System.  This follows from the earlier post on the IceCube Project. From the Verge: Astronomers Astronomers … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri (October 4, 2013)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by William Ockham

Below are some of the top stories in astronomy, cosmology and evolutionary biology from the last couple of weeks: Curiosity Finds Lots of Water on Mars. From The Guardian: Water has been discovered in the fine-grained soil on the surface … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri (September 13, 2013): Proto-Earth, Evolution of Speech, Interstellar Winds and More

Posted on September 13, 2013 by William Ockham

Here are some top stories of the last couple of weeks in cosmology, astronomy and evolutionary biology: Interstellar Winds Buffeting Solar System Have Shifted Direction.  From Nature World News: New data show that the particles streaming into the solar system from … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri: July 24, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by William Ockham

Universe May Not be Expanding After All.  From Nature Magazine:  It started with a bang, and has been expanding ever since. For nearly a century, this has been the standard view of the Universe. Now one cosmologist is proposing a … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri

Posted on July 8, 2013 by William Ockham

Here are some top stories from cosmology, astronomy and evolutionary biology in the past couple of weeks. Newly Found Planets Might Support Life. From CNN: Astronomers now are upping the likelihood that their may be other inhabitable planets, announcing that … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri

Posted on June 23, 2013 by William Ockham

Researchers Say Mars Had Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4 Billion Years Ago.  From Physics.org: Differences between Martian meteorites and rocks examined by a NASA rover can be explained if Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere 4000 million years ago—well before the rise of atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Scientific Potpourri

Posted on June 8, 2013 by William Ockham

e Here are few interesting scientific articles from the last week: Astronauts to Mars Face Significant Radiation Risk.  Astronauts who travel to Mars could face radiation risks equal to two-thirds of the safe lifetime limit for astronauts according to NASA.  NASA … Continue reading →

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