Physics Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets, 6: Chemistry and Probability September 18, 2017 In this final segment about habitability of exoplanets, Dr Henry Richter looks at chemistry and probability. CONTINUE READING
Physics Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets: Moon, Atmosphere, and Mass August 29, 2017 This is part 3 of Dr Henry Richter's discussion on the requirements for life to exist on a planet elsewhere in the universe. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life OOL Foolishness Is Out of Control April 12, 2017 Most scientists working on origin of life (OOL) have lost all semblance of respect for empiricism. CONTINUE READING
Botany Plant Email System Described April 7, 2017 What do you call a long-distance signaling system that involves coded information? CONTINUE READING
Botany For the Love of Trees July 23, 2016 You don't have to be a proverbial tree-hugger to love trees and wonder at all the things they can do, and do for us. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto Has Active Geology June 4, 2016 Convection apparently forms the polygonal cells in Sputnik Planum, a large active region on Pluto's surface. CONTINUE READING
Botany Peas and Prosperity June 1, 2016 A healthy plant community relies on natural mechanisms that agricultural scientists can tap into. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Plastic Proteins and Turtle Skis April 18, 2016 Here's news about the latest technologies coming out of biomimetics, the imitation of nature's designs. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto, Charon Details Trickle In February 29, 2016 Happy Leap Year! New photos from Pluto and Charon continue to show enigmatic features. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Updates from Outer Planets January 9, 2016 Let's review some of the latest news from missions to the outer planets. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto Shock Rebounds October 16, 2015 The first research paper from the New Horizons team focuses and amplifies the shock waves coming from the first images in July. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Scientific Progress Is Spelled "Bio-Inspiration" October 5, 2015 Need fundamental insights into physics and technology? Look no further than the living world. CONTINUE READING
Solar System New Pluto Images Even More Perplexing September 25, 2015 Pluto has terrain like no other world, leaving scientists perplexed; Enceladus' activity is also inexplicable for "geologic time". CONTINUE READING
Marine Biology Underwater Marvels September 10, 2015 Check out these amazing creatures that inhabit the liquid universe of planet Earth's oceans and rivers. Only the first one is a fish. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Ski Pluto: Glaciers Are Flowing July 28, 2015 Planetary scientists are dumbfounded by more evidence of youth at Pluto, both on the surface and in the atmosphere. CONTINUE READING