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• The Pitch Drop Experiment

  

  The pitch drop experiment is a long-term experiment which measures the flow of a piece of pitch over many years. The experiment was started in 1927 by... Read more

  The 21 January 2012 by   Gerard
  

• Launch Calendar: The Year's Space Mission Schedule

  

  image credit Today, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will carry a geostationary communications spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military from the... Read more

  The 19 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Most Important Scientific Study Ever: What About Farting Astronauts?

  

  image credit Humans produce two flammable gases: hydrogen and methane. Flammable gases accumulate in an enclosed space and can ignite. Astronauts are humans wh... Read more

  The 16 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• 14 Major Risks That Used To Be The Stuff Of Science Fiction

  

  image credit Risk management is a part of our everyday personal and professional lives. We know to look both ways before crossing the street. We also know... Read more

  The 13 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Brain Scans and Addiction Research: The Early Years

  

  X-ray specs for drug effects. The science of addiction and the technology of brain scans have both developed exponentially in the past two decades. The... Read more

  The 09 January 2012 by   Dirkh
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• Photographing the ISS, You Can Do It!

  

  Taking pictures of the International Space Station seems like something that normal human could not done, but that is very possible, even from your own... Read more

  The 08 January 2012 by   Kovmil
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• Everything You Wanted To Know About The Moon

  

  image credit Everything you wanted to know about the moon. Its environment, its creation, our exploration and why it's one of a kind (at least in our solar... Read more

  The 05 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Five Ways The World Could End

  

  image credit With a year packed full of strong solar flares affecting communications, future volcanic predictions and giant asteroids passing dangerously clos... Read more

  The 02 January 2012 by   Gerard
  

• Heavy Drinking Impairs Serotonin Function More Rapidly in Women

  

  My article on women and alcohol. There are very real gender differences in the way men and women are affected by alcohol. Here's a summary of the... Read more

  The 18 December 2011 by   Dirkh
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• The First Millisecond Of A Nuclear Explosion

  

  image credit A nuclear explosion from the Tumbler-Snapper tests performed in Nevada during 1952 captured by a high speed Rapid Action Electronic camera. It... Read more

  The 14 December 2011 by   Gerard
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