Uncategorized

  1. Astronomy

    First Supper: X rays may mark eating habits of baby black holes

    Astronomers have evidence that just minutes after their tumultuous birth, baby black holes emit powerful burps of X rays that may be fueled by material left over from their first meal.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Physics

    Warm Ice: Frozen water forms at room temperature

    Ultrathin films of ice observed at room temperature and ordinary atmospheric pressure should be more widespread than previously thought, according to new experiments indicating that weaker-than-expected electric fields induce such freezing.

    By Peter Weiss

  3. Letters from the August 27, 2005, issue of Science News

    Sleeper issues I have experienced sleep paralysis in almost all of its forms, from terrors to vibrations and auditory hallucinations to out-of-body experiences (“Night of the Crusher,” SN: 7/9/05, p.