Uncategorized
-
ChemistryVolcanoes aren’t a big source of CFCs
Ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere come mainly from human-made sources, not from volcanoes as some have suggested.
By Corinna Wu -
Planetary ScienceTryst in space: Craft, asteroid rendezvous
On Valentine's Day, the NEAR spacecraft cozied up to the asteroid 433 Eros, becoming the first craft to orbit a tiny body.
By Ron Cowen -
Fly naps inspire dreams of sleep genetics
Researchers have discovered a sleep-like state in the fruit fly.
-
PhysicsMelting nuclei re-create Big Bang broth
The seething primordial matter that existed in the first microseconds after the Big Bang may have briefly reappeared in fireballs created at a European particle accelerator.