Artist’s impression of dark matter clumps around a Milky Way-like galaxy. The discovery of two massive holes punched through a stream of stars could help answer questions about the nature of dark matter, the mysterious substance holding galaxies together. 09.07.2016 Researchers have detected two massive holes which have been ‘punched’ through a stream of stars[…]
By Dr. Vaughn Davis Bornet / 09.05.2016 The editor thinks that a little sage advice on major matters will not hurt those of you who are headed to a college or university this autumn. Who better to offer it than one who attended such institutions in the South and in the West; before and after[…]
By Tom Steele / 09.10.2016 Dallas Morning News A San Antonio mattress store says it will donate 30 percent of its sales this weekend to a 9/11 charity after drawing widespread criticism for an advertisement promoting a “Twin Towers Sale.” In the video posted to Facebook, Miracle Mattress manager Cherise Bonanno says that there’s no[…]
Artwork by Jean-Francois Painchaud By Kirk M. Newman / 09.10.2016 The Importance of Compassion According to neurosurgeon, Jim Doty, mindfulness and compassion must go hand in hand. Growing up, Jim Doty had many strikes against him: an alcoholic father, a mother with depression, a family living in poverty. But somehow—in a journey he recounts in his[…]
The red box clearly shows where the lander is hiding. ESA By Dr. Monica Grady / 09.06.2016 Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences Open University Rosetta’s mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimanko is coming to an end – plans are already in place for a grand finale on September 30, when the orbiter will land gracefully (erm,[…]
North Dakota state troopers at Standing Rock. Photo by Daniella Zalcman. The Nixon White House managed three Indian occupations. There are lessons for President Obama there—if he would just pay attention. By Mark Trahant / 09.08.2016 I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence from the White House on the situation at Standing Rock even while North[…]
The MEGA plate is a “powerful illustration of how easy it is for bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics,” said Roy Kishony holding a standard petri dish. / Courtesy of Harvard Medical School and Technion Scientists film bacteria’s maneuvers as they become impervious to drugs By Ekaterina Pesheva, HMS Communications / 09.08.2016 In a creative[…]