Scientists were so concerned with the Merapi Volcano in Indonesia that they urged people to run away, far away:
So far, most of the locals aren’t terribly impressed. They cite the fact that the animals haven’t come down from the mountain yet. In the meantime:
The Lascar Volcano in Chile has apparently sprung to life. And,
The Ubinas [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs on Apr 28th, 2005
Three weeks ago I posted a critique of the Japanese space program. Apparently the Japanese government felt the same way I do, as this just happaned:
Less than one month after announcing an ambitious plan to send Japan’s first astronauts into orbit and set up a base on the moon, the head of Japan’s space [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs on Apr 24th, 2005
Stem Cell Debate Returns to Senate
Bill Bans Cloned Babies but Allows Embryonic Disease Study
Lawmakers relaunched their effort to expand medical research using embryonic stem cells. They predict that they will have enough support to push the controversial measure through the Senate.
The measure sets up a new showdown between a growing number of lawmakers who [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, People on Oct 5th, 2004
Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for showing how tiny quark particles interact, helping to explain everything from how a coin spins to how the universe was built.
OK, simple enough. How do I categorize that? Everything. I would guess physics would be the most appropriate, but that’s a little [...]
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