Books

Atomic weights revision changes periodic table May 22, 2013
Five elements at the heart of the periodic table will never look the same again, following an update to their atomic weights […]
Swarm of drones to give early warning of flash floods May 22, 2013
A drone monitoring system that tracks flash floods in real time can buy time to escape before the waters hit […]
Earth's tides are shoving the moon away faster May 22, 2013
The North Atlantic is now wide enough to create exceptionally high tides, making the rate of the moon's retreat faster now than it was 50 million years ago […]
String theory may limit space brain threat May 22, 2013
Hypothetical conscious entities that randomly pop into existence may undermine our view of the universe – string theory may banish these Boltzmann brains […]
Drake equation for alien life gets an upgrade May 22, 2013
The planet-spotting Kepler telescope seems doomed, but its discoveries along with a new version of the famous Drake equation will sharpen the hunt for ET (full text available to subscribers) […]