Rising Tides (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
This is a generally well-made documentary examining the rising of sea level, the land erosion it causes and how the
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Everyone wants to be Elon Musk: with the remote control SpaceX Falcon 9 Droneship.
Yes, everyone wants to be Elon Musk: and with the remote control SpaceX Falcon 9 Droneship, amateur rocket enthusiasts finally
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Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t by James S. Welsh, MD (book review)
James S. Welsh’s book title ‘Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t’ is enhanced by the sub-title, ‘How Animals Could Hold
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Fluke: The Maths And Myths Of Coincidences by Joseph Mazur (book review).
What odds would you give for so many books about mathematical odds coming out in such a short period of
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Astronomy Manual: The Practical Guide To The Night Sky by Jane A. Green (book review)
‘Astronomy Manual: The Practical Guide To The Night Sky’ is the second edition of Jane A. Green’s book. As Brian
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Meet Max, the electric plane.
Max the Electric Plane might sound like something from a Disney animated movie, but it’s shortly to be coming our
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Major Tim: no longer floating ’round his tin can.
British astronaut Tim Peake is no longer no longer floating ’round his tin can . . . Tim and two
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Choice Or Chance by Stephen Nowicki (book review).
Looking at the title, ‘Choice Or Chance’, you would think Stephen Nowicki’s book was about gambling odds. More so as
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Einstein At Home by Friedrich Herneck translated by Josef Eisinger (book review).
Just when you thought you knew everything about Albert Einstein, this book, ‘Einstein At Home’ by Friedrich Herneck translated by
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Black holes for nothing and your nebula for free.
Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe
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