The Waning Search For Primordial Antimatter

The Waning Search For Primordial Antimatter

Scientists have long been on the hunt for evidence of antimatter, matter's arch nemesis and a staple of science fiction in the last century, that might be left over from the very early Universe.…
Arp 147 Shows Hubble Is Back In Business

Arp 147 Shows Hubble Is Back In Business

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is back in business with a snapshot of the fascinating galaxy pair Arp 147. The science operations were resumed on 25 October 2008, four weeks after a problem with…
Oblivion, Mutant Mice And Hearing Loss

Oblivion, Mutant Mice And Hearing Loss

Researchers have defined a mutation in the mouse genome that mimics progressive hearing loss in humans. A team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, working with colleagues in…
Thrift Shows Extravagance the Door

Thrift Shows Extravagance the Door

The past few weeks have seen the unfolding of the financial crisis and meltdown of global equity markets. During this time I have been traveling across North America giving speeches about the future…
CO2 for Green Gasoline?

CO2 for Green Gasoline?

Los Alamos* says we can make gasoline with CO2 extracted from air -- plus water and energy. Furthermore, economic large-scale production is possible with off-the-shelf equipment and known processes.…
Richard Dawkins off the deep end

Richard Dawkins off the deep end

At long last I'm getting a paper out the door, which means my latest blog column's been delayed. In the mean time, John Hawks (whose blog you should be reading) has some priceless stuff on Richard…