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Baryons, Gravity Waves

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

These are exciting, or disquieting, times. Which it is depends partly on how much a person likes living in a world where scientific knowledge is rapidly changing. I like it, a lot. CERN’s New Omega Baryons Baryons, Quarks, and Empedocles … Continue reading →

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Fast Radio Bursts

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

No, Harvard scientists have not announced the imminent arrival of an alien armada. Two of them have, however, shown that we may have detected power beams pushing light sails. I think they may be right, but like one of them … Continue reading →

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Earliest Life: Maybe

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

We’re not sure how skulls found in central China fit into the family tree. They’re a bit like Neanderthals, a bit like folks still living in that part of the world, and not quite like anyone else. Other scientists found … Continue reading →

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TRAPPIST-1: Water? Life??

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

TRAPPIST-1’s planets may support life: or not. We don’t know. Not yet. We’re pretty sure that all seven are rocky worlds, like the Solar System’s inner planets. Three are in the star’s habitable zone. The inner two definitely do not … Continue reading →

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Face Transplant at Mayo

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Andy Sandness wasn’t born looking like that. He’s lived with the consequences of a “wrong choice” for more than a decade. Agreeing to get Mayo Clinic’s first face transplant won’t undo his decision. But now he has a second chance … Continue reading →

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