by Gil Friend | Oct 9, 2003 | Uncategorized
Cosmic Soccer Ball? Theory Already Takes Sharp Kicks. In an unusual logjam of contradictory claims, a revolutionary new model of the universe, as a soccer ball, arrives on astronomers’ desks at least slightly deflated. By Dennis Overbye. [New York Times:...
by Gil Friend | Oct 8, 2003 | Uncategorized
New Model of the Universe: It’s Shaped Like a Soccerball. “Since antiquity, humans have wondered whether our universe is finite or infinite. Now, after more than two millennia of speculation, observational data might finally settle this ancient...
by Gil Friend | Oct 8, 2003 | Uncategorized
First jumping genes, now this. A Pregnant Mother’s Diet May Turn the Genes Around.Scientists have long known that what pregnant mothers eat can profoundly affect the susceptibility of their offspring to disease. Now they know why. By Sandra Blakeslee. [New York...
by Gil Friend | Oct 7, 2003 | Sustainability
Sponsors Ease Bill on Gases That Warm the Climate. The two senators who are sponsoring legislation to fight global warming announced on Wednesday that they would soften the bill to gain support for a vote expected this month. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times:...
by Gil Friend | Oct 7, 2003 | Sustainability
Sponsors Ease Bill on Gases That Warm the Climate. The two senators who are sponsoring legislation to fight global warming announced on Wednesday that they would soften the bill to gain support for a vote expected this month. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times:...
