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Science Corner – Twinkle, Twinkle…
"Twinkle twinkle, little star...How I wonder what you are!" If you spoke English as a child, you probably remember singing those words.
Did you ever...
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Science Corner – Invisible giants far out in space
Can you picture something nine million miles across and yet is invisible? No, and neither can anyone. It is a "supermassive black hole" at...
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Science Corner – Do you believe in miracles?
Wait… I thought this was a science corner! It is; I am using part of a definition of "miracle" in the Oxford dictionary: "An...
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Science Corner – Science, Non-science and Nonsense
If you know the difference between these three distinct things, good for you. If you confuse them, you are not alone. But I am...
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Science Corner – Portals to an Invisible World?
Portal: door or gateway.
You’ve probably read more than one fantasy or science fiction story about going through a door into another world or dimension;...
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Science Corner – Goodbye coal, hello sunshine!
In these uncertain times, it’s good when a little sunshine comes into our lives. Actually, a lot of sunshine! I am an American citizen,...
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Science Corner – Stormy weather, on the Sun! Watch out!
In these strange times with people-gatherings discouraged over much of the world, dare I talk about something that could be hugely disruptive to civilization...
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Science Corner – The Big Bang, atom bombs and pandemics
What, you may be thinking, have those three things in the title have to do with each other? Answer: exponential growth – I would...
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Science Corner – The top quark (what’s that?) turns 25
The top quark is the heaviest known elementary particle, as small as an electron but 340,000 times more massive! We don’t know how small...
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Science Corner – What is time?
“What's done cannot be undone." Look to Shakespeare for a great quote. He had Lady Macbeth murmur these simple but profound words to herself....
