Hands Shown to Emit Light
Discovery News - Wed Jul 5, 2006
Human hands glow, but fingernails release the most light, according to a recent study that found all parts of the hand emit detectable levels of light. More»
High Ozone Levels in Mountains of Tibet
LiveScience.com - Wed Dec 14, 2005
In addition to thin air and sub-zero temperatures, climbers scaling Mount Everest face another challenge. More»
Freezing Light
ScienCentral News - Mon Dec 12, 2005
Scientists have slowed down and even stopped the fastest substance in the universe: light. More»
Moon Storms
NASA - Tue Dec 6, 2005
Every lunar morning, when the sun first peeks over the dusty soil of the moon after two weeks of frigid lunar night, a strange storm stirs the surface. More»
Mesmerized by Moondust
NASA - Sun Nov 20, 2005
Each morning, Mian Abbas enters his laboratory and sits down to examine--a single mote of dust. More»
Fuel's paradise? Power source that turns physics on its head
The Guardian UK - Sat Nov 5, 2005
It seems too good to be true: a new source of near-limitless power that costs virtually nothing, uses tiny amounts of water as its fuel and produces next to no waste. More»
Light bulb malfunction sends 18 to hospital with radiation burns
AP - Thu Sep 15, 2005
COLUMBIA, Tennessee - A malfunctioning light bulb in a school gym exposed more than 100 people to short-wave radiation for an hour, sending 18 to the hospital with severe sunburns and swollen eyes. More»
Crackling Planets
NASA - Tue Aug 9, 2005
Have you ever walked across a wool carpet in leather-soled shoes on a dry winter day, and then reached out toward a doorknob? ZAP! A stinging spark leaps between your fingers and the metal knob. More»
Bubbles Get Hotter than the Sun
Live Science - Thu Mar 3, 2005
Just as blowing up a bubble leads to a pop, so can shrinking it. More»
Can This Black Box See Into the Future?
Red Nova News - Sun Feb 13, 2005
DEEP in the basement of a dusty university library in Edinburgh lies a small black box, roughly the size of two cigarette packets side by side, that churns out random numbers in an endless stream. More»