In the opening scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey (1968), Neanderthal-like folk are scrounging for
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Toba Lake, in northern Sumatra, occupies the ancient Toba caldera. One of its outlets, the
Flood, fire, drought … We have, by luck and muddled management, thwarted pestilence, but it
Photosynthesis, a process that had its beginnings about 2.5 billion years ago, has an awesome
Several years ago I read Jerry P. King’s The Art of Mathematics (1992). Chapter 3
It rains quite a bit on Mamaku Plateau, the tableland underlain by volcanic debris that
The class field trip is underway. Teacher hands out the rap-around, virtual imaging glasses, and
Zeus, the head-honcho of assorted Greek gods, heroes, nymphs, and mortals, was chiefly the God
Life is a risky business. Not a day goes by when some aspect of our
I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less