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Science and Tech Features

Science and Tech Features

Science and Tech Features

Review: What If? Answers All Your (Literally) Burning Questions

Randall Munroe, creator of the web comic xkcd, takes on the internet’s strangest questions in his latest book, What If? Serious Scientific Answers ...
By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorSeptember 9, 2014
Science and Tech Features

What Are the Odds of Finding Intelligent Life in Our Galaxy?

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” — Arthur C. Clarke * ...
By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2014
Science and Tech Features

Five Weirdest Weather Phenomena on Alien Planets

Dust devils. Giant hailstones. Supercell thunderstorms. The Earth is no stranger to extreme weather phenomena, but the universe at large is home to ...
By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2014
Science and Tech Features

10 Incredible Hubble Telescope Images – And the Science Behind Them

The Hubble Space Telescope has been photographing the universe for over two decades with a gallery of stunning imagery to show for it. ...
By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2014
Science and Tech Features

Alternate Reality: The Science Behind the Fiction

Writers love to explore “what if” scenarios based on the idea of alternate realities. Alan Moore’s Watchmen depicts an alternate reality in which ...
By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2014
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