Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

Chaiten Photo Gallery

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Here is a gallery of some ridiculously cool photos from the Chaiten eruption …

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Why the electron’s mass is vital to life in the Universe

Most fundamental constants could be a little larger or smaller, and our Universe would still be similar. But not the mass of the electron.

Six images of lunar craters including Centra Mare Fecunditatis, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Ingenii, Southweast, Schlieter Crater, Highland 1, Highland 2, and Mare Smth.

Hard Science

Finding caves on the Moon is great. On Mars? Even better.

The recent discovery of a large cave on the Moon highlights the importance of caves not just for future space explorers but astrobiology as well.

High Culture

How the internet changed news, according to The Onion

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

Side-by-side sepia-toned portrait images of huxley and wilberforce in 19th-century attire, facing opposite directions, merged with a vertical dividing line.

The Past

Huxley vs. Wilberforce: What really happened at the 1860 Oxford evolution debate

The true story of the shot that “reverberated through England” when science collided head-on with religion.

A vibrant solar flare erupts from the Sun's surface, showcasing sun activity in 2024 and emitting bright ultraviolet light in this detailed astrophotograph.

Hard Science

Why is the Sun so active right now?

Northern lights in the American South, clusters of huge geomagnetic storms—the Sun is throwing a tantrum right on schedule.

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Chaiten Eruption, Day 7

nn Another day, another development at Chaiten. Military stationed near the volcano helping with evacuations reported “booming noises” and saw incandescent blocks getting hurled from the vent area. This suggests that lava […]