Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010 Foreign Policy Gregory Johnsen Copy a link to the article entitled http://Foreign%20Policy Share Foreign Policy on Facebook Share Foreign Policy on Twitter Share Foreign Policy on LinkedIn My new piece in Foreign Policy is now on-line here.
Life Strange life forms create an “alien” ecosystem in an abandoned uranium mine Slimy biofilms made up of bacterial and eukaryotic life forms have taken over an abandoned, flooded uranium mine in Germany.
Hard Science Earth has an eerie “sodium glow,” and astronomers use it to image stars Air currents in our atmosphere limit the resolving power of giant telescopes, but computers and artificial stars can sharpen the blur.
High Culture Why are flood myths so common in stories from ancient cultures around the world? Could the prevalence of flood myths around the world tell us something about early human migration or even the way our brains work?
The Future Space travel will radically change human psychology and spirituality We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
Guest Thinkers Really easy tea leaves GENEVA – The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing […]