The devastating earthquake in Chile that killed almost 700 people probably also shifted the Earth’s axis, say NASA scientists, permanently making days shorter by 1.26 microseconds. But since a microsecond is one-millionth of a second, you may not have noticed.
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Is It Just Me Or Did The Chile Earthq...
The devastating earthquake in Chile that killed almost 700 people probably also shifted the Earth’s axis, say NASA scientists, permanently making days shorter by 1.26 microseconds. But since a microsecond is one-millionth of a second, you may not have noticed.
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Scientists To Hollywood: More Science...
“More science, less fiction” is the message from the scientific community to Hollywood, even as the sci-fi film Avatar continues to rake in cash at the box office. Physics professor Sidney Perkowitz took to the stage at last week’s meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to encourage more science in movies, but also [...]
Found: The First Genetic Mutations Th...
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered the first genes linked to stuttering — a complex of three mutated genes that may be responsible for one in every 11 stuttering cases, especially in people of Asian descent [Los Angeles Times]. Scientists have long suspected that stuttering has genetic roots, as it’s often seen [...]
You Keep Me Up All Night
Why Some Sleep Better Than The Others
Ok, maybe Sleeping Beauty was the exception, but most of us need a regular 8-hr snooze session to power us through the day. And then there are the others! Being annoyingly cheerful and relentlessly upbeat, despite clocking in just 6 hours of sleep.
So why do some people need less sleep while most of us cl [...]