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One disconcerting thing about sightseeing on these frozen Arctic islands at the edge of the polar ice pack: the biggest tourist attractions might be returning...
One disconcerting thing about sightseeing on these frozen Arctic islands at the edge of the polar ice pack: the biggest tourist attractions might be returning...
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To us, men of the West, a very strange thing happened at the turn of the century; without noticing it, we lost science, or at least the thing that had been called by that name for the last four centuries. What we now have in place of it is something different, radically different, and we don't know what it is. Nobody knows what it is.
- Simone Weil (1909 - 1943), French philosopher, mystic.
- Simone Weil (1909 - 1943), French philosopher, mystic.
The worlds fastest reptile (measured on land) is the spiny-tailed iguana of Costa Rica. It has been clocked at 21.7 mph.
Technology and Drugs are Changing Brain Function
Human identity faces an unprecedented crisis, brought about by damage caused by various electronic gadgets and pharmaceuticals that blur the line between our bodies and the outside world
Solar Variability.
The sun radiates huge amounts of electromagnetic energy in all directions. Earth is only one small recipient of the sun's energy; the sun's rays extend far out into the solar system, illuminating all ...
Exposure of Layers and Minerals in Candor Chasma.
Scanning across several kilometers of relief, this image shows a cliff along a light-toned layered deposit in Valles Marineris. This particular cliff was targeted because of the excellent exposure ...
The Light of Night.
As Cassini spacecraft images often show, the Sun is not the only source of illumination in the Saturn System. The huge, reflective planet also shines upon its moons.
This image was acqui...
May 12, 1955
Passengers crowded in to ride the last run of the Third Avenue elevated, "The El", in New York City. The way-above-ground train trip down memory lane went from Chinatown to the Bronx.
Men Have a Biological Clock, Too
Fire in the Operating Room
Animal Research Helps Humans Run Faster
Talking With Your Eyes
New Generation of Crash Test Dummies
Doctor Shortage Coming to America
volition
Pronunciation: /vuh-LISH-in/
v : the act of making a conscious choice
"She joined the support group of her own volition."



