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Sun-Bombing: A Spacecraft Will Brave the Solar Fires
On September 1, 1859, a British astronomer named Richard Carrington was sketching the shapes of sunspots projected from his telescope onto a screen when two spots flared into view and brightened still further, only to fade a few minutes later.... Selengkapnya
Mystery Solved: Black Hole Belch Caused Galactic Glow
Like virtually all galaxies, the Milky Way has a monster lurking at its very core: a giant black hole, as massive as four million suns, which will swallow anything that ventures too close to its intense gravitational field. Like most,... Selengkapnya
Space? It’s Just a Commute
It took just under six hours for Soyuz TMA-10M to reach the International Space Station on Thursday, making it the third time a manned vehicle has completed the journey in under 24 hours. Before March, the trip usually took two... Selengkapnya
Acupuncture May Relieve Depression, But Only Temporarily
Patients eager for non-drug options for treating depression may benefit from adding acupuncture to their counseling, according to a new study. As effective as antidepressant medications are, in some studies up to 60% of patients don’t report adequate relief of... Selengkapnya
Eat Better and Stress Less: It’ll Make Your Cells (and Maybe You) Live Longer
It’s not quite the Fountain of Youth, but it may be the river that leads to it. In a paper published in the journal Lancet Oncology, scientists found that a small group of men who made changes in the way they... Selengkapnya
More Children Than Ever Are Getting Flu Shots
New numbers released this morning from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that more children than ever before received their flu vaccine during the 2012-2013 flu season, and similar upticks were seen in adult populations. The researchers... Selengkapnya
Asian Millionaires Will Soon Oust North Americans From Top of Wealth List
The wealth possessed in total by Asia’s millionaires may soon surpass that of their North American counterparts. According to a new report published by Cap Gemini SA and Royal Bank of Canada, Asians with $1 million dollars in liquid assets... Selengkapnya
David Chang Broke All the Rules
It may surprise you to learn that the Korean-American rebel chef David Chang, known for his delicious, creative food and brash, edgy attitude, majored in religion at preppy Trinity College in Hartford. Much about Chang’s background is unusual. His father,... Selengkapnya
Money Talking: JP Morgan’s $11 Billion Would Send the Wrong Message
Is $11 billion a lot to pay for causing some of the mischief that caused the financial crisis? That’s what Justice Department officials in Washington are currently trying to decide. The $11 billion in question is the potential price tag... Selengkapnya
Three Takeaways From the Obama-Rouhani Phone Call
Their possible handshake in New York didn’t work out. But Barack Obama and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani made up for it today with a phone call that amounted to the first direct contact between an American president and an Iranian leader since... Selengkapnya