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Just think of it. In 2015 we will send a robot to visit a little
Just think of it. In 2015 we will send a robot to visit a little world in the asteroid belt for the first time. A tiny world far away, never before se...

Hyper-giant stars. These stars are important for us because if
Hyper-giant stars. These stars are important for us because if they hadnt existed billions of years ago to fuse lighter elements into heavier ones, th...

What this video doesnt really convey effectively is why ion
What this video doesnt really convey effectively is why ion propulsion was chosen for the Dawn mission as versus some other form of propulsion. The re...

There have probably been holidays occurring at midwinter for at
There have probably been holidays occurring at midwinter for at least as long as there has been agriculture, 10,000 years. Now we know agriculturalist...

Inga alley cropping: an alternative to slash and burn agriculture.
Inga alley cropping: an alternative to slash and burn agriculture. The Inga tree is a nitrogen-fixing legume, apparently very fast-growing. Growing cr...

A plant to reduce global warming? Azolla is an aquatic plant
A plant to reduce global warming? Azolla is an aquatic plant often used as a cover crop for rice, because it shades out any weeds that might come up....

This is madness. I have 44 varieties of plants I am going to
This is madness. I have 44 varieties of plants I am going to attempt to grow in 2015. According to conventional wisdom, its just plain stupid to be tr...