Essays by Isaac Asimov From The Los Angeles Times Syndicate

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Ozone Hole

Original Title: Earth's Ozone Layer Under Freon Siege (V3)
Subject: the severe danger from using CFC chemicals
First Published In: 21-Nov-86
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The Dead World

Original Title: The Race for the Moon's Resources (V26)
Subject: the need to join the Soviets in Moon colonization; using the Moon's resources
First Published In: 28-Nov-86
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Reward Delayed

Original Title: Nobel Prize Is Often a Delayed Reward (V8,9)
Subject: the reason for Nobel prize delays
First Published In: 5-Dec-86
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Dinosaurs Everywhere

Original Title: The Case of the Antarctic Dinosaur (V14)
Subject: plate movements explain fossils
First Published In: 12-Dec-86
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Cholesterol's Essential to Animal Life

Original Title: Cholesterol's Essential to Animal Life (V-A11)
Subject: cholesterol happens to be essential to animal life
First Published In: 19-Dec-86
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Taming Antimatter

Original Title: Scientists at Work Taming Antimatter (V26)
Subject: maintaining antimatter existence
First Published In: 26-Dec-86
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The Force that Can Swallow a Star

Original Title: The Monster That Gulps Whole Stars (V2)
Subject: Seyfert galaxies; enormous black holes
First Published In: 9-Jan-87
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The Relentless Population Rise

Original Title: Stopping the Population Growth Rate (V3)
Subject: calculating the limits to growth
First Published In: 6-Feb-87
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Far Beyond

Original Title: Astronomers and Their Far-out Plans (V5)
Subject: a telescope probe going 90 billion miles out
First Published In: 13-Feb-87
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Our Cousin the Coelacanth

Original Title: Meet Our Cousin the Coelacanth (V1,18)
Subject: the earliest animals to leave the water
First Published In: 13-Mar-87
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Cold, Cold Fusion

Original Title: Nuclear Fusion at Room Temperature
Subject: fusion at low temperature
First Published In: 3-Apr-87
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The Supernova Next Door

Original Title: Supernovas Provide Look at the Galaxy (V7)
Subject: the closest supernova in over 300 years
First Published In: 21-May-87
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Watching the Universe Grow Up

Subject: discovery of a luminous arc that partially encircled a galaxy
First Published In: 5-Jun-87
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Old Water

Original Title: A Safe Way to Bury Our Nuclear Wastes (V6)
Subject: salt mines are a safe for destination nuclear waste
First Published In: 19-Jun-87
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Space Rocks

Original Title: Meteorites Yield Meaty Clues to Past (V6)
Subject: meteorite hunting on Antarctica
First Published In: 17-Jul-87
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Galaxies in Collision

Original Title: The Galaxies Are On a Collision Course (V3)
Subject: what would happen if our galaxy collided with another
First Published In: 24-Jul-87
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The Oldest Birthday

Original Title: How Old Is Our Universe Anyway? (V5)
Subject: estimating the age of the universe
First Published In: 31-Jul-87
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Fueling the Fires

Original Title: Quest for Fuel an Ongoing Objective (V12)
Subject: hydrogen instead of fossil fuels
First Published In: 7-Aug-87
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A Map Too Good to Be True

Original Title: Was the Vinland Map Authentic of Forged? (V5)
Subject: a Viking map shows Greenland accurately
First Published In: 14-Aug-87
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The Elusive Tenth

Original Title: Search Must Continue for a 10th Planet (V5)
Subject: the search for a tenth planet
First Published In: 21-Aug-87
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The Invisible Dust Clouds

Original Title: Supernova Sheds Light on Unknown (V9)
Subject: backlighting from the 1987 supernova
First Published In: 4-Sep-87
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Going Where the Energy Is

Original Title: Space Has the Earth's Energy Answers (V7)
Subject: collecting solar energy with satellites
First Published In: 18-Sep-87
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The Slow Breakdown

Original Title: Moon Base May Unify Grand Theories (V12)
Subject: detecting the decay of protons on the Moon
First Published In: 9-Oct-87
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How a Girl's Best Friend Originated

Original Title: How a Girl's Best Friend Originated (V4)
Subject: producing a diamond film
First Published In: 16-Oct-87
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Our Ancient Ancestors

Original Title: The Long and Short of Man's History (V30)
Subject: dating early hominids to 5 million years ago
First Published In: 23-Oct-87
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The Simpler Shape

Original Title: The Complex Structure of Enzymes (V17)
Subject: new synthetic enzymes
First Published In: 6-Nov-87
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Tree Rings Serve as Natural Calendars

Original Title: Tree Rings Serve as Natural Calendars (V4,5)
Subject: tree rings serve as natural calendars
First Published In: 13-Nov-87
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Forever Gone

Original Title: Helium - Basic Element Is Irreplaceable (V3)
Subject: we are needlessly losing helium
First Published In: 20-Nov-87
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Blast Over Siberia

Original Title: Siberian Explosion: Meteor or Mystery? (V-A10)
Subject: was the Tunguska event a comet or asteroid?
First Published In: 27-Nov-87
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An Ocean of Gasoline

Original Title: Distant Moons May Supply Gasoline (V4,5)
Subject: Saturn's Titan and Neptune's Triton may have gasoline oceans
First Published In: 4-Dec-87
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Gravity Plays Tricks

Original Title: Shedding Light on a Galactic Mystery (V2)
Subject: gravitational lenses and the missing mass
First Published In: 11-Dec-87
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The End?

Original Title: Ending Without a Bang or a Whimper (V-A2)
Subject: a description of the final stages of the Sun's life
First Published In: 18-Dec-87
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Past Monsters

Original Title: In Evolution, Smaller May Be Better (V18)
Subject: the size of life forms, past and present
First Published In: 25-Dec-87
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Leap Second

Original Title: As the World Turns: Moon Doesn't Sync (V6)
Subject: adjusting timekeeping for the slowing effect of tides
First Published In: 22-Jan-88
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The Elusive Quark

Original Title: Most Basic Particles of the Universe (V27)
Subject: delving into the atom
First Published In: 12-Feb-88
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The Noblest Element

Original Title: Science Attacking Helium's 'Nobility' (V2)
Subject: helium's reluctance to combine
First Published In: 11-Mar-88
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The Giveaway Bursts

Original Title: Studying the Matter of Antimatter (V7)
Subject: recognizing antimatter by antineutrinos
First Published In: 18-Mar-88
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Are We Alone?

Original Title: Is There Anyone Home Out There? (V2)
Subject: conditions necessary for a planet to support life
First Published In: 25-Mar-88
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Improving on the Diamond

Original Title: Modern Strides in Ancient Diamonds (V5)
Subject: low pressure formation of diamond
First Published In: 8-Apr-88
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The Mislaid Island

Original Title: When Places Get Lost in the World (V4)
Subject: finding Columbus's San Salvador
First Published In: 15-Apr-88
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Mathematicians Look For a Piece of Pi

Original Title: Mathematicians Look For a Piece of Pi (V3)
Subject: calculating pi to increased precision
First Published In: 6-May-88
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The First Cell

Original Title: Undivided Attention to the First Cell
Subject: tracing the earliest bacteria
First Published In: 13-May-88
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Historic Clues Found Written in the Trees

Original Title: Historic Clues Found Written in the Trees (V4-5)
Subject: tree rings date the eruption of the island of Thera to 1628 BC
First Published In: 20-May-88
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The Oddest Mammal

Original Title: Monotremes : Oddest of Odd Animals (V11)
Subject: surprising duckbill platypus abilities
First Published In: 10-Jun-88
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Suddenly, Thallium Plays a Role

Original Title: Superconductivity and the 'Green Twig' (V6)
Subject: recipe for superconductivity
First Published In: 17-Jun-88
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A Dream Comes True

Original Title: Experiment Confirm's Kekule's Dream (V8)
Subject: the benzene ring is visually verified by a scanning tunneling electron microscope
First Published In: 16-Sep-88
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Those Oceanic Hot Spots

Original Title: Beginnings of Life Are Still a Puzzle (V4,5)
Subject: theories on origin of life on Earth
First Published In: 30-Sep-88
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Where Do We Go from Here?

Original Title: The Next Goal in Outer Space - Mars (V4,5)
Subject: we need to build a space station next
First Published In: 7-Oct-88
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Overkill

Original Title: Hell on Earth 65 Million Years Ago (V7)
Subject: mass extinction seems too extreme
First Published In: 11-Nov-88
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Superstars?

Original Title: This Astronomer Was Right All Along (V8)
Subject: a theory limiting the size of stars is revived
First Published In: 18-Nov-88
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The Invisible Cloud

Original Title: What's Going On Way Out There? (V7)
Subject: estimates of the cometary Oort cloud
First Published In: 25-Nov-88
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Dwarf Stars: Back to the Drawing Board

Original Title: Dwarf Stars: Back to the Drawing Board (V3,4)
Subject: the mystery of white dwarf star varieties
First Published In: 16-Dec-88
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Wetter and Warmer

Original Title: The Year of the Greenhouse Effect (V4)
Subject: clear evidence of the greenhouse effect
First Published In: 26-Dec-88
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The Weakest Wave

Original Title: Trying to Catch the Elusive Gravity Wave (V5,13)
Subject: gravitational wave detection
First Published In: 17-Feb-89
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First Look at the DNA Molecule

Original Title: DNA's Double Helix a Theory - Until Now (V3,7)
Subject: advances in viewing instruments; scanning tunneling electron microscopes
First Published In: 24-Feb-89
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Combatting U.S. Scientific Illiteracy

Original Title: Combatting U.S. Scientific Illiteracy (V8)
Subject: American students are scientifically illiterate
First Published In: 31-Mar-89
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Squashed Sand

Original Title: Theory Has Impact on Dinosaur Doom (V8)
Subject: evidence for impact theory of extinction
First Published In: 14-Apr-89
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Close Call with an Asteroid

Original Title: Earth's 500,000 Mile Near Miss (V4)
Subject: we need protection from a meteor strike
First Published In: 12-May-89
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A Little Brighter

Original Title: Closing In on the Mystery of Chiron (V5)
Subject: Chiron, a comet or asteroid past Saturn
First Published In: 19-May-89
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The Advantages of Underground Living

Original Title: The Advantages of Underground Living (V2,14)
Subject: living underground has many advantages
First Published In: 2-Jun-89
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Cold Fusion: Science Fiction or Reality

Original Title: Cold Fusion: Science Fiction or Reality (V10,11)
Subject: cold fusion, like Martian canals, N-rays, and polywater, seems dubious
First Published In: 9-Jun-89
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Should Home Robot Be Like a Person?

Original Title: Should Home Robot Be Like a Person? (V4)
Subject: household robots should be shaped like humans
First Published In: 16-Jun-89
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Moon Mysteries, Earth's History

Original Title: Moon Holds Clues to Earth's Distant Past (V3,9)
Subject: the Moon's surface tells solar system history
First Published In: 21-Jul-89
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When the Earth Was Too Hot and Too Cold

Original Title: Life in Mid-Pangaea: There Wasn't Any (V4)
Subject: Pangaea had temperature extremes
First Published In: 4-Aug-89
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How Many Particles?

Original Title: Fundamental Particles of Universe (V9)
Subject: a list of fundamental particles
First Published In: 15-Sep-89
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The Falling Moon of Mars

Original Title: The Sky is Falling - but Don't Wait Up (V4,14)
Subject: Mars's satellite Phobos grows closer to Mars
First Published In: 22-Sep-89
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Hot Fusion Heats Up as Hot News Topic

Original Title: Hot Fusion Heats Up as Hot News Topic (V9)
Subject: fusion achieved by colliding deuterium compounds may hold promise
First Published In: 6-Oct-89
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Ten Billion Light-Years Away

Subject: galactic clusters at great distance and age
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Diamonds from Space

Subject: analysis of meteorites shows a complex origin
First Published In: 1987-1989
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How Old Are We?

Subject: man and Neanderthals' coexistence
First Published In: 1987-1989
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On Your Hind Legs

Subject: causes of bipedal evolution
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Hands at Last

Subject: the question of the earliest tool usage
First Published In: 1987-1989
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A Bone Speaks Volumes

Subject: the case for Neanderthals' speech
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Man's First Language

Subject: tracing back early languages
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Man's First Discovery

Subject: uses of fire by man's ancestors
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Brightest X Rays

Subject: using X-rays for material analysis
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Raising the Temperature

Subject: easier superconductivity
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Atom Smasher Supreme

Subject: larger particle accelerators
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Two Nothings

Subject: types of neutrinos
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Supercritical

Subject: fluids with strange properties
First Published In: 1987-1989
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A Question of Priorities

Subject: debate on the supercollider
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Breaking the Bond

Subject: measuring ultrashort events
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Getting Old

Subject: free radicals and aging
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Tritium - Why It's Critical

Subject: the need for tritium and the lack of a supply of it
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Dangerous Microorganism

Subject: the dangers of altered germs
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Telltale Flash

Subject: detecting bacteria with light
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Genome Project

Subject: human genome (DNA) mapping
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Head of a Pin

Subject: fine resolution inscription
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Our Biological Clock

Subject: studies on human internal rhythms
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Shifting Earth

Subject: Earth's moving plates and poles
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Wobbling Earth

Subject: perturbations in Earth's spinning
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Big Crack

Subject: San Andreas fault earthquakes
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Central Heat

Subject: Earth's internal temperature
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Conquest of the Land

Subject: earlier than expected land life
First Published In: 1987-1989
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How Green Plants Began

Subject: how parts of cells came together
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Death of the Dinosaurs: A New Clue

Subject: how amino acids figure in the mystery of dinosaur extinction
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Fossil Fact or Fiction

Subject: the reptile-bird transitional form
First Published In: 1987-1989
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More Evidence of Feathered Fliers

Subject: a later version of the reptile-bird
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Biggest Flyer

Subject: how the huge pterosaurs could fly
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Most Successful Life-Form

Subject: insects have thrived for millions of years
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Homing Turtles

Subject: why turtles cross the Atlantic Ocean
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Lightning and Life

Subject: how nitrogen is made available for plants
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Last Clean Place

Subject: the need to keep the Antarctic unpolluted
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Ice Ages and the Plateau Effect

Subject: plate movements explain recent ice ages
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Cracked Crust

Subject: plate tectonics is unique to Earth
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Halley's Comet

Subject: a close study of Halley's comet yields answers and questions
First Published In: 1987-1989
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More About Halley's Comet

Subject: the birth and death of comets
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Largest Molecule

Subject: polymers found in Halley's comet
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Our Identical Twin

Subject: comparing the geology of Venus and Earth
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Microwaves as Cloud-Zappers

Subject: bouncing signals off Titan's surface
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Old Reliable

Subject: measuring the Sun's size by an eclipse
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Little Rocket that Could

Subject: Pioneer 10, solar wind, and gravity waves
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Lopsided Satellite

Subject: the variability of Neptune's satellite Nereid
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Beware the Flare!

Subject: tracking solar flares from tree rings
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Skimming the Sun

Subject: watching comets come close to the Sun
First Published In: 1987-1989
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What's In a Name?

Subject: the debate about calling Pluto a planet
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Pluto and Charon: The Dumbbell Worlds

Subject: information from eclipsing of planets
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Case of the Missing Planet

Subject: the first brown dwarf planet is reported
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Life on Mars Revisited

Subject: meteorites from Mars in Antarctica
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Space Pollution

Subject: debris in space is a serious danger
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Planet Hunt

Subject: evidence that planets are more likely
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Neutron Surprise

Subject: new half-life measures of neutrons support the big-bang theory
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Relativity Test

Subject: confirmation of relativity by arrival time of neutrinos
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Neutrinos from Afar

Subject: neutrinos confirm supernova theory
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The White Dwarf Clock

Subject: determining the age of universe by three methods
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Gamma Giveaway

Subject: confirmation that Cygnus X-1 is a black hole
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Cluster Yardstick

Subject: globular clusters help estimate distance
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The In-Between Objects and the Missing Mass

Subject: the search for brown dwarf objects
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Seeing the Past

Subject: watching a galaxy in formation
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Fastest Telescope

Subject: estimating distance by galaxies' spectra
First Published In: 1987-1989
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The Baby Pulsar

Subject: the pulsar left from the 1987 supernova
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Beyond the Beyond

Subject: the route of Voyager 2 far out in space
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Why Are Things as They Are?

Subject: the anthropic principle and the existence of the universe
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Where the Universe Ends

Subject: red shifts of distant quasars 17 billion light years away
First Published In: 1987-1989
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Mapping the Stars

Subject: maps have 19 million stars; a fraction of the visible stars
First Published In: 17-Nov-89
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The Power of Proteins (w/Janet)

Original Title: Power of Proteins, The (w/Janet)
Subject: folding is part of the secret of the properties of proteins
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Oldest Protein?

Subject: dinosaur bone protein is 150 million years old
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Categories of Life

Subject: ribosomal RNA for life form classification
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Our Ancestor, the Coelacanth?

Subject: the Coelacanth was thought to be extinct but is living still
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Invading the Land

Subject: tracing the first land animals
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Egg on Land

Subject: the egg was important for land animals
First Published In: 1990-1992
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What Teeth Can Tell Us

Subject: teeth as fossils last long and tell much
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Bony Heritage (by Janet)

Subject: bone is surprisingly complex
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Dinosaurs

Subject: having a large body can be both good and bad
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Monster's Arms

Subject: small arms may indicate only a scavenger
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Dinowalk (by Janet)

Subject: methods of dinosaur locomotion
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Gone - Again and Again (by Janet)

Subject: evidence for the most recent mass extinction
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Whales with Feet

Subject: a link showing land animals' return to water
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Dead as a Dodo

Subject: a new understanding of the Dodo bird
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The First Catalyst

Subject: what came first in the origin of life
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Fifth Reptile

Subject: some species of reptiles of the beakhead order survive
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Wrong about the Viceroy

Subject: correcting the details of evolution
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Ants - and the Animal Kingdom

Subject: the total mass of ants exceeds that of all other animals combined
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Duckbill Platypus

Subject: the platypus is an animal that is difficult to categorize
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Real Unicorn

Subject: the minotaur and the unicorn of myth may have been an aurochs
First Published In: 1990-1992
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A Different Horse

Subject: saving a horse from extinction by isolation
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Heady Stuff (by Janet)

Subject: comparing animal brains that are unlike ours
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Aye-Aye

Subject: the need to save the Aye-Aye lemur from extinction
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Our Closest Relative

Subject: genetic and protein studies say chimpanzee is man's closest relative
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Two Hominids, Two Diets

Subject: diet favored H. habilis over A. robustus
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Ostrich Eggs and Humankind

Subject: a dating method that uses protein in egg shells
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Crossing to Australia

Subject: tracing early man's (Aborigines') history
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Vital Cooperation (w/Janet)

Subject: cooperation throughout the animal world
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Left, Right (w/Janet)

Subject: possible reasons for right-handedness
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Genes in Action (w/Janet)

Subject: genetic engineering can cure diseases
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Genes, Oncogenes, and Cancer

Subject: theories about retroviruses and oncogenes
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Beautiful Microbes (w/Janet)

Subject: microbes are more helpful than we used to think
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Delightful Diversity (w/Janet)

Subject: the danger of destroying variety
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Mantle and Core (by Janet)

Subject: dynamic inner layers of the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Oldest Rocks

Subject: uranium breakdown sets the age of the oldest rocks at 4 billion years
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Older Than We Thought

Subject: revising ice age time by carbon 14 dating
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Water - the Circulation Below (by Janet)

Subject: ocean currents, temperature, and pollution
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Air - the Circulation Above (by Janet)

Subject: air chemistry, flow, and ozone depletion
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Deepest Lake

Subject: Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake at 5,713 ft deep
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Big Melt

Subject: ice age melting may have resulted in a huge flood
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Moon Rocks

Subject: Moon rocks found on Antarctica
First Published In: 1990-1992
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New Questions about the Planets

Subject: the mysteries of what we see on planets and their satellites
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Atmosphere of Mercury

Subject: Mercury's thin sodium and potassium atmosphere
First Published In: 1990-1992
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More on Venus (by Janet)

Subject: new information about Venus from the Pioneer 12 spacecraft
First Published In: 1990-1992
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A Martian Asteroid?

Subject: Trojan (Lagrangian) locations for asteroids
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Mars for Humans (by Janet)

Subject: reasons to colonize Mars
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Saturn's Rings

Subject: Saturn's rings are probably transient phenomena
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Titan's Atmosphere

Subject: what's in the atmosphere of Saturn's satellite Titan
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Naming Neptune's Satellites

Subject: some names for Neptune's satellites seem poorly chosen
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Triton, the Last Satellite

Subject: surprising features of Neptune's satellite Triton
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Solar System's Greatest Storm

Subject: Saturn's Great White Spot
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Calculating a Satellite

Subject: discoveries of more planetary satellites
First Published In: 1990-1992
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The Strange Comet

Subject: Chiron and ideas about short-lived comets
First Published In: 1990-1992
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More on Comets (by Janet)

Subject: comets, asteroids, and small outer planets
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Our Own Private Sun (by Janet)

Subject: the Sun's output, sunspots, flares, and corona
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Out of the Sun (by Janet)

Subject: solar wind and particles produced in the Sun
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Cosmic Danger

Subject: living in space; danger from rain of particles
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Invisible Icy Planets?

Subject: the outer belt of icy planets and comets
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Asteroids Around Us

Subject: dealing with the close asteroids
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Twin Asteroids

Subject: finding asteroids, both close and curious
First Published In: 1990-1992
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Space Watch

Subject: repeating an entreaty for an asteroid sentinel
First Published In: 1990-1992
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More on Meteors (by Janet)

Subject: the origin of materials falling onto the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Comet Dust

Subject: the origin of dust in space around the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Mines in Space

Subject: making use of the asteroids near us
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

False Alarm

Subject: experimental data proven to be wrong
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Shrinking of the Delta

Subject: the loss of the Nile river delta may be catastrophic
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Garbage! (by Janet)

Subject: the continual problem of garbage, on Earth and above it
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Critters Within (by Janet)

Subject: human parasites are still a problem
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Monsters

Subject: Nessie and other human creations
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Noise (w/Janet)

Subject: acoustic and electronic types of noise
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Cooling Down

Subject: problems of using geothermal energy
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Making Hydrogen

Subject: using silicon in solar cells to break up water
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The First Step in Synthesizing Life

Subject: molecular replication without need of enzymes
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

More Replication (by Janet)

Subject: biological and man-made replication
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Nanomagic (by Janet)

Subject: microminiaturization of electronics
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Fantastic Fullerenes (by Janet)

Subject: characteristics of various buckyballs
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Super-Diamond

Subject: synthetic diamonds are better than natural ones
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Bacterial Miners

Subject: bacteria used for extraction of metals
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Park Phenomenon (w/Janet)

Subject: a description of New York's Central Park
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Saving the Species

Subject: extinct animals and some on the brink
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Plant Power (by Janet)

Subject: bioengineering plants and saving biodiversity
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Plant Help (by Janet)

Subject: the use of plants for food, medicine, and more
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Underneath

Subject: advantages of underground living
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Business Leads the Way

Subject: advances in trade help world cooperation
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Checkmate?

Subject: computer chess vs. human intelligence
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Cockroaches and Computers (by Janet)

Subject: a description of computer hardware and bugs
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Robettes

Subject: small robots for specialized tasks
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Once and Future Robots (by Janet)

Subject: the latest advances in jobs that robots do for us
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Music, Always (w/Janet)

Subject: music is "the art of sound in time" and has pleasant benefits
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Usefully Small (w/Janet)

Subject: atoms, photons, neutrinos, and quarks
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Quarks and the Last Particle

Subject: elementary particles and the top quark
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Finding of the Quark

Subject: firing electrons into a proton to see quarks inside
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Quark Globs

Subject: high density quark stars may throw off bits of themselves
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

One Atom at a Time

Subject: atomic theory used for manipulating single atoms
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Measuring the Electron

Subject: precision in weight and size measurements
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Einstein Is Right Again

Subject: proving that the principle of equivalence holds for antimatter
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Exclusion Principle

Subject: lack of violations proves the exclusion principle
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Superheavy Elements

Subject: trying to synthesize element 114
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

As Cold as Can Be

Subject: lowering temperature near absolute zero
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

No Gold!

Subject: ocean contains less gold than expected
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Why Is the Sky Dark?

Subject: a new answer to Olbers' paradox: insufficient time for the sky to brighten
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Starlight and Dust

Subject: observing starlight from outside the Solar system to avoid zodiacal light
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Bending of Light

Subject: a gravitational lens bends quasar light
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Tiny Twisty Light

Subject: the bending of light may help detect missing mass in the universe
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Planet Finders

Original Title: Planet Finders, The
Subject: finding planets by the gravitational lens effect
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The North Star Changes

Subject: Polaris and other Cepheid variable stars
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Unseen Star

Subject: the Crab supernova was seen by native Americans
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Color of Sirius

Subject: a surprising ancient description of Sirius as a red star
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

A Young Star

Subject: the life cycle of stars and brown dwarfs
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Supernovas I and II

Subject: a type I supernova may have started our solar system
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Measuring the Distance

Subject: the 1987 supernova provided a distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Star Clusters (by Janet)

Subject: the Hubble telescope gives new data
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Our New Neighbor

Subject: a newly discovered dwarf galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Galaxy Update (w/Janet)

Subject: galaxy rotation and other activity
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Constructing a Universe

Subject: a computer simulation of the early universe
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Too Clumpy

Subject: the unevenness of quasar distribution is a mystery
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Millisecond Pulsar

Subject: more very dense objects are being discovered
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Luminosity

Subject: the 1991 discovery of a bright object could upset theories of galaxy formation
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Miniblack Holes Everywhere?

Subject: an odd theory puts black holes inside the Earth
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Black Hole Tango (by Janet)

Subject: black holes' effect on their neighborhood
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

What's at the Center

Subject: the evidence for a black hole vs. a star cluster at the galactic center
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

The Cosmic Soup

Subject: studying conditions of the early universe
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):

Far-Out Reality (by Janet)

Subject: diversity in the appearance of the universe
First Published In: 1990-1992
Collection(s):


Guide to Essays

Authors:
Edward Seiler
ejseiler@earthlink.net

Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)