Category: Science

According to Einstein, the speed of light cannot be broken. Two German scientists beg to differ.

Two physicists in Germany claim they have broken the speed of light, an accomplishment which, according to Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, is impossible. The claim is made by Gunter Nimtz and Alfons Stahlhofen, both of the University of Koblenz.

Is China shocking the world again after the Great Wall and terra-cotta warriors?

After 16 years' hard work, Xiao Jing Jin Xi Yong, from Korea, has tracked down a large underground kingdom, located below the Chinese Inner Mongolian prairie. The origins of this most ancient Chinese civilization are unknown.

A new book by West Coast high tech consultant John Palacio suggests that the fabric of space itself is capable of movement. The implications of Palacio's "Kinetic Space Theory: The Solution to Gravity and other Puzzles in Theoretical Physics" lead to solutions to some of modern science's most classic puzzles including a solution for the puzzle of gravity.

Ever since inconsistencies began to appear between the two major pillars of theoretical physics, quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity, physicists have pursued a "Theory of Everything" (T.O.E.) with a fervor reminiscent of knights searching for the Holy Grail. The T.O.E as described by Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, is "the ultimate explanation of the universe at its most microscopic level." String theory is a well-publicized current example of a T.O.E. Now, a new T.O.E. has been proposed in a book just published by Globulus Communications of Calabasas, CA.

By combining the capabilities of several telescopes, teams of scientists have spotted extremely bright galaxies hiding in the distant, young universe. They are the most luminous and prolific galaxies seen at that great distance, churning out stars at a rate 1,000 times greater than that of the Milky Way.

By combining the capabilities of several telescopes, teams of scientists, including University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomers, have spotted extremely bright galaxies hiding in the distant, young universe. They are the most luminous and prolific galaxies seen at that great distance, churning out stars at a rate 1,000 times greater than that of the Milky Way.

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A bright but dusty and extremely distant galaxy (left) discovered by the AzTEC camera. The high resolution Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array pinpointed the galaxy (center) which is not detected by the Hubble Space Telescope (right). Observations show that this galaxy existed when the universe was less than 2 billion years old.

Martian winds probably won't cause serious problems for NASA's upcoming Phoenix Mars Lander mission but could complicate efforts to collect soil and ice at the landing site, according to University of Michigan atmospheric scientist Nilton Renno.

Martian winds probably won't cause serious problems for NASA's upcoming Phoenix Mars Lander mission but could complicate efforts to collect soil and ice at the landing site, according to University of Michigan atmospheric scientist Nilton Renno.

A new digital archive - created through a collaboration between Arizona State University and NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston - is making available high-resolution scans of original Apollo flight films. The complete lunar photographic record will be accessible to both researchers and the general public on the Internet at: apollo.sese.asu.edu.

Nearly 40 years after man first walked on the moon, the complete lunar photographic record from the Apollo project will be accessible to both researchers and the general public on the Internet. A new digital archive – created through a collaboration between Arizona State University and NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston – is making available high-resolution scans of original Apollo flight films. They are available to browse or download at apollo.sese.asu.edu.

Noted time-travel theorist Amos Ori has developed a theoretical model of a time machine that could enable future generations to travel into the past. In his paper published in the July issue of "Physical Review," he provides practical solutions to a number of criteria long seen by other experts as obstacles to the realization of time travel.

A Technion-Israel Institute of Technology physicist has developed a theoretical model of a time machine that could enable future generations to travel into the past. In his paper published in the July issue of Physical Review, noted time-travel theorist Professor Amos Ori provides practical solutions to a number of criteria long seen by other experts as obstacles to the realization of time travel.

Rethinking the Quantum Dance party. Perhaps magnetics aren't such guantum geeks after all.

It was always thought to be restricted to everyday types, with no magnetic sorts allowed in the door.

The abundant diversity of characteristics within species likely helped fuel the proliferation and evolution of an odd-looking creature that emerged from an unprecedented explosion of life on Earth more than 500 million years ago.

The abundant diversity of characteristics within species likely helped fuel the proliferation and evolution of an odd-looking creature that emerged from an unprecedented explosion of life on Earth more than 500 million years ago. University of Chicago paleontologist Mark Webster reports this finding in the July 27 issue of the journal Science.

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A species of Cambrian Period trilobite found in Nevada. Trilobites
went extinct 250 million years ago, long before the appearance of
the first dinosaurs.

Researchers from Saint Louis University (SLU) and Peking University in China are revealing for the first time the findings of a discovery that could change the way we think about the development of life on Earth.