Topic: News

The 2 billion years of Earth history exposed in the rock walls of the Grand Canyon are being brought to life by a team of scientists who are creating the world’s largest geosciences exhibit on the canyon’s southern rim. The 2.8 mile "Trail of Time" will teach some of the Canyon’s nearly 5 million annual visitors about geology and geologic time.

The desert-hued rock layers that make up the walls of the Grand Canyon represent two billion years of Earth history, exposed as the Colorado River eroded the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. Now that history is being brought to life by a team of scientists including Mike Williams of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who are creating the world’s largest geosciences exhibit on the canyon’s southern rim.

Astronomers have discovered a scene unlike any witnessed before in a "train wreck" between galaxy clusters. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes revealed a dark matter core that was mostly devoid of galaxies, which seems to contradict current theories on dark matter.

Astronomers have discovered a chaotic scene unlike any witnessed before in a cosmic “train wreck” between giant galaxy clusters. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes revealed a dark matter core that was mostly devoid of galaxies, which may pose problems for current theories of dark matter behavior.

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This multi-wavelength image shows the chaotic aftermath of the collision of at
least two galaxy clusters, some of the most massive objects in the Universe.
X-rays from Chandra (red) show the hot gas the envelopes the clusters. The
individual galaxies appear in visible-light observations (yellow and orange),
which also reveal the presence of dark matter (blue) by the subtle distortions of
the distant objects. The behavior of the dark matter with respect to the galaxies
and hot gas in Abell 520 is very unusual. These data can be explained by
changes to the current understanding of dark matter or how galaxy clusters
interact when merging.

A new six article series will take an in-depth look at William Butler Yeats channeled masterpiece "A Vision," which explains the true nature of reincarnation, what it really is and how it really works.

What is reincarnation? To begin with, reincarnation does not take place within a matrix of linear time. It's not as if you had a life in ancient Greece and then you died; then you had a life in ancient Rome and then you died; then you had a life in the Middle Ages and then you died; etc. Rather, all of your past and future lives are going on at once, in an eternal NOW moment.

If you think that the idea of a morning person or an evening person is nonsense, then postgraduate student Martin Sale and his colleagues from the University of Adelaide have news for you.

If you think that the idea of a morning person or an evening person is nonsense, then postgraduate student Martin Sale and his colleagues from the University of Adelaide have news for you.

They have found that the time of day influences your brain’s ability to learn - and the human brain learns more effectively in the evening.

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.

In addition to the deaths and arrests, thirteen people were hospitalized at the free event.

Two men died and 83 were arrested at the New Jersey PNC Arts center in Holmdel Township, the scene of this year's New Jersey Ozzfest, an annual travelling hard rock and heavy metal show. This year's Ozzfest includes Lordi, Static-X, Lamb of God and the show's namesake, Ozzy Osbourne.

Protests will be held in various cities and states in the USA. The event is scheduled on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington in 1963.

On August 28, activists in cities across America will hold a national day of protest to focus attention on the scourge of illegal gun trafficking. August 28th is the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington in 1963.

Illusion On-Demand, the first and only dedicated science fiction and fantasy on-demand channel is launching nation-wide this October.

Illusion On-Demand, the first cable VOD channel dedicated to science fiction & fantasy, is set to launch this October. Offering a wide variety of programming which includes live-action premieres, award-winning films, anime and news, Illusion wants to define the new face of Sci-Fi culture.

In 2000, there were 1,100 moose on the 210 square mile island of Isle Royale in Michigan. Now there are fewer than 400, and global warming is to blame.

Global warming is impacting more than the water levels in the Great Lakes. It could be the beginning of the end for the moose and wolves of Isle Royale. And if it is, a Michigan Technological University scientist places the blame squarely on the human race.

Musicians worldwide unite in 'harmony for humanity' via concerts and Internet e-stage.

The Daniel Pearl Foundation today announced that the Sixth Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will be held October 1st - 15th 2007. Musicians worldwide -- amateur and professional -- are invited to participate in this global network of events, using the power of music to help spread a message of hope, unity and "Harmony for Humanity." Concerts already scheduled include Pakistani rock guitarist Salman Ahmad, jazz luminaries Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette performing together in Japan, violinist Itzhak Perlman with the San Francisco Symphony, pianist Pnina Becher at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Tommy Sands at the Folk Music Society of New York, a special School Day dedication at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, and Israel's Idan Raichel in concert with Colombian singer/songwriter Marta Gomez.