Share this on WhatsApp During a 2016 solar eclipse, a team led by researchers at Sweden’s Lund University projected a beam of infrared laser light into the darkened Tanzanian sky to measure how insects responded to the unusual twilight. Afterward, the group continued monitoring for another five nights and four days. The laser-based system used, […]
Share this on WhatsApp Four-year-old Nadia began to show some worrisome signs. She had an unusually poor appetite accompanied by a dry cough. Sure enough, testing revealed that she was infected with COsVID-19. Nadia now seems to be on the mend after receiving medical attention. Good thing too, because Nadia is one of the very […]
Share this on WhatsApp Early in life, I was especially sensitive to the conditions around me. Minor levels of background noise would spoil my concentration. But as I matured, I developed the skill of ignoring distractions and focusing only on substance. During a routine morning jog through the woods near my home last month, I […]