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Sergei’s Litter

From the 1920's through the 1950's, a Soviet scientist by the name of Sergei S. Bryukhonenko spent countless hours sl...

Written by Scott Cianciosi • 20 Dec 2007 • Read →

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Transforming the Earth

Humanity's home is far from factory-fresh these days. Frankly, the Earth has received its share of scratches and dent...

Written by Matt Castle • 13 Dec 2007 • Read →

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The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth

Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him.

Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Dec 2007 • Read →

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Space Radio: More Static, Less Talk

Owing to radio's aptitude in transporting information, our planet is endlessly peppered by man-made low-frequency rad...

Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Nov 2007 • Read →

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The Sound of the Aurora

If you happen to be reasonably close to one of the Earth's magnetic poles, the next time there’s a particularly inten...

Written by Richard Solensky • 16 Nov 2007 • Read →

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The Gimli Glider

When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.

Written by Alan Bellows • 12 Nov 2007 • Read →

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Guppy Love

It has long been observed-- though not scientifically-- that women seem to show a vague preference for men who are al...

Written by Jason Bellows • 05 Nov 2007 • Read →

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The Remains of Doctor Bass

Under normal circumstances, one would expect a wandering throng of students to demonstrate animated displeasure upon...

Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Crabs of Christmas

Every year around the end of the October, the red crabs of Christmas Island begin their march. Up to 100 million indi...

Written by Matt Castle • 26 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Apocalypses That Might Have Been

In the early dawn hours of November 9th, 1979, just a month and a half after the inexplicable Vela Incident, crews ma...

Written by Dan Gillis • 22 Oct 2007 • Read →

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