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At this writing three Nobel Prizes of 2026 have been awarded, so this is a good time to think about those who did not win a Nobel Prize but should have. Science has done this in Six biology breakthroughs that should have won a Nobel Prize – but didn’t (archived link). The list of misses […]
We haven't written up this one. Naked Capitalism has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
People like to say we have more computing power in our pockets than NASA used to get to the moon, but even that understates things.
Rain bombs, heat domes, atmospheric rivers, polar vortexes. Nature doesn’t hear what we call it; it only speaks through its actions.
Rain bombs, heat domes, atmospheric rivers, polar vortexes. Nature doesn’t hear what we call it; it only speaks through its actions.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the challenges of protecting populations when a new respiratory virus emerges. Although vaccines were developed at unprecedented speed, there was still a period when vaccines were not yet available, and people remained vulnerable to infection.
Scientists have created a new family of materials whose behavior can be tuned by changing their metallic "recipe"—opening new possibilities for uses including gas storage and sensing.
Life and Habitability Goal: Determine the astrobiological potential of Mars and the processes that govern the preservation of organic and physical biosignatures, both extinct and extant. Objectives: Extant Life: Determine if Mars currently harbors extant life Modern Habitability: Characterize the modern habitability of Martian…
