Archive for the ‘science’ Category

Exploding star caught in the act - BBC

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

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Astronomers have been able to capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.

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Witness This: A Lunar Eclipse

Monday, April 14th, 2008

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"Oh, I’m bein’ followed by a moonshadow…" A videographer catches a breathtaking lunar eclipse from British Columbia, Canada.

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The Family That Walks On All Fours

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

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A documentary film on a family living in remote Turkey aired on BBC in 2006, and again on NOVA a few months ago. Why should we care about this Muslim Turkish family? Because several of the many siblings walk on both their hands and their feet, a way that humans have not walked for millions of years. Are they the key to unlocking the course of human evolution?

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