Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89
British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died, aged 89, his friends and colleagues have said. He “passed away peacefully at 12:25 this afternoon” at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement. Sir Patrick presented…
Giant black hole in tiny galaxy confounds astronomers
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Astronomers have spotted an enormous black hole – the second most massive ever – but it resides in a tiny galaxy. The galaxy NGC 1277, just a quarter the size of…
Earth’s attic is on fire: Arctic sea ice bottoms out at a new record low
By Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground The extraordinary decline in Arctic sea ice during 2012 is finally over. Sea ice extent bottomed out on September 16, announced scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) on Wednesday. The…
Exoplanet around Alpha Centauri is nearest-ever
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Astronomers have found the nearest planet outside our Solar System, circling one of the stars of Alpha Centauri just four light-years away. The planet has at minimum the same mass as…
Monsanto Acquires ‘Gene Silencing’ Pharmaceutical Technology
From Care2 The Monsanto company has forged a new partnership with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company whose primary focus seems to be on figuring out how to best crack the genetic code so as to manipulate the way genes…
Cayman Turtle Farm fights back against WSPA’s Stop Sea Turtle Farming
UPDATED The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is campaigning to stop sea turtle farming with the claim “Sea turtles crushed, stressed and diseased. Living with open wounds in waste-filled waters. Welcome to the Cayman Turtle Farm”. The…
MRCU stepping up patrols both air and ground
Mosquito Research and Control Unit will be stepping up its patrols in the West Bay area in an effort to keep Aedes aegypti the Dengue mosquito under control. While there is nothing for residents to be concerned about the Unit…
STEM promises to be a scientific marvel at UCCI
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Carib 2012 is a three-day event that boasts an impressive lineup of local and international speakers whose presentations will cover a variety of topics on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. On Wednesday, October 17th, STEM…
Curiosity Mars rover beams images of ancient streambed
By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News Nasa’s Curiosity rover has only been on the surface of Mars seven weeks but it has already turned up evidence of past flowing water on the planet. The robot has returned pictures of…
Eternal Clock Could Keep Time After Universe Dies
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer The idea for an eternal clock that would continue to keep time even after the universe ceased to exist has intrigued physicists. However, no one has figured out how one might be built, until…
