Click Here to Read: The race against radon: Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas By Chris Baraniuk on the Knowable Magazine website on May 11, 2022.
Houses in Narsaq, Greenland Image: Adrian Boliston Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Organs of the State
Large Hadron Collider to restart and hunt for a fifth force of nature
Click Here to Read: Large Hadron Collider to restart and hunt for a fifth force of nature: Latest run is expected to scrutinise findings from last year that may turn into another blockbuster discovery by Hannah Devlin on the Guardian website on April 21, 2022.
Large Hadron Collider Image: Vieamusante Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Planck era: Imagining our infant universe
Click Here to Read: The Planck era: Imagining our infant universe: During the Planck era, the universe was so small that our laws of physics break down. To dive deeper back in time, we’ll need new scientific language By Sten Odenwald on the Astronomy.com website on April 21, 2022
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team has made the first detailed full-sky map of the oldest light in the universe. It is a “baby picture” of the universe. Colors indicate “warmer” (red) and “cooler” (blue) spots. The oval shape is a projection to display the whole sky; similar to the way the globe of the earth can be projected as an oval. Image: NASA. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Why Complex Systems Collapse Faster
Click Here to Read: Why Complex Systems Collapse Faster: All civilizations collapse. The challenge is how to slow it down enough to prolong our happiness bu Ligo Bardi on the Tablet website on April 24, 2022.
Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal Guatemala. Image: Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada. Pubic Domain via Wikimedia Commons.