This goes into the "were they actually thinking?" category of stupid things. Apparently the US was set to launch a Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral today. It's not clear what the missile's purpose was, but, as with any orbital launch vehicle it creates debris after launch. Either in the form of small flecks of …
Iraqs new President
Iraq has a new President today. He is a Kurd named Jalal Talabani and he has been a prominent figure in Kurdish and Iraqi politics for many many years. I'm obviously not Iraqi, so I will defer to others who know the his story better than I do. First, Kurdo's World has an excellent post …
Scientists nearing the Mantle…
and Hillary Swank puts on her super-gravity suit. If you've ever seen the movie "The Core", you'll appreciate this story if only because it restores a modicum of credibility to the poor Earth Sciences fields that were decimated by the horror (or whorring?) of scientific "liberties" used during the movie. Apparently scientists working somewhere in …