Nasa finds 60 planets and 11 new solar systems

Ever since I bought this house, I’ve been inundated with mail for the previous owners. They have become legend around here, not in the least because one of them was named Thor. These people are destined to be in  [more...]

Looks like breaking the laws of thermodynamics is not as easy as some people think. The initial claim by an Irish company called Steorn was laughable -- they announced that they had created a machine that puts out more  [more...]

I’m a pessimistic guy, which is patently obvious to most people who read these little missives. My friend Jon, on the other hand, leads an optimistic and charmed life. Everything he does seems to be a rousing  [more...]