Scientists have determined that the headline-making gamma ray burst that the Swift telescope observed back on March 28th in a distant galaxy was, in fact, a black hole shredding a passing star. Some scientists initially thought the bright flash was a gamma-ray burst from a star collapsing, but flaring from such an event typically lasts …
Daily Archive: June 18, 2011
Jun 18 2011
The cost of anti-vaccination
60 Minutes’ Australian show had this piece recently on the actual costs of the anti-vaccination movement. I truly hope Andrew Wakefield feels terrible about what he’s done by inciting scared parents to do the exact opposite of what’s in the best interests of their children. And I am appalled that a person like Viera Scheibner …










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