Friday, September 23, 2011

Dogma breaking: speed of light

"A startling find at one of the world's foremost laboratories that a subatomic particle seemed to move faster than the speed of light has scientists around the world rethinking Albert Einstein and one of the foundations of physics.

Researchers at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research outside Geneva, who announced the discovery Thursday are still somewhat surprised themselves and planned to detail their findings on Friday.


Source: http://www.wpri.com/dpps/news/strange_news/roll-over-einstein-pillar-of-physics-challenged-ob11-jgr_3948307

Monday, September 19, 2011

Workers Find 7-Million-Year-Old Beaver Teeth

"The Bureau of Land Management says a fossil found by employees on federal land represents the earliest record of living beavers in North America.
The pair of teeth was found on BLM land in northeast Oregon.
The Albany Democrat-Herald reports the teeth come from the Rattlesnake Formation and are 7 to 7.3 million years old.


Source: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/18/workers-find-7-million-year-old-beaver-teeth-in-oregon/