Across much of the United States, this has been an unusually mild winter, especially for those living east of the Mississippi. Not a few people have noted that spring seems to have come early this year. Of course, in a meteorological sense that could be true, but in 2012 it will also be true in an astronomical sense as well, because this year spring will make its earliest arrival since the late 19th century: 1896, to be exact
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Feed SubscriptionAntigravity could replace dark energy as cause of Universe’s expansion
Since the late 20th century, astronomers have been aware of data that suggest the universe is not only expanding, but expanding at an accelerating rate. According to the currently accepted model, this accelerated expansion is due to dark energy, a mysterious repulsive force that makes up about 73% of the energy density of the universe.
Read More »Drinking from a Bottle Instead of the Tap Just Doesn’t Hold Water
Dear EarthTalk : Isn’t it a waste that we buy water in plastic bottles when it is basically free out of our taps?
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