New findings are fueling an old suspicion that fundamental particles and forces spring from strange eight-part numbers called “octonions.”
Source: The Octonion Math That Could Underpin Physics | Quanta Magazine
Category: Science
Giant Antarctic iceberg ‘hanging by a thread’, say scientists
Split in the Larsen C ice shelf will release an iceberg a quarter of the size of Wales, changing the landscape of the Antarctic peninsula
Source: Giant Antarctic iceberg ‘hanging by a thread’, say scientists
Book Shambles – Season 5, Episode 4 – Fay Dowker by The Cosmic Shambles Network | Free Listening on SoundCloud
‘Extreme and unusual’ climate trends continue after record 2016 – BBC News
The world continues to experience extreme climate trends after a record breaking 2016, says WMO.
Source: ‘Extreme and unusual’ climate trends continue after record 2016 – BBC News
Record-breaking climate change pushes world into ‘uncharted territory’ | Environment | The Guardian
Earth’s oceans are warming 13% faster than thought, and accelerating | John Abraham | Environment | The Guardian
BBC Radio 4 – The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 15, Oceans: What Remains to Be Discovered?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the wonders still lying hidden deep within our oceans.
Source: BBC Radio 4 – The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 15, Oceans: What Remains to Be Discovered?
