In a recent study published in the open-access journal PLoSComputational Biology, researchers from Germany have createda computer algorithm that is able to mimic the way that bat's classifyplants using echolocation. The research combined machinelearning scientists with biologists who study bats and echolocation.
Astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago using X-ray observations of a supernova remnant and optical observations of the expanding light echoes from the explosion. These results establish the validity of an important new method for studying supernovas.
Kay Farley, a retired high school teacher in Denver, decided to support Barack Obama for president because she thought the senator from Illinois had a better chance of being elected than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). That confidence was shaken last week when incendiary excerpts of sermons
Astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago using two methods together for the first time -- X-ray observations of a supernova remnant and optical observations of the expanding light echoes from the explosion. These results establish the validity of an important new method for studying supernovas.
Every year, a few buzz bands spring out of nowhere with a reworked version of a familiar sound and suddenly become ubiquitous. Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Vampire Weekend are that band in 2008.
Jesus is black. Merging Marxism with Christian Gospel may show the way to a better tomorrow. The white church in America is the Antichrist because it supported slavery and segregation. Those are some of the more provocative doctrines that animate the theology at the core of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Barack Obama's church. Obama's speech Tuesday on race in America was hailed by
PATERSON -- The school board voted 6-1 against the district's $529.8 million budget Wednesday night, with many members echoing public concerns about the district's decision to end financial support for community programs.
Find out all the events going on in your community, and plan your week's activities with The Times. To get listed in the calendar, contact Valparaiso community coordinator Annette Arnold.
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