by alan | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Would you pull over your car just to watch some starlings? A gathering of only a few of these speckled, iridescent-black birds isn’t a very alluring sight—particularly in North America, where these birds are invaders. The European Starling was originally introduced...
by alan | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Quantum computers capable of doing far more complex calculations than current supercomputers may now become a reality following study Computer scientists have described the breakthrough as ‘game-changing’ They created quantum bits, or qubits, on silicon to...
by alan | Oct 4, 2015 | Clarion Causes, Uncategorized
Number 80 with the ball is Kyle Chaboya. He’s on the Calaveras High School football team. And he had just scored a touchdown with the help of his teammates and players from the other team. Kyle has cerebral palsy. He uses a walker to get around. During games he pushes...
by alan | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
A homeless black man lived under one of the arches near Waterloo station until about five years ago, when he and his box vanished. His name was Samuel (pronounced to rhyme with Danielle). Most of the time, he talked to himself or slept, but on some summer...
by alan | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Todd Bachman’s daughter got married last weekend, he wanted to make sure that her stepfather was recognized at the wedding in some way. After all, her stepdad had helped raise her. So when it came time to walk his daughter Brittany down the aisle, Bachman...
by alan | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The brain can be a messy place. Thankfully, it has good plumbing: Scientists have just discovered a cleansing river inside the brain, a fluid stream that might be enlisted to flush away the buildup of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and...
