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Here is the next in my series of confounding science questions. AUTHOR’S APOLOGY: For some reason, the superscript feature is not working in this essay, or at least not on all platforms. If you are seeing “E=mc2“, with the numeral 2 in line with the letters, please recognize that it’s supposed to be a superscript, designating an exponent. And if you have suggestions for fixing the problem, do

Here is the next entry in my series on science questions. It’s icy cold, it’s dark and distant, it’s PLUTO, a planet (sort of) with powers far beyond those of any gas giant or terrestrial pipsqueak, including Earth. For Pluto is not merely a planet or dwarf planet, but a body that is INTERESTING, and dare we say, CONTROVERSIAL! Neptune may be colored a pleasant blue, and Jupiter may have its big red

Here is the latest installment in my series on science questions. I may think of myself as Science Boy (my secret identity, I have the letters “SB” and a test tube emblazoned on my cape.) But I have dabbled in fiction writing, and I can recognize a good story when I see it. Question 6: What can scientists learn from Noah’s Ark? Noah’s Ark is an extraordinarily well-constructed story. If we hel