Daily Archives: May 30, 2012

It burns!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Invader Xan

Lots of plants have a set of cleverly contrived natural defences, carefully honed by millenia of evolution to be repulsive to animals which might want to try and eat them. Unfortunately for those plants, human beings are funny creatures who … Continue reading →

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Waltzing behemoths

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Invader Xan

A supermassive black hole is rather like a gravitational version of the Incredible Hulk. Massive, mean, able to take on anything thrown at it, and virtually unstoppable. While the smaller black holes may form when a massive but otherwise normal … Continue reading →

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It’s a small world

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Invader Xan

So I was wandering around the department where I work a few days ago and I happened to stop by a noticeboard, where I found this. Which made me double take. That particular chaotic ensemble of phenols looked strangely familiar … Continue reading →

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