Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali
As summer winds down in West Africa, so does much of the region’s dust activity. Dust storms can still occur, though, as one did in early…
Diagnostic dilemma: Fisher’s colon punctured by eel tha…
The patient: A 55-year-old man in Bangladesh The symptoms: The man went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain that he said began…
The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks
Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the answer to the September Puzzler. Several of the outcrops at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area in…
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
Winter near the Antarctic Circle brings months of frozen darkness, when sea ice chokes ocean waters and many of its denizens hunker down to…
‘Extreme’ transistor can withstand heat of 1000-plus F …
The transistor was able to operate normally at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 1112 F (600 C). (Image credit: Science Graphics)…