This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek predicts a century of advances in physics and beyond .
In other news from NOVA and around the web:
- Scientists have a gut feeling that this burgeoning field will keep on growing.
- “During one of the explosions, I could see the bones in my hand.”
- Got bad breath? You might have tonsil stones .
- Scientists found fractals in a Michael McDonald song .
- Gene therapy treatment for cystic fibrosis could be available by 2020.
- This week the Supreme Court blocked an EPA attempt to limit emissions of pollutants from coal-fired power plants. What if we transitioned away from coal-fired plants altogether?
- At 10:17am EDT Tuesday, Venus and Jupiter were at their closest.
- Oxytocin is “ shedding its reputation as a cuddle chemical.” What’s really going on with this hormone:
- An extra second was added at midnight GMT on Tuesday so that Earth’s rotation could catch up with atomic clocks. Learn why atomic clocks are so important in our everyday lives.
California has approved its new, strict vaccine requirements for children. Watch "Vaccines—Calling the Shots" streaming online.
- Black holes could turn you into a hologram, and you wouldn’t even notice .
- Brazil’s president has pledged to reduce deforestation in a bid to trim its carbon footprint .
- A new molecular diagnostic could help forensic scientists determine time of death up to 10 days post mortem.
- The internet is almost out of the most commonly used type of address—IPv4.
- Solar Impulse just set a record for a solo, un-refueled journey .
