An amusing tale of what happens when peacocks enter one’s life. “I had never wanted a peacock for the same reason I’d never wanted a koala or a narwhal: the idea had never occurred to me.” Whether it be learning that a peacock spends around 4 minutes of every waking hour with its train “erect,” or simply reflecting on having a new form of companionship, Sean Flynn’s article provides insight unlike any other on the growing trend of housing uncommon pets. Read full article here
Science
‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
In groundbreaking research, an international collaboration of scientists from the University of Rochester have used a beam of neutrinos to measure the size and shape of the protons that make up the nuclei of atoms. This feat, once thought impossible, provides scientists with a new way of looking at the small components of an atom’s nucleus and opens up a wealth of new information about the structure of an atom’s nucleus and the dynamics of the forces that affect neutrino interactions. The researchers solved the challenge of harnessing neutrinos in large numbers by using a neutrino detector containing a target of both hydrogen and carbon atoms, and over nine years of data collection at Fermilab’s accelerator. Read full article here
Merv
March 25, 2023
