How Hairspray May Help Us Find Extraterrestrial Life

In an article in Astrobiology Magazine Charles Q. Choi examines the possibility that artificial chemicals may point the way to life on other planets. At one time we used chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in air conditioners and products like hairspray. We stopped using them because they are strong greenhouse gasses and damaging to the Earth’s ozone layer.…

How Hairspray May Help Us Find Extraterrestrial Life

In an article in Astrobiology Magazine Charles Q. Choi examines the possibility that artificial chemicals may point the way to life on other planets. At one time we used chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in air conditioners and products like hairspray. We stopped using them because they are strong greenhouse gasses and damaging to the Earth’s ozone layer.…

Don’t Blink: News Roundup for November 22

In the information age we are inundated by news and trivia, Don’t Blink is a regular featured designed to hilight a whole bunch of stories you may have missed in a relatively small amount of space. First, for the Canadians reading this, do you remember the old Stephen Harper? The one who hinted at Alberta…

Don’t Blink: News Roundup for November 22

In the information age we are inundated by news and trivia, Don’t Blink is a regular featured designed to hilight a whole bunch of stories you may have missed in a relatively small amount of space. First, for the Canadians reading this, do you remember the old Stephen Harper? The one who hinted at Alberta…