Migrating Mud Pot in Mojave

from National Geographic A bubbling pool of mud is on the move, and no one knows why Traveling at about 20 feet a year, the muddy mystery has no obvious driver—and so far, it can’t be stopped. BY ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS  When it comes to matters of geology and...

See, I told you they used ramps!

from The Guardian New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids’ construction Egyptologists stumble across ramp that helps explain how huge blocks of stones were hauled into place by Kevin Rawlinson The mystery of how, exactly, the pyramids were built may...

Quantum Consciousness

from Nautilus Roger Penrose On Why Consciousness Does Not Compute The emperor of physics defends his controversial theory of mind. BY STEVE PAULSON EMERGENT BEAUTY: Roger Penrose has always been in search of deep structures of the universe, reflected in the tiling he...