INVENTIONS THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD PART 2
THIS ALL STARTED WITH History Extra Magazine’s “What Was the Greatest Invention in History? 9 Experts Share Their Opinions.” Tidbits were gleaned from two of them in Part 1. Today, … Continue reading
INVENTIONS THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD PART 1
HISTORY EXTRA MAGAZINE POSITS “WHAT WAS THE GREATEST INVENTION IN HISTORY? 9 EXPERTS SHARE THEIR OPINIONS.” I love articles such as this, if for no other reason than to see … Continue reading
GRESLEY A3 PACIFIC—HANDLES LIKE IT’S ON RAILS
“IN AN AGE OF COMPACTS, ECONOMY CARS, MINI CARS AND OTHER TRIVIA,” R&T Contributing Editor Tony Hogg observed, “it is a great relief for us when occasionally we are able … Continue reading
ECLECTIC ELECTRICS—17 YEARS AGO PART 2
I RECENCTLY UNEARTHED THIS BEVY OF BEVS (battery electric vehicles) from March 2009 R&T. Here in Part 2, we continue with these Eclectic Electrics, including one that’s the second-quickest car … Continue reading
ECLECTIC ELECTRICS—17 YEARS AGO PART 1
IT WAS EARLY 2009 THAT R&T GOT SERIOUS ABOUT BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BEVs, for short. (And no pun intended). In February 2009, we tested the Tesla Roadster, a rolling-chassis Lotus … Continue reading
WE USTA HEAR AMERICA PINGING
“TO UNDERSTAND THIS (HISTORICAL) ABNORMALITY OF COMBUSTION,” I wrote (sans the parenthetical modifier) in R&T back in December 1979, “we’d be wise to begin by examining the combustion process as … Continue reading
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE CRETACEOUS SEA PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED FROM AAAS SCIENCE THAT THE CRETACEOUS SEA contained cephalopods of unprecedented size. Sources for this are Phie Jacobs’ “Octopus ‘Krakens’ as Large as Semi-Trucks Stalked Ancient Seas,” … Continue reading
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE CRETACEOUS SEA…. PART 1
AAAS SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT NANIOUTEUTHUS haggarti: “the largest invertebrate ever described,” an octopus that makes even the sea-monster krakens of legend seem playful. What’s more, the 23 April 2026 … Continue reading
PUMPING URANIUM?
QUENTIN SEPTER EXPRESSES “DEEP UNEASE” in AAAS Science, April 23, 2026: “A push to expand mines that use fluids to extract uranium from aquifers is raising concerns about groundwater pollution.” … Continue reading
FROM MOTHER EARTH TO YOUR CAR’S TANK; SLEUTHING ADDED PART 2
MOLLY BOIGON GOT US OFF TO A GOOD START with her “Fluctuating Fuel Costs: How Refiners, Retailers and Regulators Set the Price at the Pump.” We continue today in Part … Continue reading
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