Dr. Feng Hsu is a U.S. expert with several decades of experience in the field of Risk Analysis, Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) assessment for complex engineering systems. Formerly a staff research engineer at world …

The aura of the Black Hole, even if not quite as dramatic as a doomsday device, is hardly less within the astronomical community, to quantum physicists, or relativists (scientists who special in general and/or special …

The number 11 in history has always been related to the themes of war, disaster and violence, and events in 2011 have compounded this belief around the number “11.” Starting with the successful Egyptian revolt …

One of the biggest news stories in recent memory related to birds was about the huge numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds falling from the sky in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve and various other reports of …

Mockingbirds are notoriously territorial, and they will take over bird feeders and drive timid birds away. When other territorial birds, or bullies, take over a feeder, you can usually discourage them by changing your feed. …

Wildlife trafficking is one of the most valuable illicit industry in the world, earning more than $15 billion annually. Only the illegal weapon and drug markets are more lucrative. Birds are the most common animal …

The 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, that depicted a future in which the 1960s pace of advance into space continued, has, so far, remained only a fantasy. Commercial spaceplane flights to orbiting rotating space …

In March 2011 we saw the rare sight in our night sky of the “Super Moon”. It was a fantastic opportunity for amateur astronomers and stargazers alike to get some stunning images of the moon …

Right now, on the Platte River in Nebraska, thousands upon thousands of Sandhill Cranes are beginning to congregate to prepare for their annual northerly pilgrimage. The International Crane Foundation reports that about 80% of all …

Conceptual Revolution
Quantum theory revolutionized modern physics. It is the branch of physics that deals with extremely small phenomena (atomic and sub-atomic events). The word, “quantum” means “the smallest, indivisible amount”, such as a photon of …