It seems that a lot of people are obsessed with the idea of immortality. Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a united China (reigned 221-210 BCE), […]
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Do cats always land on their feet?
There are many sayings about cats. One is that cats have nine lives. Another is that cats always land on their feet. Now, that first saying is […]
How do hot air balloons work?
Riding in a hot air balloon has been a lifelong dream of mine ever since I watched the American Girl movie called Saige Paints the Sky. At […]
On the scene of a crime
WVU seniors experience processing a crime scene Sometimes as a crime scene investigator or police officer, you have to wake up in the middle of the night, […]
Green Bank Observatory goes beyond “little green men”
by Olivia Murray omurray@dominionpost.com The Green Bank Observatory — in Pocahontas County — has several projects underway that could help astronomers and researchers further understand our galaxy and […]
Hyperloop Health
WVU researchers making sure future hyperloop travel is safe for its riders WVU Today Before the first Virgin Hyperloop ride takes off, the brains behind pioneering neuroscience […]
Is rocket science that difficult to understand?
If you have ever asked someone a question that they felt you should have known the answer to, they might have said, “It’s not like it’s rocket […]
Fairmont State University’s partnership with NASA IV&V Educator Resource Center continues to expand opportunities for students and educators
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Fairmont State University’s College of Science and Technology and NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program Education Resource Center continues to provide opportunities to young students, […]
Taste test: Duo looking to test long-standing theory on Twinkies
When Brian Lovett and Matt Kasson, two West Virginia University scientists who study fungi, saw the Tweet from a Pennsylvania man who bit into an eight-year-old Twinkie […]
Researcher Tackles Mysteries of Dark Energy
Project to map out distribution of matter throughout universe WVU Today Though it makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, dark energy is one of the […]
