Tag Archives: unknown unknowns

A mystery on Venus

Posted on September 14, 2020 by

Scientists have reported that they have found abnormal amounts of a toxic compound called phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere, at 55-80 km altitude. This story is currently all over my Twitter feed because one way to explain this unexpected abundance is … Continue reading →

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The worst poem ever

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

I’m just a lousy science journalist, writing the worst poem ever. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ed Yong, Kip Thorne, mathematics, poem, Science, science journalism, unknown unknowns | Comments Off