Marie found her interest drawn to pitchblende, a mineral whose radioactivity, superior to that of pure uranium, could be explained only by the presence of small quantities of an unknown substance of very high activity.
The construction of 64 such telescopes on a vast, adjustable grid of tracks covering 40 square km is daunting. The combined collecting surface of the receivers will measure 6.000 square metres, the size of a football pitch.
Jeremy Jones is an extreme snowboarder riding down pitches that are almost vertical. The slopes are extraordinarily steep, technical, and mentally challenging.
“The pitch of what he was riding, that was incomprehensible. Not just steep and technical, but mentally so challenging. You have to be the most calculated snowboarder in the world to do what he does ... and survive."
“The pitch of what he was riding, that was incomprehensible. Not just steep and technical, but mentally so challenging. You have to be the most calculated snowboarder in the world to do what he does ... and survive."
“The pitch of what he was riding, that was incomprehensible. Not just steep and technical, but mentally so challenging. You have to be the most calculated snowboarder in the world to do what he does ... and survive."
“The pitch of what he was riding, that was incomprehensible. Not just steep and technical, but mentally so challenging. You have to be the most calculated snowboarder in the world to do what he does ... and survive."
The Calgary Flames have signed 26-year-old Czech center Roman Cervenka. "We made an aggressive pitch to convince him that Calgary was the perfect place for him to start his NHL career, and we are extremely pleased he agreed."
This raucous carnival really defines New Orleans! Beginning with a masked ball on the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6, celebrations build to fever pitch during five days of pre-Lenten parties.
This raucous carnival really defines New Orleans! Beginning with a masked ball on the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6, celebrations build to fever pitch during five days of pre-Lenten parties.
This raucous carnival really defines New Orleans! Beginning with a masked ball on the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6, celebrations build to fever pitch during five days of pre-Lenten parties.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
Throwing a bottle of water to a friend or pitching a baseball is probably something most of us take for granted. But accurate throwing is something that evolutionary biologists suspect may be exceptional to our species.
The Nepenthes, popularly known as pitcher plants or monkey cups, are carnivorous plants. Ants, other insects, spiders, scorpions, and centipedes top the menu as favorite prey.
Invisible Children was pitched with the aim of bringing attention to one of the most serious war crimes in history. The video went viral overnight, becoming one of the most talked about topics on the net.
Invisible Children was pitched with the aim of bringing attention to one of the most serious war crimes in history. The video went viral overnight, becoming one of the most talked about topics on the net.
Invisible Children was pitched with the aim of bringing attention to one of the most serious war crimes in history. The video went viral overnight, becoming one of the most talked about topics on the net.
A handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars by pitching the concept of products they have yet to make. But financial backers have no clear way of getting a refund if young businesses fail to deliver.
A handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars by pitching the concept of products they have yet to make. But financial backers have no clear way of getting a refund if young businesses fail to deliver.
A handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars by pitching the concept of products they have yet to make. But financial backers have no clear way of getting a refund if young businesses fail to deliver.
A handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars by pitching the concept of products they have yet to make. But financial backers have no clear way of getting a refund if young businesses fail to deliver.
The landscape appears to pitch beneath the tethered Makani Airborne Wind Turbine. Wind energy prospectors are aiming at higher altitudes, but face the challenge of trying to get the wind power down to the ground.
The landscape appears to pitch beneath the tethered Makani Airborne Wind Turbine. Wind energy prospectors are aiming at higher altitudes, but face the challenge of trying to get the wind power down to the ground.