Sentences with phrase «momentous discoveries»

► Finally, in this week's Science editorial, Michael S. Turner makes a plea for curiosity - based science, pointing to scientific connections between two recent momentous discoveries, the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP2) detection of evidence of gravitational waves in the cosmic microwave background (still subject to confirmation) and the detection of the Higgs boson.

Scientists cracked open a pair of fossilized dinosaur eggs from South Africa and in July reported a momentous discovery.

Ever since that momentous discovery, Kruskal has been busy extending and refining Conway's work.

A rapidly growing number of schools have made a momentous discovery: When teachers regularly and collaboratively review assessment data for the purpose of improving practice to reach measurable achievement goals, something magical happens.

And as they travel, Allen, a seemingly unassuming man with a patent enthusiasm for explosives, relates the story of his long and interesting life, a life that involves worldwide travel, that includes encounters with various heads of state and famous people and that sees Allen experimented on, incarcerated, involved in a momentous discovery and recruited for espionage.

To me, the discovery that humankind can affect the climate is a momentous discovery.

Not exact matches

The exhibition, titled «a small fort, which our people call Fort Orange,» examines the momentous archaeological discovery of the fort in 1970, as well as the lasting impact of Dutch settlement of New York 400 years ago.

It will be as momentous as the discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781, an event that similarly expanded the scope of the known solar system.

«This is a momentous and well - researched discovery,» said paleoanthropologist Bernard Wood of George Washington University, who was not involved in the study.

Over the past 60 years, the scientific discoveries and milestones achieved at the site have been momentous.

While those discoveries have been momentous, it's important to remember that Kepler so far has only searched a small fraction of the known universe.

This discovery is momentous because dwarf galaxies like the LMC tend to have a lower abundance of the heavy elements that make up complex organic molecules — most importantly, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen.

The years since the launch of HST in 1990 have been momentous, with the discovery of spherical aberration in its main mirror and the search for a practical solution.

Closely monitored by an all - seeing Mission Control, this New Eden is the brainchild of ecovisionary Jeremiah Reed, aka G.C. - «God the Creator» - for whom the project is both an adventure in scientific discovery and a momentous publicity stunt.

His momentous public discovery came when his work was included in the 1995 Whitney Biennial at age 65.

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presents its third solo exhibition of work by Bob Thompson (American, 1937 - 1966), including discoveries revealed subsequent to the artists» momentous 1998 Whitney Museum of American Art retrospective.

BrianH «It's momentous, all right, but it's not a discovery of fact.