Remmants of Atmosphere Discovered on Dwarf Planet

In an article in The Daily Galaxy - I read that scientists at California Institute of Technology

• have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice....

This suggests that:

• the planet may be covered in a thin layer of methane, ... remnants of an atmosphere
  

There is also evidence that this ancient frozen atmosphere is being slowly lost to space.

The planet, dubbed "Snow White" was discovered in 2007 and orbits the sun at the very edge of the Solar System and is about half the size of Pluto, making it the fifth largest dwarf planet.

Read the complete article here

Top 10 Mad Scientists of all Time!

From the "Becoming A Radiologist Technician" see an article that is bound to generate some interesting discussion. From the article:

• Whether they stand for good or for ill, most people love watching mad scientists at work in literature, film, video games, and other mediums. Their appeal comes from the simultaneously impressive and frightening ability to push biology, engineering, physics, chemistry, psychology, and other fields of scientific inquiry to their very limits with an obsessive quality far beyond normalcy. Obviously, lists such as this are highly subjective, but many film aficionados agree that the following figures defined, perfected, or otherwise offered an interesting perspective on what makes a mad scientist.

Now I will list them, but you really should go to the original article for the discussion that accompanies each selection - check these out:

1. Tie: Dr. Frankenstein/Dr. Frankenstein
2. Doc Brown
3. Dr. Moreau
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Dr. Mabuse
6. Dr. Seth Brundle
7. Dr. Frank N Furter
8. Dr. C.A. Rotwang
9. Dr. Horrible
10. Tie: The entire main cast of Real Genius/the titular protagonists of Ghostbusters
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Check out the main article here

Thanks to Carolyn Friedman for the heads up!