Phoenix lander gets close-up look at Mars dirt
New observations from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander provided the most magnified view ever seen of Martian soil, showing particles clumping together even at the smallest visible scale, the mission science team reported on Friday. In the ... english.people.com.cn |
Chinese Li loses in bronze medal play-off at Olympic tennis
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Partisanship in Albany
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A Long-Ago Bay Shore, and the Man Who Captured It
43 years after his death, the photographs of James T. Johnathan, an African-American renaissance man, will be shown for the first time in a gallery exhibition. nytimes.com |
Uzbek Case Stirs Angers in Artistic Circles
Umida Akhmedova was found guilty Wednesday of slandering Uzbekistan with her photography, only to be saved from a prison sentence by the anniversary of the country’s independence. nytimes.com |