Computing Science
Magazine
November-December 2010
November-December 2010
Volume: 98 Number: 6
In 2008, a deep-sea imaging system deployed by a New Zealand government research vessel, the Tangaroa, observed this new species of crinoids. Known popularly as sea lilies, the stalked marine animals are passive suspension feeders. These were observed 500 meters below the surface of the Ross Sea in Antarctica. As Craig McClain explains in "An Empire Lacking Food," the deep sea may be cold, dark and food-poor, but it is rich in examples of diverse organisms adapting to extreme environments. (Photography courtesy of David Bowden at the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research in New Zealand.)
In This Issue
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The Anatomy of a Neutron
Timothy Paul Smith
Chemistry Physics
The "neutral" part of the atom is far more than buffer or ballast—when viewed at the correct scale
The 95 Percent Solution
John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking
Communications
School is not where most Americans learn most of their science
