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The Andromeda Galaxy is going to collide with us. Here's what will happen... bbc.in/LOhsgfedit 9:45 PM May 31st via web
Neil Armstrong gives a rare exclusive interview -- reveals he thought Apollo 11 had only 50:50 chance of success. bit.ly/JTItEE 10:40 PM May 23rd via web
In Zen Physics, I talk about the brain as a limiter of consciousness. Some new research supports this idea. bit.ly/JotjVN 11:26 PM May 15th via web
Teleportation record smashed.Time for a Star Trek-style transporter? Er, not quite... amzn.to/JHrX6O 10:53 PM May 15th via web
Great night of pop, rock, funk, and folk at the Gardyne Theatre on May 26th in aid of Tayside Children with Cancer. bit.ly/L1GnTw 4:51 AM May 14th via web
Sunspots facing the Earth this weekened could unleash a powerful solar flare our way. bit.ly/J6K8EO 11:59 PM May 12th via web
A fossil from the earliest days of the solar system. bbc.in/J47ixw 11:29 AM May 11th via web
In a first, the Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light from an extrasolar planet -- the super-Earth 55 Cancrii e. 1.usa.gov/IHsqDE 10:33 PM May 8th via web
It's Stars Wars Day (May the Fourth...) and in a galaxy far, far away, a black hole tears a red giant to shreds. 1.usa.gov/KaNEvZ 10:32 PM May 3rd via web
I'm singing again at Henry's Coffee House, Dundee, tomorrow (Star Wars Day -- May the Fourth) at 7pm. Love to see you there! 10:31 PM May 2nd via web
ESA gives green light to a major Jupiter probe which will assess chances for life on Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede bit.ly/Io7yCF 10:27 PM May 2nd via web
The California fireball spawned meteorites of a rare type called CM chondrites, laden with organics. bit.ly/K6XJOc 10:08 PM May 1st via web
Earth was battered by asteroids for 2 billion years -- much longer than previously thought. bit.ly/IFPUsb 10:27 PM Apr 30th via web
Seems like supernovae may have given a boost to life on Earth. So how much faster could life evolve on other worlds? bit.ly/KnD9mF 10:21 PM Apr 30th via web
The fireball over the western US on Sunday may have weighed 70 tons and been 15 feet across. Did any of it come down? 1.usa.gov/IdkvBI 1:57 PM Apr 25th via web
Meet the star most like the Sun. Now, the question is: does it have a planet like Earth? bit.ly/Jebiew 10:45 PM Apr 20th via web
Coast to Coast AM fans, I'll be on the show Fri, Apr 27, 10pm-12am PST (Apr 28, 6-8am, UK). Subject: Megacatastrophes! bit.ly/J7US2A 12:49 AM Apr 19th via web
How life from Earth could have found its way to other planets -- maybe even other stars. bit.ly/HQ10Rv 10:51 PM Apr 16th via web
Signs of a long-sought-after particle -- the Majorna fermion. It could possibly explain the nature of dark matter. bbc.in/JaSTsD 10:50 PM Apr 13th via web
Preview of the new Ridley Scott movie Prometheus -- much-anticipated prequel to Alien. bit.ly/IktKQT 6:58 AM Apr 11th via web

Name David Darling
Location Dundee, Scotland
Web http://www.davidd...
Bio Science writer and musician, intrigued by the big questions: Why are we here? Who exactly are we and where is here? Check out my website for a full bio