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...proteins in Hall's brain were changing, however. Ordinarily made up of tiny strands of intertwined amino acids, the complex molecules had begun to assume a very different shape, collapsing into sticky sheets. Before long, these gummy structures began to clump sloppily together, creating pits and divots where there had once been vital brain tissue. Within months Hall was delusional and bedridden. Not long after, he was dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. BEEF | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

Pioneer will eventually cross that boundary but will be unable to convey the news to Earth. Unlike spacecraft operating closer to the sun, it cannot rely on solar panels to generate power. Instead it is equipped with a thermocouple-like generator heated by radiation from a clump of plutonium 238. Unfortunately, the radiation is also slowly degrading the generator, which is producing only two-thirds of its original output...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STILL TICKING | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

Minority students tend to clump together, Cho said, because there are "things that with other students of color you don't need to explain...

Author: By Matthew S. Mchale, | Title: Randomization: The Luck of the Draw | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...Universe used to be very smooth, and we're looking for when it started to clump up and become more irregular," Kirshner says...

Author: By Michael T. Jalkut, | Title: Astronomy Department Seeks | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...once, the movement on the screen feels real. Nudge the stick forward, Mario walks: clump-clump-clump. Press it a bit more, he leans forward and trots: clop-clop-clop-clop. Push it all the way, he runs faster and faster, tiny legs pumping in unison with his body, his rising speeds a seamless gradation of motion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUPER MARIO'S DAZZLING COMEBACK | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

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