NP Cosmic Laws

[Otto]

"potentially revolutionary"

"An international team of astrophysicists has discovered that the basic laws
of nature as understood today may be changing slightly as the universe ages,
a surprising finding that could rewrite physics textbooks and challenge
fundamental assumptions about the workings of the cosmos. (...)

The effect does not scream out at you from the data," Dr. Bahcall said. "You
have to get down on all fours and claw through the details to see such a
small effect."

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/15/science/15PHYS.html?todaysheadlines