Zooming way in, technique offers close-ups of electrons, nuclei
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Providing a glimpse into the infinitesimal, physicists have found a novel way of spying on some of the universe's tiniest building blocks.Their "camera," described this week in the journal Nature, consists of a special "flaw" ...
New findings indicate HIV/AIDS pandemic began around 1900, earlier than previously thought
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 01, 2008 |
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New research indicates that the most pervasive global strain of HIV began spreading among humans between 1884 and 1924, suggesting that growing urbanization in colonial Africa set the stage for the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Pterosaurs couldn't soar, says expert
Oct 01, 2008 |
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A Japanese researcher has put paleo-biologists in a flap by suggesting pterosaurs -- the winged lizards beloved of toymakers and dino movies -- were unable to fly, New Scientist says.
When a light goes on during thought processes
Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting ...
Solar powered cars race in South Africa
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday.
First detection of magnetic field in distant galaxy produces a surprise
Space & Earth science / Astronomy
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Using a powerful radio telescope to peer into the early universe, a team of California astronomers has obtained the first direct measurement of a nascent galaxy's magnetic field as it appeared 6.5 billion ...
Spotless Sun: Blankest Year of the Space Age
Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age.
Canada's shores saved animals from devastating climate change 252 million years ago
Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2008 |
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The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 ...
StumbleUpon steps up online discovery service
Oct 01, 2008 |
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StumbleUpon stepped up its personalized Website recommendation service on Wednesday by launching an online query page and alliances that include The Huffington Post and Rolling Stone.
The search for 'green' gold in the Amazon rain forest
Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a hunt for plants in the Amazon rain forest that have potential to be used for sustainable light-weight construction beams, electronic cases or other high-performance materials, Cornell ...
