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- CO2 Pollution Could Erase Coral Reefs for Millions of Years
- Coral reefs, natures most lively architecture, could come tumbling down and it could take millions of years for them to return, if carbon dioxide emissions arent cut quickly, scientists warned today. What were doing in the next decade could mean
- The Only Known Public Photograph Of A P-G Cloud On A Rocket
- NASAs Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket lifts off from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Centers Launch Pad 39A on July 16, 1969.
- Hawaii First State to Require Solar Water Heaters
- The state of Hawaii has become the first in North America to require solar water heaters in new homes. The bill, signed into law by Republican Governor Linda Lingle this week, prohibits issuing building permits for single-family homes that do
- Meet Father of the 'God Particle'
- Peter Higgs, a 79-year-old might be a shoo-in for a Nobel prize for the fundamental particle he proposed in 1964 - known as the Higgs boson or, more colourfully, the God Particle - but he is a reluctant rock-star scientist,
- Depression Ups Risk Of Complications Following Heart Attack, Study Suggests
- People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized, according to a new study. There is good evidence that if a person has depression after a heart attack, they
- Tesla Building 225-mile Electric Sedan
- In that magical year for electric car 2010 – Tesla plans to have a 5-passenger electric Sedan out and on the road. The Model S is to have a 225 mile range on a single charge, not too shabby! But
- New Therapeutic Options For Diabetes-related Tissue Injury
- Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by altered glucose tolerance and impaired lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and is associated with a number of complications directly resulting from hyperglycemiainduced inflammation.
- Could One Email Have Stopped a $1.4B Stealth Bomber Crash?
- Small errors, it now turns out, caused a large accident.
- Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power
- A flexible water-filled cylinder that produces electricity as it is hit by waves is very efficient and offers benefits over other sea-energy devices
- Wired Editor says scientific method is obsolete. Oh really?
- The Internet has caused a lot of trouble. Now, according to Wired Magazines editor, todays wealth of data has made the scientific method unnecessary. Others counter, saying the Internet is not the entire world, contrary to what Anderson may believe.
- Why Fly When You Can Float?
- As the cost of fuel soars and the pressure mounts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, several schemes for a new generation of airship are being considered.
- Moon mistaken for a UFO
- Police in Wales were called to investigate a mysterious flying saucer, only to discover it was the moon.
- Body's Own 'Cannabis (Marijuana)' Is Good For The Skin
- Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin.
- Patriotic New Lilacs Introduced In U.S.
- The word evokes memories of promising spring days and visions of colorful, perfumed blooms. Lilacs have long been well-loved staples in Americas yards and gardens, and have played a storied role in US history.
- Puzzle In The Control Of Cell Division Unraveled
- A puzzle in the control of cell division, one of the most fundamental processes in all biology, has been unraveled. Although the steps of cell division are familiar to all pupils studying biology in schools, the details of how cell
- Coronary Arterial Calcium Scans Help Detect Overall Death Risk In The Elderly
- Measuring calcium deposits in the hearts arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
- Seizures In Newborns Can Be Detected With Small, Portable Brain Activity Monitors
- Compact, bedside brain-activity monitors detected most seizures in at-risk infants. That means the compact units could assist clinicians in monitoring for electrical seizures until confirmation with conventional EEG, the researchers assert in an article in Pediatrics.
- Breast Cancer: How Tumor Cells Break Free And Form Metastases
- When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a risk of metastases and cancer treatment becomes more difficult. Scientists have just discovered how breast cancer cells break the bonds that tether them to
- Novel Hydrogel Systems For Dentin Regeneration
- Dental caries, or tooth decay, continues to be the most prevalent infectious disease in the world, presenting significant public health challenges and socio-economic consequences.
- How Effective Are Dental Referrals By Primary Care Physicians?
- Young children from low-income families experience high levels of tooth decay and face many barriers to getting dental treatment and preventive services. Because these children usually visit their pediatrician or other primary care provider far more frequently than a dentist,
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- Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
- Weedy ancestors of our food crops, some scientists predict, will cope far better with coming climatic changes than their domesticated descendants.
- 10 Things You Didn't Know About You
- Think you know everything about you?Think again.
- Hubble Does Independence Day With Stars and Stripe
- Back in 1006 A.D, observers from Africa to Europe to the Far East witnessed and recorded the arrival of light from what is now called SN 1006, a tremendous supernova explosion caused by the final death throes of a white
- APOD: Fireball at Ayers Rock
- Explanation: A weekend trip for astrophotography in central Australia can result in gorgeous skyscapes. In this example recorded in March of 2006, the center of our Milky Way Galaxy rises over planet Earths horizon and the large sandstone formation called
- Unprecedented bill could spark renewables in US
- A new feed-in tarriff bill, mimicing many laws already in place in Europe, could pave the road for a renewable energy revolution in the United States.
- Mars Lander Scrapes Icy Soil in Wonderland
- NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander scraps against ice layer in Wonderland digging area.
- Solar Sail To Launch This Summer
- NASA’s Marshall and Ames Research Centers will team up with the commercial space company SpaceX to launch and deploy a solar sail this summer. A bread-box sized payload called NanoSail-D will travel to space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket
- Scientists trying to find way to "Take Out the Space Trash"
- Along with satellites and space stations, Earth is surrounded by tens of millions of pieces of floating space debris. Like any landfill, the trash is diverse, ranging from dead satellites to castaway rocket parts to flecks of paint. On average,
- Marijuana Could Treat Cancer, Glaucoma, and More
- Targeting the CB2 receptor could be a therapeutic strategy to prevent or treat diseases like Crohns disease , liver cirrhosis, osteoarthritis, and atherosclerosis, said lead study author Jürg Gertsch.
- Biodiesel’s New Approval Rating Could Ease Warranty Concerns
- Lack of warranty support for biodiesel has been a major stumbling block for new diesel owners who want to start using the fuel. But three long-awaited ASTM specifications could help change that.
- Happy thoughts may dampen cravings
- Drug addicts could combat their addictions by thinking happy thoughts, which curb the excitement levels in the brains reward centres
- Interactive Map of USA Showing Climate Change Effects
- Global warming is changing every part of our planet – from the dry deserts of the Southwest to the warm tropical islands of Hawai`i. Click on the regions below to learn how climate change is affecting your region and see
- Gay Is Not All in the Genes
- Study of thousands of twins reveals important role for environment in homosexuality
- Researchers Re-Create Pre-Columbian Sounds
- cientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand. But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the
- Australian Crocs Hit by Cane Toad 'Wave of Death'
- Pit a cane toad against a freshwater crocodile and who wins? Although the croc eats the oversized amphibian, it seems the toad has the final laugh.
- E. Coli and You
- A history of the bacteria shows how the study of tiny creatures has helped answer some of science’s biggest questions.
- Cost Benefits Could Bring Natural Gas Vehicles To Forefront
- There is nothing really new about using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a vehicle. The new thing, the reason that talk about CNG is growing, is that natural gas now costs about half as much per unit energy as gasoline
- Is Obama a Shill for the Ethanol Lobby?
- As far as policy is concerned, Obama’s support for ethanol is based primarily on foreign policy and security concerns, not environmental ones. Supporting ethanol, he believes, is a way to divest money and interest from foreign and often hostile powers.
- Citizen Astronomy
- A month after Galaxy Zoo was started and a small band of astronomers invited all comers to sift through millions of unclassified photos of never-before-seen patches of space, a primary-school teacher discovered what may be a totally novel type of
- Scientists Turn Water into Wine (Even in a Drought)
- Their science is impressive, but their timing is dead on. It doesn’t quite seem fair that California has been blessed with the perfect growing climate for some of the world’s best agriculture (and of course, wine) but saddled with a
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- Physicists Reveal Secrets Of Newest Form Of Carbon
- Using one of the worlds most powerful sources of man-made radiation, physicists have uncovered new secrets about the properties of graphene -- a form of pure carbon that may one day replace the silicon in computers, televisions, mobile phones and
- Ancient Palm Resurrected from 2000-Year-Old Seed
- Record-setting germination may aid plant conservation
- How UK fights remote control war
- The BBCs Gordon Corera visits Nevada, where the US and British forces operate their spy planes.
- Lander's first Mars dig delayed
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- Astronauts get ready for second spacewalk
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- NASA Plans to Visit the Sun
- NASA has a daring new mission on the drawing board: Solar Probe Plus, a spacecraft tough enough to visit the sun itself.
- Astronauts put finishing touches on lab
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- Mars dirt fails to reach lander's testing oven
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- NASA launches telescope
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- Our Brains on Marketing: Scans Show Why We Like New Things
- We know not to judge a book by its cover--but new research shows that may be exactly what we do.
- Mars lander faces biggest challenge so far
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- Solar Sell: Companies that Mass Marketed PCs Turn to Photovoltaics
- Although solar cell technology for converting the suns power into electricity has improved steadily in recent years, high costs and inefficiencies have kept it from being a serious replacement for fossil fuels. A few high-tech heavyweights--IBM, Intel and Hewlett-Packard (HP)--hope
- Paranormal Radio's "2012 Just Another Day" Show Now Available!
- On June 10th, I was invited on Captain Jack's Paranormal Radio show to chat about the various 2012 Doomsday scenarios. We had a great time for three hours talking about everything from the Mayan calendar and Planet X to the
- Ex-planet gets namesakes
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- Phoenix lander shakes its way to success
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- SOHO the Comet-Finder — And You Can Help
- On June 25th, the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft discovered its 1,500th comet, making it more successful than all other comet discoverers throughout history, combined. But wait a minute, SOHO is the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, designed to study solar physics. What’s
- Planets make case for 'crowded universe'
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- Shuttle begins journey back to Earth
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- Identical Twin Stars Not So Identical
- I'm lucky enough to have twin sons. They aren't identical (one looks like me, the other looks like my husband – which is about as different as things get) but they have a lot of similarities. One of my favorite
- Feeding Your Black Hole is Easy
- Worried about how you're going to feed your black hole once it grows up and gets big? Have no fear. New data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory indicates that even the biggest black holes may feed just like the smallest