 Strange star stumps astronomers 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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An obese oddball of a star has left astronomers wondering how it could have formed. Dr David Champion and his colleagues at CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility publish their findings about the star ... | |
Astronauts say there must be life in space May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The human race will find life elsewhere in the universe as it pushes ahead with space exploration, astronauts back from the latest US space mission said Monday. | |
 Solar Lily Pads Gently Floating And Gathering Energy on the River Clyde May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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The preeminent Glasgow, Scotland based architecture firm ZM Architecture has big ideas for attracting solar energy in a very aesthetic manner. The proposed Water Lily Solar panels for the Clyde River in Glasgow ... | |
 World's smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci birthplace May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said. | |
 Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study May 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot. The ... | |
Addressing the 'nitrogen cascade' May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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While human-caused global climate change has long been a concern for environmental scientists and is a well-known public policy issue, the problem of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment is little-known beyond a ... | |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
 A crash course in true political science May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... | |
NOAA chief urges creating National Climate Service May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet's temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is proposing creation of a new National Climate Service. | |
 Studies confirm greenhouse mechanisms even further into past May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores now provide a reasonable view of greenhouse gas concentrations as much as 800,000 years into the past, and are further confirming the link ... | |
Having less power impairs the mind and ability to get ahead, study shows May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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New research appearing in the May issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that being put in a low-power role may impair a person’s basic cognitive functioning ... | |
 Sahara made slow transition from green to desert: study May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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The Sahara became the world's biggest hot desert some 2,700 years ago after a very slow fade from green, according to a new study which clashes with the theory that desertification came abruptly. | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
 Microwave zapping kills invasive species before the invasion May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Scientists in Louisiana are reporting development and successful testing of a new cost-effective system to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride to the United States in the ballast water of merchant ... | |
 StatoilHydro stumbles in sprint for Arctic energy riches May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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When Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro fired up the world's northernmost liquefied natural gas plant here last year it was hailed as an industry pioneer. But turning Arctic gas into gold has proven anything ... | |
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