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Can cloud ships and space sun shades fix the planet?
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Its authors are concerned that excitement about new technology might distract from efforts to cut emissions. 'Geo-engineering is not a magic bullet and nothing we now know about any of these technologies
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Q+A: Science at the Smithsonian - Premium content
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The institution's new science chief talks about how to increase its reach, breadth and visibility. Lizzie Buchen Eva Pell.Smithsonian Institution In January, Eva Pell will become undersecretary for science
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El Reg's LHC visit - Deleted Scenes
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The Large Hadron Collider - the gigantic underground double-barrelled particle cannon assembled by top boffins deep beneath the Franco-Swiss border - is to start up again 'around the 20th' of this month.
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DNA Molecules In Moss Open Door To New Biotechnology
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Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have now demonstrated that
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Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
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Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you the
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Gene discovery may help children with colitis
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(HealthDay News) â?? People with painful, chronic bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis could see a glimmer of hope from new research. Scientists say they've spotted a genetic
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Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields
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Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the latest observations
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Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas
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New research suggests that living near a volcano puts people at higher risk of getting a type of thyroid cancer. It's not clear how volcanoes might be related to cancer, but researchers suspect that the
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You'll be happier without hope
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The benefits of positive thinking have been overrated, says Jemima Lewis. There are two basic attitudes to adversity, exemplified by Nietzsche and Christopher Reeve. When the Superman actor was left paralysed
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Moscow warns of new Iran sanctions over nuclear dispute
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, seen here has warned that new sanctions against Iran cannot be excluded if there is no movement forward in the standoff over its nuclear drive. AFP - New sanctions against
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Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette
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The tunnel in the Large Hadron Collider. Photo: CERN GENEVA : THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped
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Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free Throws
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To get a swish rather than a brick, you need the best possible conditions for releasing the basketball from your hand, say Drs. Chau Tran and Larry Silverberg, mechanical and aerospace engineers at NC
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Quantum computing: Rise of machines
- 11/7/2009
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Armed with the silicon chip, humans are generating an enormous amount of data every second. Monthly internet traffic is about 8 billion gigabytes and the size of the whole Internet is about 500 billion
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New path for DNA damage from nano-particles: study
- 11/7/2009
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1:50 pm TWN, By Marlowe Hood, AFP PARIS -- Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective
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LHC stops Frenchman's repatriation
- 11/7/2009
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RAWALPINDI - Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench Friday issued stay orders regarding the repatriation of a French national J. Luck. The court also directed the Ministry of Interior not to repatriate
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Designer baby clothes could stop children playing
- 11/7/2009
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PARENTS who dress their children in designer clothes are hampering their development because it stops them playing properly, claim researchers. A study has shown that the wearing of inappropriate outfits
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Local DNA Lab Comes With Hefty Price Tag
- 11/7/2009
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The Beaufort County Sherriff's Office in South Carolina is pushing to open its own crime lab to bypass backlogs and restrictions on samples analyzed, but control comes at a price. The Sheriff's Office
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