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Can cloud ships and space sun shades fix the planet?
CNN - 4 Hours ago
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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Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source
The Age - 68 Minutes ago
It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government
Japan eyes solar station in space AFP via Yahoo!
Japan eyes solar station in space (AAP) Yahoo! News Australia
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Why did our species survive the Neanderthals?
New Scientist - 117 Minutes ago
Magazine issue 2733. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. For similar stories, visit the Books and Art and Human Evolution Topic Guides Book information The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals died
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Q+A: Science at the Smithsonian - Premium content
Nature - 7 Hours ago
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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Seafloor fossils to reconstruct Earth's climates up to 250 million years ago
Malaysia Sun - 2 Hours ago
Washington, November 8 : In a research lasting two decades, a scientist has studied ancient, deep-sea fossils to reconstruct the climates of Earth up to 250 million years ago. The scientist in question
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El Reg's LHC visit - Deleted Scenes
The Register - 3 Hours ago
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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Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production
Medical News Today - 4 Hours ago
As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two studies published
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DNA Molecules In Moss Open Door To New Biotechnology
Science Daily - 5 Hours ago
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
Medical News: DNA Molecules In Moss Open Door To New Biotechnology BioFind
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Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
Science Daily - 8 Hours ago
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
Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues On Climate Change Science Daily
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Gene discovery may help children with colitis
BabyCenter - 11 Hours ago
(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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'Baguette' problem halts work on Large Hadron Collider
3 News - 12 Hours ago
The Large Hadron Collider suffered yet another setback this week when a bird dropped a piece of bread onto it.
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Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, The Southern Wheel
SpaceRef - 12 Hours ago
Source: Space Telescope Science Institute The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in
Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel Innovations Report
Hubble Unveils Stunning Star Birth in M83 Universe Today
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Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields
SpaceRef - 12 Hours ago
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
Rocky Mount Telegram - 5 Hours ago
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
Higher incidence of thyroid cancer in volcanic area of Sicily Web Newswire
Volcanic Area Of Sicily Has Higher Incidence Of Thyroid Cancer Medical News Today
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Patent Lies: Who Says Saving The Planet Has To Cost A Fortune?
Free Internet Press - 12 Hours ago
One of the nagging issues in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit are demands that the U.S. and Europe provide massive aid so poorer countries can buy expensive emissions-free technologies. Activist
Does saving the planet have to cost a fortune? NRC Handelsblad
Who Says Saving the Planet Has to Cost a Fortune? Spiegel Online
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You'll be happier without hope
Telegraph - 19 Hours ago
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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Moonâ??s â??friendsâ?? say no to future lunar crashes
MSNBC - 11/7/2009
When a NASA spacecraft rammed into the moon in October, it tossed up a hard-to-see plume of lunar material. But the event also stirred an observable cloud of public anxiety and protests in some quarters
Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes (SPACE.com) Yahoo! News
Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes Space.com
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Tier II Canada Research Chair in Cellular Science and Human Health
Nature - 21 Hours ago
Homepage > Job search > Job description : Employer: Concordia University Website: http://artsandscience.concord... Location: Posted: November 05, 2009 Expires: January 04, 2010 Jobs by tag(s): concordia
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Moscow warns of new Iran sanctions over nuclear dispute
France24 - 21 Hours ago
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
Iran sanctions likely if no progress on nuclear issue - Medvedev Russian Information Agency Novosti
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Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette
The Age - 22 Hours ago
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
A bit of bread dropped by a bird grinds â??Big Bang Machineâ?? to a halt Topnews.in
Big bang goes phut as bird drops baguette into Cern machinery Guardian.co.uk
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Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free Throws
Innovations Report - 22 Hours ago
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
Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting PhysOrg.com
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Unsettled Youth: Spitzer Observes a Chaotic Planetary System
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - 11/7/2009
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this infrared image of a giant halo of very fine dust around the young star HR 8799. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz. Before our planets found their
Spitzer Observes A Chaotic Planetary System Space Daily
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Quantum computing: Rise of machines
Times of India - 11/7/2009
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
China Post - 11/7/2009
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
New pathway for DNA damage from nano-particles Manila Bulletin
Nano 'signals' may damage DNA South China Morning Post
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LHC stops Frenchman's repatriation
The Nation Pakistan - 11/7/2009
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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