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Op Ed - Betraying the Planet - Paul Krugman »
Posted by: deathray 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
So the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In political terms, it was a remarkable achievement. But 212 representatives voted no. A handful of these ...
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Google Earth: Don't blame us for terrorist attacks »
Posted by: WikiMap 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Google has dismissed concerns that terrorists are using its free mapping technology to help them carry out attacks.
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If Obama Can't Defeat The Republican Headbangers,Our Planet Is Doomed »
Posted by: Mikunited 2 months ago in Political Opinion
Jonathan Freedland: One year on, the world still looks to the US and holds its breath. The fate of a global climate treaty rests in ...
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Colossal New Ring Detected Around Saturn »
Posted by: Mikunited 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A colossal dust ring is seen encircling Saturn, extending some 13 million km (eight million miles) into space.
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Every Species Of Flora And Fauna on Earth,To Be Documented In New Report »
Posted by: Mikunited 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Almost 10 per cent of known species are threatened with extinction, according
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to the first comprehensive study of the world’s wildlife.Read (129) | Share | Discuss (6) | Read Full Story at timesonline.co.uk
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What Can We Do To Save Our Planet? »
Posted by: Mikunited 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The Independent asked the world's leading climate scientists whether we should prepare a 'Plan B' to curb the worst effects of global warming. Their ...
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BBC NEWS | Science&Environment | What happened to global warming? »
Posted by: pc25 1 month, 1 week ago in News
BBC climate correspondent Paul Hudson asks what on Earth happened to rising global temperatures.
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This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so ...Read (417) | Share | Discuss (85) | Read Full Story at news.bbc.co.uk
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Hint Of Planet Outside The Milky Way »
Posted by: Mikunited 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The method hinges on gravitational lensing, whereby a nearer object can bend the light of a distant star when the two align with an observer.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Making of Coruscant »
Posted by: joycie-ho 1 month, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
From the majestic skyline to the dark and seedy underground levels, a large team of The Old Republic developers worked together to construct the dynamic ...
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Astronomers find rocky planet outside solar system »
Posted by: Zurbin 2 months ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling ...
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NASA Telescope Discovers Giant Ring Around Saturn »
Posted by: Zurbin 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
NASA's Spitzer telescope discovers gigantic never-before-seen ring around Saturn.
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The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn ...Read (166) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at abcnews.go.com
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Lithium Clue For Planet-Hunters »
Posted by: Mikunited 1 week, 2 days ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers show that Sun-like stars with orbiting planets tend to be depleted in the element lithium.
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Who Stole Michael Jackson's Soul »
Posted by: Mikunited 5 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
Michael Jackson has gone from boy wonder to circus freak in his 40-year career, with stints en route as 'king of pop', messiah figure and ...
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Palin vs. the Planet »
Posted by: Progressive 4 months ago in Political Opinion
Congressman Ed Markey, co-author of a new energy bill in the House, fires back at the Alaska governor for her confusion, fuzzy math, and inaction ...
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Scientists discover an Earth-sized planet »
Posted by: STONERS 7 months ago in Science & Technology
Scientists say they've discovered a planet outside our solar system that is close to Earth in size — far different from the behemoths they had ...
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