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Great Planet Debate ends in stalemate »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A lively debate over how to define planets failed to forge a common set of criteria on Thursday. Astronomers Neil deGrasse Tyson and Mark Sykes ...
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New water lily species called proof of evolution »
Posted by: LegitimusGrim 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
"This species isn't just new to Manitoba, it is a new species of plant that has evolved fairly recently," said Diana Robson, the Manitoba ...
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Obesity Study Looks Thin »
Posted by: idyll 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
In 40 years, every single American could be overweight, according to a recent study. Employing that same logic, 13 out of every 10 adult Americans ...
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Mirror image: Magpies recognise their own reflections »
Posted by: daducha 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Until recently humans were thought to be uniquely self-aware. Then a host of mammals were found to recognise their own reflections including chimps and orang-utans ...
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Calculators okay in math class, if students know the facts first »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the ...
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Phoenix Camera Sees Morning Frost at the Landing Site »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Water frost around the spacecraft hints that Martian fall is coming soon.
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Could Robot Aliens Exist? »
Posted by: Artofid 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The existence of a race of sentient alien robots might be not just possible, but inevitable. In fact, we might be living in a "postbiological ...
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Middleweight Black Holes Nearly Ruled Out »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
There is no middle ground when it comes to black holes, which tend
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Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil: study »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a ...
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After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Patches of thick, inflamed skin covered with silvery scales form here and there on the patient's body, often on the elbows, knees, other parts ...
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Hurricane Gustav Projected Path »
Posted by: talkgoldcom 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Only in August and we already have our seventh named Atlantic Hurricane Season storm. The latest i Hurricane Gustav . Gustav suddenly developed just north of ...
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Why do eyelids sag with age? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Many theories have sought to explain what causes the baggy lower eyelids that come with aging, but UCLA researchers have now found that fat expansion ...
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Global warning: Massive Canada Arctic ice shelf breaks away »
Posted by: daducha 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A huge 19 square mile ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic has broken away with the remaining shelves shrinking at a 'disturbing' rate, scientists ...
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Fermilab physicists discover "doubly strange" particle »
Posted by: idyll 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Physicists of the DZero experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a new particle made of three ...
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Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black Hole »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Astronomers have taken the closest look ever at the giant black hole in the center of the Milky Way. By combining telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona ...
