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Berkeley Scientists: World In 'Mass Extinction Spasm' »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign that the world is in the middle of a "mass extinction spasm," University of ...
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Landmark experiment to unlock secrets of Big Bang could cause end of the world, say scientists in court bid to halt it »
Posted by: bizexpert 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
It has cost £4.4billion and is designed to unlock the secrets of the Big Bang.
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Australia issues first license to clone human embryos »
Posted by: engineer 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The in vitro-fertilization firm Sydney IVF was granted the
license and reportedly has access to 7,200 human eggs for its
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Beyond the Abyss: Caught on CameraBeyond the Abyss: Caught on Camera, Scientific Computing »
Posted by: engineer 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Scientists filming in one of the world' s deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over their bait nearly five miles ...
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'Dramatic results' in eye gene op »
Posted by: bizexpert 2 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
US scientists have claimed success using gene therapy to try to reverse a severe inherited sight disorder.They injected material containing a corrective gene into ...
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Scientists: Climate-Change 'Time Bomb' About to Go Off »
Posted by: pagey 2 months ago in Science & Technology
There's a ticking time bomb underneath the oceans, and it's about to go off, some scientists say.
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Explore Antarctic mountain range along with the scientists »
Posted by: AmyVernon 2 weeks, 3 days ago in News
So where did a mountain range the size of the Alps and buried nearly two miles beneath the East Antarctica surface come from? A cadre ...
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Rocket Scientists Say We'll Never Reach the Stars »
Posted by: Happy31 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Many believe that humanity's destiny lies with the stars. Sadly for us, rocket propulsion experts now say we may never even get out of ...
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Eye spy: U.S. scientists develop eye-shaped camera »
Posted by: pagey 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Borrowing one of nature's best designs, U.S. scientists have built an eye-shaped camera using standard sensor materials and say it could improve the ...
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Do cardiac arrest patients have near-death 'out of body' experiences? »
Posted by: pagey 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A large study is to examine near-death experiences in cardiac arrest patients.
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Mining for Dark Matter, Scientists Go "Wimp-Hunting" »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Science & Technology
You might think an astrophysicist would spend much of his time with his head in the stars. Instead, Sean Paling often squeezes into a cage ...
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Star Trek warp drive is a possibility, say scientists »
Posted by: engineer 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Two physicists have boldly gone where no reputable scientists should go and devised a new scheme to travel faster than the speed of light.
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Expedition set for "ghost peaks" »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
It is perhaps the last great Antarctic expedition--to find an explanation for why there is a great mountain range buried under the White Continent. The ...
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Study: Counties with more rainfall have higher autism rates »
Posted by: lovemorgul 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Health & Fitness
An analysis of data from three states suggests that counties with higher precipitation levels also have higher autism rates.
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The Top 10 Mad Scientists »
Posted by: GregD 4 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
From mildly eccentric to downright wacky, these 10 hyper-intelligent characters didn't just march to a different beat, they each played their own tune altogether ...
