Refined Hubble Constant narrows explanations for dark energy
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Whatever dark energy is, explanations for it have less wiggle room following a Hubble Space Telescope observation that has refined the measurement of the universe's present expansion rate to a precision where ...
The rise of oxygen caused Earth's earliest ice age
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Geologists may have uncovered the answer to an age-old question - an ice-age-old question, that is. It appears that Earth's earliest ice ages may have been due to the rise of oxygen in Earth's ...
Post-Quantum Correlations: Exploring the Limits of Quantum Nonlocality
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to nonlocal correlations, some correlations are more nonlocal than others. As the subject of study for several decades, nonlocal correlations (for example, quantum entanglement) ...
Coal ash is contaminating water, damaging health in 34 states, groups say
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People in 34 states who live near 210 coal ash lagoons or landfills with inadequate lining have a higher risk of cancer and other diseases from contaminants in their drinking water, two environmental groups reported Thursday.
Disappearing act of world's second largest fish explained
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Researchers have discovered where basking sharks - the world's second largest fish - hide out for half of every year, according to a report published today in Current Biology. The discovery revises scient ...
Fuel for deep space exploration running on empty
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(AP) -- NASA is running out of nuclear fuel needed for its deep space exploration.
Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible
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The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...
Irish student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers
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An Irish student's fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the world, the Irish Times reported.
Europe is about to take an astronomical lead over U.S.
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The world's astronomers are about to get a trio of powerful new eyes on the sky that can see better and farther than existing space telescopes.
Bumblebee flight 'triumph of power over finesse'
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brute force rather than aerodynamic efficiency is the key to bumblebee flight, Oxford University scientists have discovered.
How much oil have we used?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Estimates of how much crude oil we have extracted from the planet vary wildly. Now, UK researchers have published a new estimate in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we ...
White House orders review of NASA space plans
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(AP) -- The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon.
WHO: up to 2 billion people might get swine flu
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.
Ethanol vs. Electricity: Biomass converted into electricity could be more efficient than ethanol (w/Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Concerns over petroleum gas prices and long-term effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment have prompted scientists to look for alternative renewable energy sources for transportation ...
Massage after exercise myth busted
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A Queen's University research team has blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products.
