Scientists Find Black Hole's 'Point of No Return'
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By a score of 135 to zero, scientists using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer have compared suspected neutron stars and black holes and found that the black holes behaved as if each one has an event horizon, ...
Protecting Your Computer: Part 1 - Common Sense
Jan 09, 2006 |
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by Philip Dunn Believe it or not, the most important defense for your computer is not an anti-virus program or a firewall, but your own brain. The way you use your computer determines how secure it is. ...
Coal Liquefaction
Jan 09, 2006 |
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The tightening of worldwide oil reserves is causing the price of oil to escalate — and makes coal, which is much more abundantly available, an interesting starting material for liquid fuels and chemical raw materials. Researchers ...
Slow human evolution revealed by worm genome
Jan 09, 2006 |
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Humans have retained genomic characteristics of a very ancient ancestor that have been lost in simpler animals such as the fly, indicating that humans are one of the most slowly evolving species. This is the ...
Milky Way Galaxy is warped and vibrating like a drum
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The most prominent of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies - a pair of galaxies called the Magellanic Clouds - appears to be interacting with the Milky Way's ghostly dark matter to create a mysterious warp in ...
Author explores CIA connections to torture tactics
Jan 09, 2006 |
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A professor of history at UW-Madison has authored a book available this month that explores evidence of a 50-year legacy of U.S. government-sponsored forms of psychological torture.
Losing sleep undoes the rejuvenating effects new learning has on the brain
Jan 09, 2006 |
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As the pace of life quickens and it becomes harder to balance home and work, many people meet their obligations by getting less sleep.
Top 10 things seen at CES
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I realize that in the grand scheme of things readers don't care whether the job of a reporter is made easier or not. But I must admit that one of the cooler things at the show was that Sony, Phillips, Delphi ...
Massive star cluster found in Milky Way
Jan 09, 2006 |
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A massive cluster of red supergiants--super-sized stars on the verge of exploding--was recently discovered in the Milky Way by a group of stronomers using infrared technology to penetrate the thick dust that cloaks much of ...
Scientists probe black hole's inner sanctum
Jan 09, 2006 |
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How does matter spiral its way to the center of a galaxy and into the mouth of a supermassive black hole? A new study provides the best glimpse yet at the death spiral of material as it descends into the core ...
There's More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye
Jan 09, 2006 |
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We tend to think of the North Star, Polaris, as a steady, solitary point of light that guided sailors in ages past. But there is more to the North Star than meets the eye - two faint stellar companions. The ...
Global Warming Doubles Rate of Ocean Rise
Jan 09, 2006 |
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Ocean levels are rising twice as fast today as they were 150 years ago, and human-induced warming appears to be the culprit, say scientists at Rutgers.
Car Make, Age and Fuel Economy All Affect How Much Vehicles Pollute, Study Finds
Jan 09, 2006 |
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When it comes to how much automobiles pollute, some makes are cleaner than others, according to new research.
Research Reveals Why Some Stocks Keep Winning, While Others Keep Losing
Jan 09, 2006 |
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A new study suggests that investor psychology plays a big role in why stock prices show strong momentum – the tendency for prices to continue in the same direction, either rising or falling.
Author feature: Counterfeiting
Jan 09, 2006 |
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A booming knockoff community might be the product of evolving technology and inefficient law enforcement, according to one counterfeit expert.
