Optical Device Cancels Starlight So Astronomers Can See Distant Planets
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"Some people say that I study darkness, not optics," jokes Grover Swartzlander. But it's a kind of darkness that will allow astronomers to see the light. Swartzlander, an associate professor in The University ...
The lost kingdom of Tambora is found
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History's largest volcanic eruption destroyed the island kingdom of Tambora in 1815 and now the first remnants of a Tambora village have been found.
Scientists confirm historic massive flood in climate change
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Scientists from NASA and Columbia University, New York, have used computer modeling to successfully reproduce an abrupt climate change that took place 8,200 years ago. At that time, the beginning of the current ...
Preparing for a Quantum Leap in Computing
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Imagine a place where anything possible always happens, like a TV screen that displays all the channels at once. If that seems beyond imagination, you are not alone. The world of quantum physics is so weird ...
Largest ever galaxy portrait - stunning HD image of Pinwheel Galaxy
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Giant galaxies weren't assembled in a day. Neither was this Hubble Space Telescope image of the face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy). It is the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral ...
Climate scientists to issue dire warnings
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U.N. climate experts reportedly fear global warming might cause the Earth's temperature to rise far higher than now predicted.
'Deep impact' of pulsar around companion star
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Astronomers have witnessed a never-seen-before event in observations by ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft - a collision between a pulsar and a ring of gas around a neighbouring star.
Phoenician temple found in Sicily
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Archeologists say they have found the remains of a "unique" ancient Phoenician temple in Sicily.
The Math Of Deadly Waves
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When Walter Craig saw the images of the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami he felt compelled to act. So he grabbed a pencil and envelope and started calculating.
Founder of creationism dies
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The man regarded as the founder of the creationist movement, Henry M. Morris, has died in California at age 87.
Stardust Finds A Gem Of A Space Particle
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This image shows a comet particle collected by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. The particle consists of the silicate mineral forsterite, also known as peridot in its gem form. It is surrounded by a thin rim of ...
The Arctic And Global Warming
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A warmer Arctic Ocean may mean less food for the birds, fish, and baleen whales and be a significant detriment to that fragile and interconnected polar ecosystem, and that doesn't bode well for other ocean ecosystems in the ...
Nano World: Rapidly scanning nano impacts
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Scientists could rapidly track potential impacts nanoparticles could have on cells via a new technique employing infrared scans, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Andromeda's Stellar Halo Shows Galaxy's Origin to Be Similar to That of Milky Way
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For the last decade, astronomers have thought that the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, was rather different from the Milky Way. But a group of researchers have determined that the two galaxies ...
Giant squid displayed in London
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One of the largest giant squids ever found is on display at London's Natural History Museum.
