Submerged volcanoes pose tsunami threat
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One of the world’s most active volcanic areas is a relatively unknown part of the seabed between New Zealand and Tonga, and could trigger a devastating tsunami at any moment, ANU geologist Professor Richard ...
Researchers debate existence of Atlantis
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Researchers are no closer to finding the location of the lost city of Atlantis, saying they are confused by Plato's account of its disappearance.
Opposition to plastic grocery bags grows
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Opposition to the use of plastic grocery bags is increasing across the United State and most particularly in California, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Water ice in crater at Martian north pole
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This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show a patch of water ice sitting on the floor of an unnamed crater near the Martian north pole.
Scientists ask: ‘What’s the weather like on Mars?’
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The launch of NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 10 August 2005 will be a tense time for scientists from Oxford, as they witness the third attempt to get their instrument to Mars onboard ...
First Measurement of Geoneutrinos at KamLAND
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Jul 28, 2005 |
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Results from KamLAND, an underground neutrino detector in central Japan, show that anti-electron neutrinos emanating from the earth, so-called geoneutrinos, can be used as a unique window into the interior ...
Smart-1 views Hadley Rille near Apollo 15 landing site
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An image of Hadley Rille was taken by the Advanced Moon Micro0Imager Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's Smart-1 spacecraft. AMIE obtained this image from an altitude of about 2000 kilometres. It covers an area ...
University of Michigan Wins North American Solar Challenge
Jul 28, 2005 |
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The University of Michigan won a highly-competitive 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC) today, crossing the finish line at 11:27 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time using only the energy of the sun.
Size matters – to the immune system, at least
Jul 28, 2005 |
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A theory about the way in which the immune system identifies and responds to invasion has been confirmed by Oxford researchers in a paper published in Nature today. The paper shows that a highly sensitive and ...
Expert: Atomic bombings still part of political diplomacy
Jul 28, 2005 |
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The next few weeks will be filled with differing opinions on how the United States should commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, and a Purdue University political communication expert can talk about ...
Discovery Arrives at International Space Station
Jul 28, 2005 |
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Space Shuttle Discovery reached its orbital destination this morning. Discovery docked with the International Space Station at 7:18 a.m. EDT to begin an eight-day stay at the Station. ...
JR East, NTT DoCoMo, and NTT DATA to Jointly Promote Suica e-Money Service
Jul 28, 2005 |
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East Japan Railway Company (JR East), NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (DoCoMo) and NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA) announced today that they have agreed to jointly promote JR East's Suica® e-money service.
Nanothinx: High-Purity and Low-Cost Production of Multi-Wall and Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Jul 28, 2005 |
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Nanothinx is a young spin off company, which focuses on the high-purity and low-cost production of multi-wall (MWNT) and single-wall nanotubes (SWNT) as well as on some of their uses. The company has spun-off from the Institute ...
The sun may contain more neon than thought
Jul 28, 2005 |
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory's survey of nearby sun-like stars suggests there's nearly three times more neon in the sun and local universe than thought.
NASA grounds shuttle fleet
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NASA Wednesday ordered the nation's shuttle fleet grounded until scientists determine how much damage occurred during Discovery's Tuesday liftoff.
