28 new planets, 7 new brown dwarfs reported by California, Carnegie team
May 29, 2007 |
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The world's largest and most prolific team of planet hunters announced the discovery of 28 new planets outside our solar system, increasing to 236 the total number of known exoplanets.
Astronomers Map Action in the Cosmic Suburbs
May 29, 2007 |
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A group of Hawaii and California astronomers led by Lori Lubin of the University of California, Davis, and Roy Gal of the University of Hawaii at Manoa has mapped, for the first time, where the action is in ...
3D laser structuring
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Small structure, big impact. Micrometer-fine patterns in surfaces endow components with amazing properties: Plastic dashboards, for example, can be made to look like leather; sharkskin ribs on an aircraft’s fuselage ...
Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ring of fire
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[B]Research explains century-old mystery about the interior of the sun[/B] Sound waves escaping the sun's interior create fountains of hot gas that shape and power a thin region of the sun's atmosphere which appears as ...
Data-driven computational method created
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A U.S. statistician has created a data-driven computational approach that's revealing secrets about the inner Earth, as well as gene expression.
Hubble photographs grand spiral galaxy Messier 81
May 29, 2007 |
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The beautiful galaxy Messier 81 is tilted at an oblique angle on to our line of sight, giving a "birds-eye view" of the spiral structure. The galaxy is similar to our Milky Way, but our favourable view provides ...
DEA demonstrates how to make meth
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The Drug Enforcement Administration a held methamphetamine making seminar in Denver to demonstrate what its agents keep off the streets.
Evidence from ancient European graves raises questions about ritual human sacrifice
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 29, 2007 |
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A fascinating new paper from the June issue of Current Anthropology explores ancient multiple graves and raises the possibility that hunter gatherers in what is now Europe may have practiced ritual human sacrifice. This practice ...
Economists put much higher value on loss of loved ones than Courts
May 29, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of London’s Institute of Education have produced new research that shows the UK court system considerably undervalues the impact of the loss of a loved one when ...
New fluorescent sensing material created
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U.S. and Chinese scientists have created a type of fluorescent sensing material that could lead to rapid detection of explosives in security screening.
Robots to help children to form relationships
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A project which is using robots to help children with developmental or cognitive impairments to interact more effectively has just started at the University of Hertfordshire.
Fireworks cause environmental pollution
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U.S. government scientists say Fourth of July fireworks displays often held over lakes and other bodies of water can pollute the water with perchlorate.
Flexible workplaces reduce rate of sickness absence
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People with fun and stimulating jobs, and who are able to adapt their workplace to their needs, have a lower rate of sickness absence and more often go to work despite being ill. This also applies to workplaces with heavy ...
Skip Buying Extra Stuff And Take A Vacation Instead
May 29, 2007 |
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Shopping for that new high-definition television this summer? Skip it, and take a vacation instead, says a University of Colorado at Boulder psychologist who studies happiness.
New research shows sharks use their noses and bodies to locate smells
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Sharks are known to have a keen sense of smell, which in many species is critical for finding food. However, according to new research from Boston University marine biologists, sharks can not use just their ...
