Cuneiform clay tablet translated for the first time
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation of an asteroid impact at Köfels, ...
An Invisible Cloak for Magnetism
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The subject of metamaterials is mad science at its finest – researchers trying to create materials with properties that don’t exist in nature, and that cannot be made with ordinary atoms.
A new way to fight cancer: the silver shield
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Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against chemotherapy, according to a study appearing online the week of Mar. 31 in PNAS Early Edition. Mice given a high dose of chemotherapy after fasting continued to thrive. The sa ...
Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say
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Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.
Two new star systems are first of their kind ever found
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Astronomers have spied a faraway star system that is so unusual, it was one of a kind -- until its discovery helped them pinpoint a second one that was much closer to home.
Green tea helps beat superbugs
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Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires
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Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" ...
Newly discovered galaxy cluster in early stage of formation is farthest ever identified
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UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion light years from Earth – the farthest of its kind ever to be detected. These galaxies are ...
Researchers eliminate drug discovery bottleneck
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Determining the structure of unknown natural compounds is a slow and expensive part of drug screening and development – but this may now change thanks to a new combination of experimental and computational ...
Chemical Engineer Discovers Way of Increasing Battery Life with Environmentally Friendly Fuel Cells
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A Drexel University chemical engineering professor Yossef Elabd is exploring a way to increase battery life with an environmentally friendly alternative. Consumer demands are requiring lithium-ion batteries currently used ...
No laughing matter -- bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas
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Unlike carbon dioxide and methane, laughing gas has been largely ignored by world leaders as a worrying greenhouse gas. But nitrous oxide must be taken more seriously, says Professor David Richardson from the University of ...
Archaeologist Finds Oldest Known Gold Artifacts in the Americas
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Gold has long been more than a fashion statement, and wearing jewelry and other adornments made of it often connotes prestige. And it did not take long for ancient people to figure that out.
Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. ...
For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, find cellulose
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Looking for evidence of life on Mars or other planets? Finding cellulose microfibers would be the next best thing to a close encounter, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Soldiers to get 3-D maps in near-real-time
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In the near future, soldiers may be using maps that are more akin to long-range but highly accurate security cameras: the maps will enable troops to see both the exterior and interior of buildings, as well ...
