http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- "Terra firma." It's Latin for "solid Earth." Most of the time, at least from our perspective here on the ground, Earth seems to be just that: solid. Yet the Earth beneath our feet is actually in constant motion. It moves through time and space, of course, along with the other objects in the universe, but it moves internally as well. http://www.physorg.com/news181194545.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:50:49 EST news181194545 (AP) -- Wireless devices such as Apple's iPhone are transforming the way we go online, making it possible to look up driving directions, find the nearest coffee shop and update Facebook on the go. All this has a price - in airwaves. http://www.physorg.com/news181153097.html Technology Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:19:14 EST news181153097 The sea was heaving, the skies gray. The captain of the research ship was worried about the weather. About 120 miles off the coast of Spain, three Rutgers University scientists had a narrow window of opportunity to find and retrieve their prize -- an 8-foot, torpedo-shaped yellow robot that they had launched seven months earlier off the coast of New Jersey. http://www.physorg.com/news181123469.html Space & Earth Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:30:01 EST news181123469 NASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But that's not all the agency has planned: There are also launches of three new satellites aimed at better understanding the Earth's climate and oceans, and the sun. http://www.physorg.com/news181026854.html Space & Earth Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:15:34 EST news181026854 Iran will unveil a new home-built satellite in February, a newspaper reported Thursday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons. http://www.physorg.com/news180853256.html Space & Earth Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:01:34 EST news180853256 The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter. http://www.physorg.com/news180784084.html Biology Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:04 EST news180784084 Police in Montreal are studying the possibility of offering GPS bracelets to people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, an official told AFP. http://www.physorg.com/news180766651.html Electronics Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:50:08 EST news180766651 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Exeter, UK, research has added to a growing evidence that several giant planets have orbits so tilted that their orbits can be perpendicular or even backwards relative to their parent star`s rotation. http://www.physorg.com/news180724809.html Space & Earth Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:20:34 EST news180724809 (AP) --Howard Stern is threatening to leave Sirius XM Radio Inc. now that the shock jock and the satellite radio provider are getting set to enter contract talks in 2010. http://www.physorg.com/news180638046.html Technology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:15:12 EST news180638046 (PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, an Ariane 5 GS launcher lifted off from Europe`s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B into Sun-synchronous polar orbit. Flight V193 was the seventh Ariane 5 launch of 2009 and used the last of the GS variant of the launcher. http://www.physorg.com/news180626794.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:09:56 EST news180626794 The National Robotics Engineering Center, (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University is at the forefront of partnering man with technology to improve safety and costs. Among the completed projects are, the Caisson Construction 3D Modeling system used in the construction of the Nagasaki Bay Bridge, the Micro-Inertial Navigation Technology (MINT) a satellite free tracking system and a Strawberry Plant Sorter for California's growers. http://www.physorg.com/news180599037.html Technology Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:41:10 EST news180599037 (PhysOrg.com) -- Computer simulations of thunderstorms using data from a field campaign in Australia confirm that the "ice-phase" cloud processes in climate models contribute most to the wide discrepancy between model results and actual cloud measurements.  This was a key finding from PNNL scientist Dr. Yi Wang and his colleagues from a recent study. http://www.physorg.com/news180371126.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:05:53 EST news180371126 Although the center of Tropical Cyclone Laurence has been over land for two days, it's still holding together and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the northern coastal areas of West Australia and will do so into the weekend. Warnings and watches are still in effect in some areas as Laurence will continue moving west before re-entering the Southern Indian Ocean. http://www.physorg.com/news180279891.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:45:19 EST news180279891 As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating climate change. The new 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation' policy has gained widespread support as a central element of any new agreement. http://www.physorg.com/news180266326.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:30:03 EST news180266326 (AP) -- The question is a potential deal-killer: If nations ever agree to slash greenhouse gas emissions, how will the world know if they live up to their pledges? http://www.physorg.com/news180257046.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:50:03 EST news180257046