 Scientists discover new planet orbiting dangerously close to giant star 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A team of astronomers from Penn State and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland has discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The ... | |
 Anthropologists discover long-lost primate in Indonesia 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by a Texas A&M University anthropologist has discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, furry Furby/gremlin-looking* creatures about the size ... | |
US has Sun King's stolen gem, say French experts 15 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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French experts said on Tuesday they had proof that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution. | |
Scientists find facial scars increase attractiveness 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. | |
 Dancing droplets 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating them through contact with ... | |
Conference explores hot new field of synthetic biology November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Bay Area futurists and their fans gathered Sunday in a coming-of-age celebration for the fledgling field of synthetic biology, which builds living entities from lifeless chemicals. | |
 New deep-sea observatory goes live November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Off the coast of Central California, in the inky darkness of the deep sea, a bright orange metal pyramid about the size of two compact cars sits quietly on the seafloor. Nestled within the metal pyramid is ... | |
 Water vapor confirmed as major player in climate change November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Water vapor is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated. Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers have estimated ... | |
 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' game provides clue to efficiency of complex networks November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by "Six Degrees of Separation," ... | |
Democratic Party control could ban mandatory arbitration, UI expert says November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Democratic Party control in Washington could restore lawsuits as an option for workers and consumers now forced to settle disputes through mandatory arbitration that gives employers and businesses an unfair edge, a University ... | |
Quicker, easier way to make coal cleaner found November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement — whether existing or anticipated — to capture all emissions of carbon ... | |
'Powerhouses' from living cells power new explosives detector November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The experimental sensor, about the size of a postage ... | |
Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles are relatively quiet—they do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle ... | |
 Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of a major outlet glacier. | |
 Wired ... but frustrated November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Need help setting up that home computer or Internet connection? Frustrated by that new cell phone? You're not alone. A survey released on Sunday found that nearly half of Americans need help from others booting ... | |
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