News tagged with ancient ruins


ESA helps make summer in the city more bearable

ESA helps make summer in the city more bearable

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As temperatures soar, scientists have been collecting data amid the ancient ruins that symbolise the birthplace of western culture. These data, combined with measurements from aircraft and satellites, promise ...


Surprising find: Medieval China was religious melting pot

Surprising find: Medieval China was religious melting pot

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it has gained a reputation for being closed off to the outside world, new research shows China has a long history of multiculturalism that extends back to the dynastic era.





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Scientists think 'killer petunias' should join the ranks of carnivorous plants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 14 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Natural History Museum believe that carnivorous behaviour in plants is far more widespread than previously thought, with many commonly grown plants - such as petunias ...


Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Biology / Other

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature and its bottom-up processes for creating robust and responsive materials are inspiring new generations of synthetic materials and creative design.


Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery

Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (37) | comments 12

Homer's Iliad tells the story of Troy, a city besieged by the Greeks in the Trojan War. Today, a lone robot sits besieged in the sands of Troy while engineers and scientists plot its escape.


Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.


iPhones are musical instruments in new course and ensemble (w/ Video)

iPhones are musical instruments in new course and ensemble (w/ Video)

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan.


 Chang'E-1 has blazed a new trail in China's deep space exploration

Chang'E-1 has blazed a new trail in China's deep space exploration

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A huge amount of scientific data have been accumulated by the CE-1 lunar orbiter. Using laser altimeter data, Jinsong Ping and Qian Huang et al obtained improved 3D lunar topography, and based on this, they ...


Superior Super Earths

Superior Super Earths

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (46) | comments 14

Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets - which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses - could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to ...


Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (17) | comments 7

In the film, 'The Day After Tomorrow' the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all.


Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

Technology / Software

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Every Friday afternoon, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab opens its doors to anyone who wishes to drop by and play. On one such recent day, Jason Begy, a graduate student in the Comparative Media Studies program ...


Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...



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