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Polarized light guides cholera-carrying midges that contaminate water supplies
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Oct 31, 2008 |
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Cholera is a major killer and since the first pandemic in the early 19th century it has claimed millions of lives. According to Amit Lerner from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, the lethal infection is harboured ...
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Seeing clearly despite the clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Satellites taking atmospheric measurements might now be able to see blue skies as clearly as optimists do. Researchers have found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy ...
Study of 'Ouzo effect' may lead to design of improved drugs, cosmetics
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists studying the cloudy emulsions produced by anise-flavored liquors such as Ouzo have discovered new molecular insights into their formation, findings that could lead to the design of better commercial emulsions used ...
Shuttle lands in Florida, ending 13-day voyage
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra ...
The oceans as carbon dioxide sinks: increasing our understanding
Feb 15, 2006 |
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German and British scientists have studied the ocean off south-western Africa and have discovered that particles are transported to the deep ocean over thousands of years before being deposited on the seabed. This discovery ...
The Oceans As Carbon Dioxide Sinks Increasing Our Understanding
Feb 22, 2006 |
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German and British scientists have studied the ocean off south-western Africa and have discovered that particles are transported to the deep ocean over thousands of years before being deposited on the seabed. This discovery ...
Meteor showers in Asia disappoint
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thousands of stargazers across Asia stayed awake overnight to catch a glimpse of what was advertised as an intense Leonid meteor shower, but the show fizzled rather than sizzled for many because of ...
Measuring snow with a bucket, a windmill, and the sun?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun - all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to save lives.
Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is a 'cosmic graffiti artist,' astronomers discover
Feb 08, 2007 |
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Astronomers from the University of Virginia and other institutions have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, is a "cosmic graffiti artist," pelting the surfaces of at least 11 other moons ...
Nanomaterials vulnerable to dispersal in natural environment
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2006 |
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Laboratory experiments with a type of nanomaterial that has great promise for industrial use show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments -- especially when natural organic materials are ...
New study of solar system speculates about life on other planets
Sep 12, 2006 |
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A comprehensive review by leading scientists about our Solar System which speculates on the possibility of life on other planets has been published. Solar System Update brings together the work of 19 physicists, astronomers, ...
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