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Pretty Sky Alert

Pretty Sky Alert

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Be careful, this sort of thing can cause an accident. On Friday evening, Feb. 27th, the 10% crescent Moon will glide by Venus, forming a gorgeous and mesmerizing pair of lights in the sunset sky.





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Pushing through brain barriers

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Understanding the inner workings of the brain remains one of the last frontiers in all of neurobiology. A Case Western Reserve University engineering professor is developing a miniaturized low-power device to detect how electrical ...


Scientists discover oldest words in the English language, predict which ones are likely to disappear

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (22) | comments 9

The oldest words in the English language include "I" and "who", while words like "dirty" could die out relatively quickly, British researchers said Thursday.


Face facts: People don't stand out in crowds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 18, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Why is it difficult to pick out even a familiar face in a crowd? We all experience this, but the phenomenon has been poorly understood until now. The results of a recent study may have implications for individuals with face-recognition ...


Northern lights research enters final frontier

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 12, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international team of scientists -- including physicists from the University of Calgary -- will begin gathering the most detailed information yet about the ever-changing northern lights, as a multi-year research project ...


Sample of Buckeye Corpus

What is the sound of one person talking?

Technology / Software

created May 02, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

When researchers interviewed 40 Columbus residents about their opinions on life in the city, the scientists ignored what the people had to say. All the scientists really cared about was how they said it.



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