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VISTA: Pioneering new survey telescope starts work

VISTA: Pioneering new survey telescope starts work

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1

VISTA is the latest telescope to be added to ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is housed on the peak adjacent to the one hosting the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) and shares ...


XMM-Newton celebrates decade of discovery

XMM-Newton celebrates decade of discovery

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory is celebrating its 10th anniversary. During its decade of operation, this remarkable space observatory has supplied new data for every aspect of astronomy. ...


Genetic ancestry highly correlated with ethnic and linguistic groups in Asia

Biology / Other

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Several genome-wide studies of human genetic diversity have been conducted on European populations. Now, for the first time, these studies have been extended to 73 Southeast Asian (SEA) and East Asian (EA) populations.


Oceans' Uptake of Manmade Carbon May Be Slowing

Oceans' Uptake of Manmade Carbon May Be Slowing

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (20) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism ...


UN: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record (AP)

Leaked document stirs anger at climate summit

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 16

(AP) -- A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.



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