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'Peking Man' older than thought; somehow adapted to cold
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new dating method has found that "Peking Man" is around 200,000 years older than previously thought, suggesting he somehow adapted to the cold of a mild glacial period.
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New bacterial species found in human mouth
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August ...
China Building 30-Mile Bridge Connecting Hong Kong to Guangdong Province
Dec 18, 2009 |
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China Daily reports the commencement of the 30-mile Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the longest sea bridge under construction world-wide. The six-lane expressway will cut travel time from three-hours to around ...
Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station moved a giant chest of drawers from one spacecraft to the other Monday, and hitched it to the orbiting outpost.
Anthropologist confirms 'Hobbit' indeed a separate species
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Jan 29, 2007 |
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After the skeletal remains of an 18,000-year-old, Hobbit-sized human were discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, some scientists thought that the specimen must have been a pygmy or a microcephalic ...
COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- COROT has discovered a massive planet-sized object orbiting its parent star closely, unlike anything ever spotted before. It is so exotic, that scientists are unsure as to whether this oddity ...
New possibilities for hydrogen-producing algae
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Photosynthesis produces the food that we eat and the oxygen that we breathe ― could it also help satisfy our future energy needs by producing clean-burning hydrogen? Researchers studying a hydrogen-producing, single-celled ...
New Possibilities for Hydrogen-Producing Algae
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Photosynthesis produces the food that we eat and the oxygen that we breathe ― could it also help satisfy our future energy needs by producing clean-burning hydrogen? Researchers studying ...
Going underground
Mar 22, 2006 |
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A major project to create 3D underground maps of the UK has begun, which will save the UK millions of pounds in road maintenance.
Some aspects of birding not always environmentally friendly, professor says
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Once upon a trash heap dreary, while he wandered, weak and weary, University of Illinois English professor and birding enthusiast Spencer Schaffner raised his binoculars, focused and had a eureka moment.
Chill out, your computer knows what’s best for you
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Computers are starting to become more human-centric, anticipating your needs and smoothly acting to meet them. Much of the progress can be attributed to work done by European researchers.
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