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Chilean miners' rescue capsule on show in London

The capsule used to rescue Chilean miners trapped underground for two months goes on display Saturday at the Science Museum in London -- the first time it has been seen in Europe.

Other Sciences / Other

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Probing a link from Sahara dust to climate change

Qilong Min, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor with the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the University at Albany is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Potential breast cancer prevention drug found to cause significant bone loss

A drug that has been shown to prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk of developing the disease, and is poised for widespread use, appears to significantly worsen age-related bone loss, according to an ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer: study

Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) found that ra ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New research shows early bone growth linked to bone density in later life

Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with a research group in Delhi, India, have shown that growth in early childhood can affect bone density in adult life, which could lead to an increased risk ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Research team finds evidence of red ochre use by Neanderthals 200,000 years ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, archeologists have thought of Neanderthals, an early relative of humans, as thick, slow thinking and likely uncreative. Now, new evidence dispels part of that image. Archeologists ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Curtin geologists make a 'shocking' discovery

Research led by Curtin University geologists has uncovered a wealth of new evidence in the mineral zircon from lunar rock samples recovered during NASA’s Apollo missions, revealing indisputable proof ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution

By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Older women with normal T-scores may not need bone mineral density screening for 15 years

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other organizations have recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis using bone mineral density (BMD) screening. However, how often women should ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Height loss increases risk for fractures and death in older women

Older women who have lost more than two inches in height face an increased risk of breaking bones and dying, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and funded by the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Third lunar mineral - Tranquillityite found in Western Australia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Back in the heyday of the Apollo moon program, hundreds of pounds of rock samples were carted back to Earth by visiting astronauts. Those samples were then pored over more thoroughly by geologists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Geologists pinpoint near exact source of some of Stonehenge's stones

(PhysOrg.com) -- Robert Ixer and Richard Bevins, British geologists, after nine months of tedious research, have pinpointed the place from which some of the stones that make up Stonehenge were quarried. The ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Ironing out the details of the Earth's core

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identifying the composition of the earth's core is key to understanding how our planet formed and the current behavior of its interior. While it has been known for many years that iron is ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Physician notifications improve postfracture care for patients

A simple physician notification system can help prevent further fractures in osteoporotic patients who have had already had fractures, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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LRO observes final lunar eclipse of the year

(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on Dec. 10, 2011.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. A rock, by comparison, is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids, and need not have a specific chemical composition. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms. The study of minerals is called mineralogy.

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