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Tunguska catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports meteorite theory

Tunguska catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports meteorite theory

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (37) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Tunguska catastrophe in 1908 evidently led to high levels of acid rain. This is the conclusion reached by Russian, Italian and German researchers based on the results of analyses of peat ...





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Ancient Pacific islanders brought to light

Ancient Pacific islanders brought to light

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 1hour ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A find of 60 headless skeletons summer 2009 may reveal the identity of the people who first inhabited the Pacific Ocean archipelago Vanuatu 3000 years ago.


Portions of Arctic coastline eroding, no end in sight, says new CU-Boulder study

Portions of Arctic coastline eroding, no end in sight, says new study

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 4

The northern coastline of Alaska midway between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay is eroding by up to one-third the length of a football field annually because of a "triple whammy" of declining sea ice, warming ...


Swedish service performs your last online wishes (AP)

Swedish service performs your last online wishes

Technology / Internet

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Sunniva Geertinger was devastated when her boyfriend took his life early this year.


Old math reveals new thinking in children's cognitive development

Biology / Other

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Five-year-olds can reason about the world from multiple perspectives simultaneously, according to a new theory by researchers in Japan and Australia. Using an established branch of mathematics called Category Theory, the ...


Samsung unveils new smartphone platform 'bada' to the world

Technology / Software

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung Electronics today unveils its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. At this unveiling, Samsung showcases the bada SDK (Software Development Kit) for partners and presents the unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities ...


Toshiba Develops High Performance CMOS Device Technology for 20nm Generation LSI

Toshiba Develops High Performance CMOS Device Technology for 20nm Generation LSI

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology for steep channel impurity distribution that delivers a solution to a key problem for 20nm generation CMOS ...


Toward a fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia

Fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia possible, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient's urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn ...


Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans

Study identifies genetic predeterminants for diabetes in African-Americans

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For years, scientists have tried to determine the basis for discrepancies between race and the predisposition for development of diseases such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Could factors ...


Better-than-new LIDAR provides 24/7 atmospheric aerosol data

Better-than-new LIDAR provides 24/7 atmospheric aerosol data

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from eight institutions led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has solved a software and hardware problem that had perplexed scientists studying atmospheric aerosols ...


Imeem launched in San Francisco in 2003 and became a popular online locale for streaming and sharing music for free

MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 mln

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 ...



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