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Russia sheds light on Gagarin death mystery (Update)

Russia on Friday declassified documents that shed light on Yuri Gagarin's mysterious death in a training flight in 1968, saying his jet likely manoeuvred sharply to avoid a weather balloon.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Experts mull over lessons from Brazil plane crash

(AP) -- The mysterious disappearance of an Air France jet this week while flying over the Atlantic in fierce thunderstorms is stirring a debate about whether new technologies and procedures are needed to prevent similar ...

Technology / Engineering

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Debris from way out there

"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo, Calif., headquarters.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Mysterious flotsam in Gulf of Mexico came from Deepwater Horizon rig, study finds

Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Emotional news framing affects public response to crises

When organizational crises occur, such as plane crashes or automobile recalls, public relations practitioners develop strategies for substantive action and effective communication. Now, University of Missouri researchers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds unexplored link between airlines' profitability and their accident rates

(PhysOrg.com) -- Airlines' accident risk is highest when they are performing very close to their financial targets, according to a study by a professor in BYU’s Marriott School of Management.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Many fliers refuse to turn off electronic gadgets

Gadget-dependent fliers are turning a deaf ear to flight attendants' instructions to turn off their devices during takeoff and landing, despite decades of government warnings, a USA TODAY investigation shows.

Technology / Other

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 70

Prime Indonesian jungle to be cleared for palm oil

(AP) -- The man known as Indonesia's "green governor" chases the roar of illegal chainsaws through plush jungles in his own Jeep. He goes door-to-door to tell families it's in their interest to keep trees ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

New NIST biometric data standard adds DNA, footmarks and enhanced fingerprint descriptions

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of information that forensic scientists can share ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers fight to save recently uncovered German World War II bomber plane

Researchers from the United Kingdom are taking part in an attempt to rescue the last remaining intact World War II German light bomber Dornier Do 17, which has been submerged underwater in the English Channel ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flight control software to help pilots stick landings aboard carrier decks

Select pilots in early 2012 will commence testing new flight control software, funded in part by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), intended to facilitate aircraft landings on Navy carrier decks with unprecedented ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Nobel jury caught off guard by death of laureate

The Nobel Medicine Prize jury was caught off guard Monday when it honoured a Canadian scientist who unbeknownst to them died just days before the announcement, with prize rules forbidding posthumous awards. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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