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Jupiter's rocky core bigger and icier, according to new simulation

Jupiter's rocky core bigger and icier, according to new simulation

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist who simulated conditions ...





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Study shows loss of 15-42 percent of mammals in North America

Biology / Ecology

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If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species on the planet, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according ...


Study on Great Lakes erosion dredges up controversy

Space & Earth / Environment

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The Great Lakes aren't as great as they once were. A U.S.-Canadian study released Tuesday reveals that unexpected erosion in the St. Clair River following a 1962 dredging project has permanently lowered Lakes Michigan and ...


Supernova explosions stay in shape

Supernova explosions stay in shape

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 2 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

At a very early age, children learn how to classify objects according to their shape. Now, new research suggests studying the shape of the aftermath of supernovas may allow astronomers to do the same.


Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate (AP)

Clinton: US would help raise billions on climate

Space & Earth / Environment

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(AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to put new life into flagging U.N. climate talks Thursday by announcing the U.S. would join others in raising $100 billion a year by 2020 to help ...


Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Physics / Quantum Physics

created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic enough, but theoreticians at ...


Michelangelos make smart lovers: New study shows that partners sculpt each other to achieve their ideal selves

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Is that really Bob? You've seen him hundreds of mornings for the last 10 years at local coffee shops. Since he started dating Sara, he looks you in the eye -- and smiles. Sara takes every opportunity to let coffee shop cronies ...


Inside the dark heart of the Eagle

Inside the dark heart of the Eagle

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Herschel has peered inside an unseen stellar nursery and revealed surprising amounts of activity. Some 700 newly-forming stars are estimated to be crowded into filaments of dust stretching ...


Black Holes in Star Clusters stir up Time and Space

Black Holes in Star Clusters stir up Time and Space (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Within a decade scientists could be able to detect the merger of tens of pairs of black holes every year, according to a team of astronomers at the University of Bonn’s Argelander-Institut ...


Growing Europe's nanowires

Growing Europe's nanowires

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed state-of-the-art nanowire 'growing' technology, opening the way for faster, smaller microchips and creating a promising new avenue of research and industrial ...


YouTube has tripled the number of "monetized views" and earns ad revenue on more than a billion online videos

YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!



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