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Blue whales found near NY, off their usual path

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- There's a monster lurking off the coast of New York. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the first time.





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Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

Atom smasher catches 1st high-energy collisions

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 24

(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher has recorded its first high-energy collisions of protons, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.


The International Space Station

Space station crew grabs new cargo ship from orbit

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship has arrived at its destination 225 miles above Earth.


Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends (AP)

Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

(AP) -- Monitoring for endangered right whales off New York harbor is ending because the project has lost financing in the current budget crunch.


Scientists react as they stand in front of a screen at CERN

First atoms reported smashed in Large Hadron Collider (Update)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (41) | comments 40

Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.


A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva

CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 0

The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said.


Particles are back in the LHC

Particles are back in the LHC

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (30) | comments 2

During the last weekend (23-25 October) particles have once again entered the LHC after the one-year break that followed the incident of September 2008.


Sony may not fill some e-reader orders by holidays

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays.


Physicists work to understand atomic collisions important to ultracold quantum gasses

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A Kansas State University physicist is continuing his study of atomic collisions with the help of a National Science Foundation grant awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


'Cosmic fruit machine' matches collisions

'Cosmic fruit machine' matches collisions

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new website will give everyone the chance to contribute to science by playing a 'cosmic fruit machine' and compare images of colliding galaxies with millions of simulated images of galactic ...


All in sight: Scientists test infrared system for the protection of whales

All in sight: Scientists test infrared system for the protection of whales

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part ...



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