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Scientists determine Viking trade routes by the metal in their swords
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have worked with the Wallace Collection to analyse the contents of Viking swords - and the results shed new light on trade routes in the middle ...
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Migrating Microbes
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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With every spacecraft that leaves Earth, millions of microbes hitch a ride into space. As astrobiologists search for life in other worlds, preventing forward and back contamination remains a key priority.
Biosphere 2 Opens Phoenix Mars Lander Exhibit
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Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A full-size model Phoenix Lander has landed at Biosphere 2 before it heads, ultimately, to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C
Mars, methane and mysteries
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Mars may not be as dormant as scientists once thought. The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface. ...
First direct evidence of lightning on Mars detected
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Jun 17, 2009 |
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For the first time, direct evidence of lightning has been detected on Mars, say University of Michigan researchers who found signs of electrical discharges during dust storms on the Red Planet.
Business booms at world's biggest sperm bank
May 15, 2009 |
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Business is booming for the world's biggest sperm bank, Denmark's Cryos, which is struggling to meet demand despite a soaring number of donors and new offices opening around the world.
'Harry Potter' among those missing from e-library
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The latest J.R.R. Tolkien project lasted six years, more than half as long as the author needed to complete his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Probing Question: Can we save today's documents for tomorrow?
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Even though your grandparents’ old photo albums are yellowed and grainy, they’re still there for you and your family to enjoy. But will your grandchildren be able to say the same of the digital photo albums ...
Important role of groundwater springs in shaping Mars
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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Data and images from Mars Express suggest that several Light Toned Deposits, some of the least understood features on Mars, were formed when large amounts of groundwater burst on to the surface. Scientists ...
Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing
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Nov 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory.
Evidence of vast frozen water reserves on Mars: scientists
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Nov 20, 2008 |
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Vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar ...
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