A relatively large number of algae grow in the North Sea. These form the basis for a much richer food chain than that found in the Atlantic Ocean. Dutch-sponsored researcher Yann Bozec calculated that coastal seas such as ...
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Researchers at the University of Essex have been awarded almost £1.2 million as part of a programme to develop a new generation of portable, handheld radiation detectors that could have a range of potential applications ...
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A European satellite that was to have helped understand global warming by scanning the thickness of polar ice sheets crashed into the Artic Ocean after its Russian launcher failed. The 170-million-dollar CryoSat satellite ...
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A study led by University College London scientists has unravelled the physical mechanism behind the poorly understood weather phenomenon of coastal wind jets - which are thought to have helped the British sailing team strike ...
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Researchers have found provocative evidence that the brain dysfunction that underlies epilepsy may also determine whether people are at risk for suicide. The study, published online October 10, 2005 in the Annals of Neurology, ...
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Two broadband amplifiers designed for military use have been released in Australia.
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Major telecom companies have begun submitting their bids for Networx, a massive communications upgrade planned by the United States government.
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Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's entry in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge, has finished first, earning the team a $2 million prize. The Oct. 8 off-road race pitted 23 autonomous vehicles ...
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Last month, the sun went haywire. Almost every day for two weeks in early September, solar flares issued from a giant sunspot named "active region 798/808." X-rays ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere. Solar protons peppered ...
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