Court refuses second Asian carp injunction request
(AP) -- The Supreme Court has turned down a second request to immediately close shipping locks to prevent invasive Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes.
Environment
Mar 22, 2010
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German firm to build SE Asia's top commercial solar park
A German solar energy firm said Monday it would build South-East Asia's largest commercial solar power plant, based around 70 kilometres (45 miles) north of Thailand's capital Bangkok.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2010
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Rare body parts find provides vital clues to identity of ancient fossil
A geologist from the University of Leicester is part of a team that has uncovered an ancient water flea-like creature from 425 million years ago - only the third of its kind ever to be discovered in ancient rocks.
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2010
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23,000 year old stone wall found at entrance to cave in Greece
The oldest stone wall in Greece, which has stood at the entrance of a cave in Thessaly for the last 23,000 years, has been discovered by palaeontologists, the ministry of culture said Monday.
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2010
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Scientists to evaluate Icelandic volcano eruption
(AP) -- Scientists are flying over southern Iceland to evaluate whether it's safe for people to return to their homes after a volcanic eruption.
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2010
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Printable sensors
In the future every home will have one: electronic devices that you can control just by pointing a finger. To turn this vision into reality the 3Plast research consortium is developing special sensors that can be printed ...
Engineering
Mar 22, 2010
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Chinese media chastise Google over threat to leave
(AP) -- China's state-controlled media intensified criticism of Google on Monday, accusing the U.S. company of playing politics by threatening to shut down its China-based search engine.
Internet
Mar 22, 2010
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US women and minority scientists discouraged from pursuing STEM careers, national survey shows
Significant numbers of today's women and underrepresented minority chemists and chemical engineers (40 percent) say they were discouraged from pursuing a STEM career (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) at some ...
Other
Mar 22, 2010
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Web inventor to lead British research institute
(AP) -- Britain's prime minister says the scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web will lead a new Internet research institute.
Other
Mar 22, 2010
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New research cuts into origins of iron and steel in India
A small but intrepid team of Exeter staff and students have returned from a six-week archaeological research expedition to a remote region of rural Andhra Pradesh in India.
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2010
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