Archive: 12/31/2011
OnLive's mobile app brings sophisticated games to smartphones
Sure, "Angry Birds" is fun, but wouldn't it be cool if you could play an actual console game like "Batman: Arkham City" on your tablet?
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care
(AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Alaskan lake bed cores show expanding Arctic shrubs may slow erosion
The relationship between permafrost, Arctic vegetation, soil erosion, and changing air temperatures is complicated at best. For instance, rising temperatures melt surface permafrost layers and increase shrub growth. These ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Quadrantid meteors set to perform on January 4th
Celestially speaking, 2012 opens with a bang. The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" all year, will peak in the hours before dawn this Wednesday, January 4th. If you get ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Cassini data shows Saturn moon may affect planet's magnetosphere
Scientists have been puzzled by periodic bursts of radiation, known as the Saturn kilometric radiation (SKR), that occur in the planet's magnetosphere. These emissions occur at a rate that is close to, but ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 31, 2011 |
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NASA's GRAIL-A spacecraft 24 hours away from Moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft is within 24 hours of its insertion burn that will place it into lunar orbit. At the time the spacecraft crossed the milestone ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Huge wildfire shutters Chile national park
Chilean firefighters on Saturday tried to contain a massive wildfire that has ravaged tens of thousands of acres of pristine Patagonia and forced authorities to close a popular national park.
Dec 31, 2011 |
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2011 Britain's second warmest year on record
2011 was the second warmest year on record in Britain, the Met Office national weather service has said, a marked swing from a chillier 2010.
Dec 31, 2011 |
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