(Phys.org) —Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) is the spiral galaxy IC 2560, shown here in an image from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. At this distance ...
Astronomy
Sep 6, 2013
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The Faroe Islands were colonised much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn't by the Vikings, according to new research.
Archaeology
Aug 20, 2013
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A new study, by Marco Malagodi from the Università degli Studi di Pavia in Italy and colleagues, uses a range of analytical methods to identify the techniques used by violin master Antonio Stradivari in the 17th century, ...
Materials Science
Jul 8, 2013
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Earth was cooling until the end of the 19th century and a hundred years later, the planet's surface was on average warmer than at any time in the previous 1,400 years, according to climate records presented on Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2013
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A British computer hacker affiliated to the group Lulz Security pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's National Health Service and Rupert Murdoch's News International.
Internet
Apr 9, 2013
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It went undetected for five years on Wikipedia, but now a seemingly meticulous entry about a 17th century conflict between colonial Portugal and India's Maratha empire has been outed as a hoax.
Internet
Jan 8, 2013
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A new mathematical method can help to predict a couple's chances of becoming pregnant, according to how long they have been trying.
Mathematics
Oct 4, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- For years, geoscientists have known that a volcano erupted sometime in the mid thirteenth century, with nearly unprecedented force. Skies were darkened and the entire planet experienced a temporary cooling. ...
(Phys.org) -- In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic climate, creating patches of forest which, if replicated across the tundra, would significantly accelerate ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Sea levels have risen about 20cm in the South West Pacific since the late 19th century, a new scientific study shows.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2012
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