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NOAA Locates U.S. Navy Ship Sunk in World War II Battle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A NOAA-led research mission has located and identified the final resting place of the YP-389, a U.S. Navy patrol boat sunk approximately 20 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC, by a German ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

China Pearl River Delta Creating Large Amounts of Hydroxyl Radicals

A team of atmospheric scientists have published their field study findings about unusual chemical reactions taking place in the Pearl River Delta in China during 2006. The Julich Research Center's Institute ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 weblog

Blackberry Curve tops iPhone in first quarter: NPD

Research in Motion's Blackberry Curve moved past Apple's iPhone to become the top-selling smartphone in the United States in the first quarter of the year, research firm NPD Group reported Monday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

DNA may identify sailor 68 years after Pearl Harbor

The call came unexpectedly a few weeks ago, the sharp ring and a calm voice asking whether she was Starring Winfield's sister.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch

For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful—until now. For the first time, novel and proprietary seeding techniques to produce beaded ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0