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Enceladus plume is a new kind of plasma laboratory

(Phys.org) -- Recent findings from NASA's Cassini mission reveal that Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus provides a special laboratory for watching unusual behavior of plasma, or hot ionized gas. In these recent ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Science nugget: Catching solar particles infiltrating Earth's atmosphere

(Phys.org) -- On May 17, 2012 an M-class flare exploded from the sun. The eruption also shot out a burst of solar particles traveling at nearly the speed of light that reached Earth about 20 minutes after ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Vertebrates share ancient neural circuitry for complex social behaviors: study

Humans, fish and frogs share neural circuits responsible for a diversity of social behavior, from flashy mating displays to aggression and monogamy, that have existed for more than 450 million years, biologists at The University ...

Biology / Other

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Splitting the SKA - why a dual-site setup is a win for everyone

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a concept that's been slowly growing and evolving since 1991. But recently this ambitious project took a giant leap towards reality with the announcement of a SKA site decision.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0