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A dust factory around a dead star

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers, led by Loretta Dunne from the University of Nottingham, have found some very unusual stardust. In a paper to be published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 8




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The transit of Venus

Many astronomers and members of the public in Britain will be getting up early on the morning of 6 June, so they can see the final Transit of Venus of the 21st century. The Transit, when Venus passes directly ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit

Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.

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created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

'Iceman Oetzi' lived for a while after arrow wound

Oetzi, the 5,300-year-old "Iceman" mummy of the Alps, lived for some time after being shot in the back by an arrow, scientists said on Tuesday after using forensic technology to analyse his preserved blood.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Diamond image for the Diamond Jubilee

It’s Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee this year, but after 60 years on the throne, what special gift do you give the monarch to mark this special event?

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Citizen scientists reveal a bubbly Milky Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of volunteers has pored over observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and discovered more than 5,000 "bubbles" in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy. Young, hot stars blow these ...

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Startups Dropbox and Box reach for the cloud

They are polar opposites, but two of Silicon Valley's hottest start-ups share similar names, market, adversaries and ambitions - perhaps with wishful eyes on going public next year.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover unknown species at juncture where hot and cold habitats collide

Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A wild online ride hits the digital piracy wall

On his way up, he fooled them all: judges, journalists, investors and companies. Then the man who renamed himself Kim Dotcom finally did it. With an outsized ego and an eye for get-rich schemes, he parlayed ...

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created Feb 25, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (14) | comments 12

New family of legless amphibians found in India

Since before the age of dinosaurs it has burrowed unbothered beneath the monsoon-soaked soils of remote northeast India - unknown to science and mistaken by villagers as a deadly, miniature snake.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Tiny primate 'talks' in ultrasound

One of the world's smallest primates, the Philippine tarsier, communicates in a range of ultrasound inaudible to predator and prey alike, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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