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11.5 billion years old: Stellar archaeology traces Milky Way's history

(Phys.org) -- Unfortunately, stars don't have birth certificates. So, astronomers have a tough time figuring out their ages. Knowing a star's age is critical for understanding how our Milky Way galaxy built ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify mechanism that maintains stem cells readiness

An immune-system receptor plays an unexpected but crucially important role in keeping stem cells from differentiating and in helping blood cancer cells grow, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report today in the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Rare white horse prancing around in his own special genes

There was no hanky-panky involved when a fairy-tale white foal was born to two brown Standardbreds at the Four Winds Farm in New Jersey. DNA tests confirm that the snowy foal, born May 6, is a mutant, but that's nothing to ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

White House, industry joins to secure cyberspace

The White House and industry groups Wednesday unveiled new initiatives to combat so-called "botnets," or networks of computers controlled by hackers through virus infections.

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Development of nonvolatile white light-emitting liquid that is coatable on diverse range of materials

A Japanese research team headed by Dr. Takashi Nakanishi of the National Institute for Materials Science developed a nonvolatile liquid material which emits white light at room temperature.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

What, no spellcheck? Romney app misspells 'America'

White House hopeful Mitt Romney has meticulously spelled out his vision for a better America while on the campaign trail this year. But in his new mobile app? Not so much.

Technology / Other

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 18