News tagged with years
Alternatives have begun in bid to hear from Spirit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hopes for reviving NASA's Spirit Mars rover dimmed further with passage last week of the point at which the rover's locale received its maximum sunshine for the Martian year.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Subaru telescope discovers a Rosetta Stone cluster of galaxies
An international team of researchers led by Ichi Tanaka from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has discovered an aggregate of galaxies undergoing a burst of star formation that may hold ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Key role proposed for pediatricians in curbing tobacco use
Nicotine addiction usually begins during the critical teenage years, and pediatric healthcare professionals can play a prominent role in promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle among children and adolescents, as described in an ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Report: January US climate cold and dry
(AP) -- January was colder than normal for the United States and, in a finding that will surprise many, also drier than usual.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Toshiba returns to black on smartphone chip demand
(AP) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it returned to the black in the October-December quarter thanks to robust global demand for the flash memory chips used in digital cameras and smartphones.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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NEC sees losses triple
Japan's NEC said Thursday its net loss in the October-December quarter almost tripled from a year earlier, blaming a delay in the recovery of IT-related capital investment in the country.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Global temperature records in close agreement, despite subtle differences
Groups of scientists from several major institutions NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the Met ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2011 |
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2010 ties 2005 as warmest year on record worldwide
It's a tie: Last year equaled 2005 as the warmest year on record, government climate experts reported Wednesday.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Twitter sets record as Japan rang in New Year
A flood of Japanese Tweets sent as the New Year arrived in Tokyo boosted global traffic within the network to a record 6,939 tweets per second (TPS), the microblogging site has reported.
Jan 07, 2011 |
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How often do giant black holes become hyperactive?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory tells scientists how often the biggest black holes have been active over the last few billion years. This discovery clarifies how supermassive ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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2010 sees Apple at pinnacle of tech industry
As 2010 draws to a close, much of the tech world is struggling to regain its footing after a difficult recession. Then there's Apple.
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Early years' initiatives, such as Sure Start, are failing the poor, eight-year study shows
Early years initiatives for pre-school children are not delivering improvements in language and numeracy development, according to leading education experts.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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New Year's: The deadliest day of the year
It's the holiday season and New Years partiers will soon be inundated with warnings about the risks of drinking and driving.
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Children who attend group child care centers get more infections then, but fewer during school years
Children who attend large group child care facilities before age 2½ appear to develop more respiratory and ear infections at that age, but fewer such illnesses during elementary school years, according to a report in ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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UN weather agency: 2010 among 3 hottest years
(AP) -- The U.N. weather agency says 2010 is "almost certain" to rank among the three hottest years on record.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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