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 – NASA’s 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 Year’s 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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