10/06/2010

Warm-blooded sea reptiles of the Jurassic

(PhysOrg.com) -- New evidence shows that reptiles roaming the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs could maintain a constant body temperature well above that of the surrounding water.

Concentration of entrepreneurs no accident, says U of T professor

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do entrepreneurs flock to startup meccas like the Silicon Valley or Boston? A recent working paper shows that density or thickness of local input markets translates into faster productivity and higher ...

NYC mayor shrugs off iPad e-mail address leak

(AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg's e-mail address was exposed because of a security vulnerability with his new iPad, but the billionaire media mogul shrugged it off Thursday and said he didn't understand the fuss.

Study: Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages

(AP) -- Nearly 60 million people living around the Himalayas will suffer food shortages in the coming decades as glaciers shrink and the water sources for crops dry up, a study said Thursday.

Many famous comets originally formed in other solar systems

Many of the most well known comets, including Halley, Hale-Bopp and, most recently, McNaught, may have been born in orbit around other stars, according to a new theory by an international team of astronomers led by a scientist ...

Exoplanet caught on the move (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Only 12 million years old, or less than three-thousandths of the age of the Sun, Beta Pictoris is 75% more massive than our parent star. It is located about 60 light-years away towards the constellation of ...

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