Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto. The ...
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2008
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Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be cracked, however, before ...
General Physics
Jun 11, 2008
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It wasn't too long ago in human history that people rarely, if ever, traveled beyond the village they were born in. We've come a long way since then: according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), international traveler ...
Gypsum, a rocky mineral is abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Writing in International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, Peter van der Gaag ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2008
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A University of Adelaide researcher will lead an Australian project to help address the world's biggest nutritional deficiency – lack of iron.
Jun 11, 2008
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Australia's links to South America have just gotten a bit closer, but not due to economic forces, rather fossil forces.
Archaeology
Jun 11, 2008
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