No one knows exactly why a NASA solar probe stopped talking to Earth six weeks ago, but it's possible the spacecraft is out of power and is drifting without a way of calling for help, the agency said in an update.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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A leading applied engineer says suitably-designed intake scrubbers would improve the operation of air heaters in coal-fired boilers, and reduce acid rain-causing emissions.
Environment
Nov 12, 2014
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If there's one meteor shower that has the potential to bring on a storm of epic proportions, it's the Leonids. Peaking once every 33 years, these fast movers hail from the Comet 55P Temple-Tuttle, and radiate from the Sickle, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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Detailed systematic surveys of large areas of the Nullarbor Plain have revealed a concentration of thousands of blowholes, flank margin caves and connected horizontal passages.
Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2014
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Salt and acid-tolerant bacteria with the potential to be used in mining processing have been uncovered in the Wheatbelt.
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2014
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New Zealand's endemic tui (Prosthemadera novaseelandiae) have a tendency to 'jump the fence' when looking to breed, a study by Massey University researcher Dr Sarah Wells shows.
Ecology
Nov 12, 2014
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Fuel subsidies in countries such as Venezuela and Indonesia are fuelling high road death rates, and around 35,000 road deaths could be avoided each year by the removal of global fuel subsidies, a new study from The Australian ...
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2014
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The largest sunspot seen in 24 years is rotating back to face the Earth, and it looks to have grown even bigger.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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Scientists can't figure exactly why yet, but Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been singing since at least August. Listen to the video – what do you think? I hear a patter that sounds like frogs, purring and ping-pong ...
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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Wichita State University researchers are working on a new system that could decrease the negative effects of cancer drugs on patients.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 12, 2014
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