Experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory shed new light on some materials' ability to dramatically change their electrical resistance in the presence of an external magnetic or electric ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 17, 2007
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You'll never guess what was in Barbara Morgan's pocket when she blasted off from Kennedy Space Center last week onboard space shuttle Endeavour.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2007
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The University of Utah Seismograph Stations recorded a magnitude-1.6 seismic event at the time of a Thursday, Aug. 16 "bump" that killed and injured rescuers at a Utah coal mine where six miners were trapped by an Aug. 6 ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2007
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High-speed ruptures travelling along straight fault lines could explain why some earthquakes are more destructive than others, according to an Oxford University scientist.
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2007
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During its almost 30-year lifespan, the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) program provided unique and valuable information that shaped public policy and international perspectives on the environment. The instrument ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2007
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An international team of scientists have for the first time been able to continuously monitor the daily variations in the strength of the Atlantic’s circulation. Results from the first year of observations were published ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2007
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The London congestion charge may be having an adverse effect on motorcyclist and cyclist casualties, according to research now published online in the journal Transportation.
Other
Aug 17, 2007
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Scientists from the Ulysses mission have proven that sounds generated deep inside the Sun cause the Earth to shake and vibrate in sympathy. They have found that Earth’s magnetic field, atmosphere and terrestrial systems, ...
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2007
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The senior science advisor to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has called for the establishment of a Southern Hemisphere network of deep ocean moorings to detect any change in ocean circulation that may adversely ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2007
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Some 10,000 years ago white rice evolved from wild red rice and began spreading around the globe. But how did this happen?
Aug 17, 2007
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