Asteroids and comets have a few things in common. They are both celestial bodies orbiting our Sun, and they both can have unusual orbits, sometimes straying close to Earth or the other planets. They are both "leftovers"—made ...
Space Exploration
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Critical new understanding of the disease cycle of a wheat virus will help farmers around the world protect their wheat crops from a devastating disease and major yield losses.
Ecology
Nov 20, 2014
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Britain's first bus powered entirely by human and food waste took to the road in Bristol on Thursday.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 20, 2014
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If you planned to sabotage a factory, a recon trip through the premises would probably be much more useful than just peeping in at the windows. Scientists looking to understand - and potentially thwart - the influenza virus ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 20, 2014
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An innovative high temperature multi-purpose coating – designed to protect industrial components against heat and oxidation – is currently being trialled on various applications. The coating, which has the potential to ...
Materials Science
Nov 20, 2014
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A British-led consortium has announced an ambitious space mission named Lunar Mission One that plans to land a robotic probe in the southern polar region of the moon in about a decade. The announcement continues a stream ...
Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of space scientists working in Italy has found more evidence that suggests the energy needed to emit jets from supermassive black holes comes from the spin of the black hole itself. In their paper published ...
Taylor Swift's announcement that she was removing her music from the Spotify music service started a debate about the future of music. Swift argued that artists were not receiving appropriate compensation and that a pick-and-choose ...
Internet
Nov 20, 2014
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Two moderate earthquakes have struck central California, one of which was widely felt across the region.
Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2014
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Scientists have released a brief recording of the sound that Europe's space probe Philae made when it became the first to land on a comet last week.
Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2014
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