NASA refines satellite crash course, a bit
NASA on Thursday refined the crash course of a six-ton defunct satellite, saying it is likely to miss North America, though its exact landing spot remains unknown.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2011
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SDSC announces scalable, high-performance data storage cloud
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, today announced the launch of what is believed to be the largest academic-based cloud storage system in the U.S., specifically designed ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 22, 2011
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Aboriginal Australians were the first explorers: Genome study rewrites the history books
An international team of researchers has for the first time sequenced the genome of a man who was an Aboriginal Australian. They have shown that modern day Aboriginal Australians are the direct descendents of the first people ...
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2011
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Model provides successful seasonal forecast for the fate of Arctic sea ice
Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn, but forecasting conditions more than five years into the future depend on understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2011
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France pockets 936 mn euros in 4G frequency auction
France took in 936 million euros ($1.3 billion) from the auction of frequencies to build fourth-generation mobile telephone networks, telecommunications regulator Arcep said on Thursday.
Telecom
Sep 22, 2011
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Roll over Einstein: Law of physics challenged (Update 3)
One of the very pillars of physics and Einstein's theory of relativity - that nothing can go faster than the speed of light - was rocked Thursday by new findings from one of the world's foremost laboratories.
General Physics
Sep 22, 2011
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Facebook redesigns profiles, adds 'timeline' (Update)
(AP) -- Facebook is trying to evolve from an Internet hangout where people swing by to share tidbits, links and photos to a homestead decorated with the memories, dreams and diversions of its 800 million users.
Internet
Sep 22, 2011
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Computer simulation shows Solar System once had an extra planet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published on arXiv.org shows that, based on computer simulations, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune may not have been the only gas giants in our solar system. According to David Nesvorny from ...
Female promiscuity can rescue populations from harmful effects of inbreeding
Females in inbred populations become more promiscuous in order to screen out sperm from genetically incompatible males, according to new study by the University of East Anglia.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2011
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Improving evolutionary Tree of Life: Study provides robust molecular phylogeny for mammalian families
An international research team led by biologists at the University of California, Riverside and Texas A&M University has released for the first time a large and robust DNA matrix that has representation for all mammalian ...
Evolution
Sep 22, 2011
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