Tasmanian devils face extinction
Australian scientists say the ongoing fight to save Tasmanian devils from extinction may be doomed.
Oct 3, 2007
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U.S. urges using compact fluorescent bulbs
The U.S. Department of Energy launched its "Change a Light, Change the World" 2007 campaign Wednesday during a Salt Lake City ceremony.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 3, 2007
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Physicist addresses international forum on thermoelectric energy
Energy lost from hot engines could save billions of dollars if it could be captured and converted into electricity via thermoelectric devices, Clemson University physicist Terry Tritt told scientists gathered in Dallas for ...
General Physics
Oct 3, 2007
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PEP-II Delivers Half an Inverse Attobarn to BaBar, With More to Come
Thanks to a steady push during the course of eight years, the PEP-II accelerator has now delivered double the amount of data originally expected when the BaBar experiment first started up in May of 1999.
General Physics
Oct 3, 2007
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Black holes, galaxies young and old visible in massive mapping of the night sky
Color images documenting the past 10 billion years of galactic evolution were distributed online this week as part of the first public release of data from a massive project to map a distant region of the universe that combines ...
Astronomy
Oct 3, 2007
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Researchers: No faking it, crocodile tears are real
When someone feigns sadness they “cry crocodile tears,” a phrase that comes from an old myth that the animals cry while eating.
Oct 3, 2007
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Researchers devise way to calculate rates of evolution
“Survival of the fittest” has popularly described evolution for more than a century, but a new study published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters provides further evidence that random genetic mutations over ...
Oct 3, 2007
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NASA Spacecraft to Carry Russian Science Instruments
NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct unprecedented robotic missions to the moon and Mars.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2007
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Earthquake experts turn to history for guidance
A major quake of magnitude seven on the Richter scale in the politically-fragile region of the Middle East could have dire consequences for precious holy sites and even world peace, says Tel Aviv University geologist Dr. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2007
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New volume chronicles recent insights into Earth's interior
A new volume published by the Geological Society of America focuses on techniques that have opened new windows of observation into Earth processes. Advances in High-Pressure Mineralogy highlights recent technical developments ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2007
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