Globular clusters—dazzling agglomerations of up to a million ancient stars—are among the oldest objects in the universe. Though plentiful in and around many galaxies, newborn examples are vanishingly rare and the conditions ...
Astronomy
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Typhoon Noul, which in the Philippines has been designated by Dodong, is located 666 miles east southeast of Manila, Philippines. It is currently moving in a west northwest track at 11 knots, which is about 34 miles per ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2015
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Electric car maker Tesla Motors has made its first acquisition, adding a Michigan tool-and-die maker as it ramps up to build more models.
Energy & Green Tech
May 7, 2015
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A new study from the University of Cambridge has identified one of the oldest fossil brains ever discovered - more than 500 million years old - and used it to help determine how heads first evolved in early animals. The results, ...
Archaeology
May 7, 2015
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The last known surviving member of the German engineering team that came to the United States after World War II and designed the rocket that took astronauts to the moon has died.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2015
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Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier - and less violent - than previously believed.
Archaeology
May 7, 2015
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A recent Washington Post article quotes Oracle founder Larry Ellison as saying that death makes him "very angry." In the same piece, eBay co-founder Peter Thiel calls death the "great enemy" of humankind. And Ellison and ...
Other
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The Apple Watch is fueling the emerging smartwatch market and is expected to be the top seller in the segment for next few years, a market research report showed Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 7, 2015
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Selling used to be so simple: pack up the wagon, harness the horse, and head to the nearest settlement. Today, retailers have to allocate their marketing dollars across a multitude of channels, from stores, catalogs, and ...
Economics & Business
May 7, 2015
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In a study that could open doors for new applications of photonics from molecular sensing to wireless communications, Rice University scientists have discovered a new method to tune the light-induced vibrations of nanoparticles ...
Nanophysics
May 7, 2015
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