As the doomed flight rocketed past the speed of sound some 8 miles (13 kilometers) high and then shattered seconds later, the odds of survival were slim. Remarkably, as sections of the cockpit, fuselage, a wing and motor ...
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2014
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Last year CERN announced the finding of a new elementary particle, the Higgs particle. But maybe it wasn't the Higgs particle, maybe it just looks like it. And maybe it is not alone.
General Physics
Nov 7, 2014
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Tropical Cyclone 05B was meandering in the Bay of Bengal on Nov. 8, but forecasters expect it to move west and head toward east-central India for landfall. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of the tropical ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 7, 2014
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Imtech, in conjunction with the Province of Noord-Holland, Ooms Civiel, has developed the world's first solar road located in Krommwnie, Holland. The solar cycle path will be connected to the national grid to meet increasing ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 7, 2014
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Quick: how do you aim an instrument at the Sun from a moving rocket on a fifteen minute suborbital flight?
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2014
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Clicking on the website 4chan's "random," or "/b/" subsection will take you to a place very far from the polished vacation photos on Instagram and the adorable baby snapshots on Facebook. Here, you might find close-ups of ...
Internet
Nov 7, 2014
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A pioneering Cornish research partnership is providing invaluable information to the UK's shellfish industry by improving understanding of what seafood people choose to eat and why.
Environment
Nov 7, 2014
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A chimpanzee at a New Mexico zoo has given birth to twins.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2014
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Researchers from the Institute of Microbiology at ETH Zurich have discovered a new protein with antibiotic properties in a mushroom that grows on horse dung. Researchers are now exploring the various potential applications.
Biochemistry
Nov 7, 2014
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From houses and chocolate to robots and ball gowns – there seems to be no end to the possibilities of 3-D printing. However, don't throw out your clunky inkjet printer just yet – it may one day be able to help you diagnose ...
Engineering
Nov 7, 2014
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