Antarctica set record of -135.8 F (-93.2 C)
Newly analyzed data from East Antarctica say the remote region has set a record for soul-crushing cold.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2013
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Astronomers solve temperature mystery of planetary atmosphere
(Phys.org) —An atmospheric peculiarity the Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is likely common to billions of planets, University of Washington astronomers have found, and knowing that may help in the ...
Astronomy
Dec 9, 2013
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Lawmaker reveals scale of US mobile data requests
US mobile carriers provided some one million records to law enforcement in 2012 related to warrants, wiretaps, location data and "cell-tower dumps," documents released by a US senator showed.
Telecom
Dec 9, 2013
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Facebook joins NYU in artificial intelligence lab (Update)
Facebook unveiled plans Monday on a partnership with New York University for a new center for artificial intelligence, aimed at harnessing the huge social network's massive trove of data.
Internet
Dec 9, 2013
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Ancient crater could hold clues about moon's mantle
Researchers from Brown University and the University of Hawaii have found some mineralogical surprises in the Moon's largest impact crater.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2013
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Scientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability
University of Oregon chemists studying the structure of ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles have captured fundamental new insights about their stability. The information, they say, could help to maintain a desired, integral ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 9, 2013
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Scientists publish first radiation measurements from the surface of Mars
In the first 300 days of the Mars Science Laboratory's surface mission, the Curiosity rover cruised around the planet's Gale Crater, collecting soil samples and investigating rock structures while the onboard Radiation Assessment ...
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2013
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NASA eyes Tropical Cyclone Madi's rainfall
Tropical Cyclone Madi is headed for a landfall in southeastern India, and NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's TRMM satellite found that rainfall was heaviest north of the storm's center.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2013
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Embarrassing Facebook posts cause certain people more anguish than others
A friend posts a picture on Facebook that shows you picking food out of your teeth. Awkward!
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2013
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New sensor tracks zinc in cells, could be exploited for early diagnosis of prostate cancer
Zinc, an essential nutrient, is found in every tissue in the body. The vast majority of the metal ion is tightly bound to proteins, helping them to perform biological reactions. Tiny amounts of zinc, however, are only loosely ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2013
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