Chinese translator of Einstein Xu Liangying dies
(AP)—Xu Liangying, a renowned Chinese rights advocate, physicist and translator of Einstein, has died in Beijing. Xu was 92.
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Jan 28, 2013
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Rare collection of Robert Frost materials emerges, could shed light on poet's religious views
A rare collection of letters, audio files, photographs and other materials that could illuminate the personal beliefs of Robert Frost is being made available to the public for the first time.
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Jan 24, 2013
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What did our ancestors look like?
A new method of establishing hair and eye colour from modern forensic samples can also be used to identify details from ancient human remains, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Investigative ...
Archaeology
Jan 13, 2013
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New treatment could combat deadly chemical agents
An enzyme treatment which could neutralise the effects of lethal chemicals responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people across the world has been developed by experts at the University of Sheffield.
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2013
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An underground airport, tube-travelling pigeons and giant locusts: Cultural research into London Underground
Did you know that the London Underground once planned to build its own airport? Or that the creators of the first Underground line originally intended that it would terminate in Paris? Or that pigeons regularly get on at ...
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Jan 9, 2013
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A French nuclear exit?
France has been held up, worldwide, as the forerunner in using nuclear fission to produce electricity. However, a third of the nation's nuclear reactors will need replacing in the next decade, and public opinion has shifted ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 7, 2013
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Canadian says he unraveled WWII pigeon code
(Phys.org)—British intelligence officials were baffled last month by a secret World War II message which a man had discovered on the leg of a dead pigeon when renovating his chimney in Surrey, England. He had found pigeon ...
Scientists urge Britain to pardon gay code-breaking hero
Leading scientists including Stephen Hawking urged Britain on Friday to pardon World War II code-breaker Alan Turing, who committed suicide after he was convicted of the then crime of homosexuality.
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Dec 14, 2012
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China overtaking US as global trader
(AP)—Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States.
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Dec 2, 2012
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UK codebreakers stumped by WWII pigeon message
British intelligence officials are baffled by a secret World War II message that was discovered on the leg of a dead pigeon, they admitted on Friday.
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Nov 23, 2012
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