| 07/28/2010 12:02 PM |
| Public to have virtual view of Titanic mapping mission |
A team of researchers is preparing to launch an expedition to
the wreck of the Titanic next month, to examine the condition of the
ship that went down on its maiden voyage 98 years ago, killing more
than 1,500 people.
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| 07/27/2010 12:02 PM |
| Scientists close to finding the elusive "God particle" |
Scientists working with particle accelerators in Europe and the United States said on Monday they may be closing in on the elusive Higgs Boson, the "God particle" believed crucial to forming the cosmos after the Big Bang.
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| 07/26/2010 11:02 AM |
| 'Plastic bottle' boat returns from 15,000km voyage |
A boat crafted from thousands of plastic bottles sailed into Sydney Harbour on Monday, completing an epic trans-Pacific voyage to highlight the benefits of recycling.
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| 07/23/2010 01:03 PM |
| Ottawa's imminent oil exploration making waves in North. |
Opponents of offshore oil exploration in Lancaster Sound - a proposed
national marine park north of Baffin Island - said Thursday they have lost a
battle with Natural Resources Canada to prevent a seismic survey in waters that
Environment Minister Jim Prentice hailed earlier this month as ``one of the
richest marine-mammal areas in the world.''
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| 07/22/2010 12:02 PM |
| Archaeologists find new structure at Stonehenge |
Archaeologists have discovered a wooden version of British prehistoric monument Stonehenge at the same site, the project's leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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| 07/21/2010 02:56 PM |
| Nations make steps towards using clean energy in global markets |
As political agreements on clean energy remain elusive, the countries that use most of the world's energy launched steps Tuesday to get more clean energy into the global market, including moves toward TVs that waste less electricity, more cars that don't need gasoline, and buildings and factories that use power more efficiently.
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| 07/19/2010 04:03 PM |
| Experts fear long oil effect on marine life, food chain |
Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill fear a decades-long, "cascading" effect on marine life that could lead to a shift in the overall biological network in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| 07/16/2010 02:40 PM |
| Dinosaur specimens not a distinct species |
About 65 million years after a huge, horned dinosaur from
Saskatchewan breathed its last breath -- along with the rest of its
reptilian kin in the famous die-off that left Canada's midwest
plains littered with their fossils -- the beast known as Torosaurus
has been killed again.
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| 07/16/2010 01:11 PM |
| Science answers, 'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?' |
Scientists claim to have answered the question that has confounded philosophers for centuries: which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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| 07/14/2010 06:47 PM |
| Fish's love songs may aid understanding oil spill's impact on marine life |
For the past 30 years, a Vero Beach, Fla., scientist has spent many spring and summer evenings recording the love songs of fish.
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| 07/14/2010 01:02 PM |
| Researchers make steps developing an artificial lung |
U.S. researchers have created a primitive artificial lung that rats used to breathe for several hours and said on Tuesday it may be a step in the development of new organs grown from a patient's own cells.
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| 07/13/2010 11:02 AM |
| Ecosystem damage to reveal true cost for Gulf oil spill |
The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster is likely to cost far more than cleanup and compensation for lost income once damage to ecosystems is factored in, a top expert said Tuesday.
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