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Oceanographers discover 'Taylor columns' are widespread in Southern Ocean according to new research published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research Read more 'Taylor columns' are widespread in Southern Ocean [spoiler][/...
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Homo habilis
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The first fossils of Homo habilis were discovered on November 4, 1960 in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania Read more
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Villarrica volcano
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The Villarrica volcano in Pucon, Chile has been upgraded from green to amber alert following the 8.8 earthquake that occurred on Saturday morning. Read more Snow-covered Villarrica, one of Chile...
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915, to undertake, promote, and institutionalise aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958, the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel transferred to the newly created National Ae...
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James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
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James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Begins Legacy Survey of the Submillimetre Sky A new survey of the universe is underway at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, which will give astronomers a new perspective on the origins of the planets, stars, galaxies and the U...
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Tidal energy
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One of the world's largest tidal energy projects has been unveiled off Orkney in a bid to help make Scotland "the energy powerhouse of Europe". First Minister Alex Salmond opened the new testing facility at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec). The site will house energy converters...
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Aoraki
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The first recorded European attempt on the summit of Aoraki was made by the Irishman Rev. William S. Green and the Swiss hotelier Emil Boss and the Swiss mountain guide Ulrich Kaufmann on 2 March 1882 via the Tasman and Linda Glaciers Read more
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Tough Enough for Mars, but Deinococcus is from Earth Results of a recent study titled Deinococcus geothermalis: The Pool of Extreme Radiation Resistance Genes Shrinks, will be published in the Sept. 26 edition of PLoS ONE. Bacteria of the genus Deinococcus are extremely resistant to ionising ra...
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Europe's first farmers
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Europe's first farmers replaced hunter-gatherers Analysis of ancient DNA from skeletons suggests that Europe's first farmers were not the descendants of the people who settled in the area after the retreat of the ice sheets. Instead, the early farmers probably migrated into major areas of centr...
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IN May of this year, Wayne Rosing was named the first senior fellow in mathematical and physical sciences at the University of California.
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When astronauts land on the Moon in the not too distant future, it's possible they will be visiting an outpost where they can pick up some fuel and a refreshing container of liquid. That outpost won't be offering the 64-ounce Big Gulp soft drinks that you find at many of the convenience stores across th...
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A moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 23:36:27 (UTC) on Friday, March 3, 2006, near the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Location 55.712°S, 4.135°W
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Jokulsargljufur canyon
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Canyon carved by three short, savage floods Geologists have discovered that a huge canyon in Iceland was created by just a few days of catastrophic flooding, separated by thousands of years. Read more
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Advanced Technology Solar Telescope
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A supplemental draft environmental impact statement has been published for the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope atop Haleakala. The deadline for public comments is June 22. Read more
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NASA has released it’s plans for the next generation spacecraft.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today released the results of the agency's exploration architecture study – a blueprint for the next generation of spacecraft to take humans back to the moon and on to Mars and other destination...
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