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Science & Tech News tagged with earth

Rosetta Space Mystery Could Be a Clue to New Laws of the Universe
Science & Tech  (tags: Space, Universe, Mystery, Science, Earth )

Sophie
- 3 days ago - dailygalaxy.com
Scientists are eagerly anticipating the ROSETTA probe's next pass of Earth, because they know that something they don't know about might happen.
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The LHC Black Hole No-Braner
Science & Tech  (tags: LHC, Black Hole, Earth )

Nancy
- 8 days ago - news.discovery.com
Did you hear the one about the particle accelerator that created a micro-black hole? You know, the one where this black hole exponentially grows into an Earth-eating behemoth, destroying all life as we know it?
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Asteroid Passes Just 8,700miles From Earth - With Only 15 Hours Warning
Science & Tech  (tags: asteriods, earth, space, study, interesting, discovery, technology, research )

Simone
- 10 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday. The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach. To put it
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140-Million-Year-Old Spider's Web Discovered Frozen in Time
Science & Tech  (tags: Spider, discover, Earth, nature, science )

Sophie
- 19 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
A spider's web encased in a piece of amber found by two brothers on an East Sussex beach has been confirmed as the oldest known to science.
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New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication
Science & Tech  (tags: Mars, earth, communication, research )

Katie
- 32 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet.
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7 Reasons the World Will End in 2012
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, Scientific, expert, opinion )

Sophie
- 39 days ago - thestudentroom.co.uk
Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that 3 years from now, all life on Earth could well finish. Some are saying it'll be humans that set it off.
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Sun Shoots Wind at Earth -- New Discovery
Science & Tech  (tags: sun, Earth, wind, discovery, solar cycle )

Cher
- 61 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Scientists have discovered that sunspots are not the only thing from the Sun that have a significant and varied impact on the Earth.
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German Geothermal Project Leads to Second Thoughts After the Earth Rumbles
Science & Tech  (tags: energy, safety, NewTechnology, Earth, geothermal, research, earthquakes, world, news, geophysics, tectonics, study )

Brad
- 69 days ago - nytimes.com
In recent months, two similar projects have stirred concerns about their safety and their propensity to cause earthquakes. In the United States, the Energy Department is scrutinizing a project in Northern California run by AltaRock Energy to determine...
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Astronauts Clear Up a Ton of Space Station Rubbish to Take Back to Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: astronauts, space station rubbish, earth, discovery, astronomy, space )

Simone
- 74 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station and Discovery shuttle are nearly finished packing up a huge canister full of rubbish that they will return to Earth in a few days time. The Italian-built cylinder - flew up aboard Discovery with seven
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How Flowers Conquered the World
Science & Tech  (tags: science, botanist, Earth, flowers, plants, soil fertility, scientists, interesting, discovery, research, study )

Dee
- 132 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The great explosion in flowering plants during the Cretaceous Period is one of the great enigmas of evolution. Charles Darwin had no explanation, calling it an "abominable mystery".
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SAA Q&A: What Causes The South Atlantic Anomaly?
Science & Tech  (tags: VanAllenBelts, SAA, SouthAtlanticAnomaly, magnetic-field, Earth, space, science, research, scientists, satellites, SpaceShuttle, computers, oceans, environment, danger, astrophysics, humans, endangered, concept, energy, tech, technology )

SirRobert
- 164 days ago - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
A clear glimpse into the cause and effects of a dangerous world region that is growing, accelerating and is allowing Van Allen Belt radiation to pass closer to Earth's surface. The key: Earth's magnetic field is weakening! Danger: Humans & Equipment.
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Study Turns Back Clock on Origins of Life on Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: science, scientists, study, discovery, earth, interesting, news )

Maria
- 183 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A heavy bombardment by asteroids the size of Ireland was not enough to wipe out life on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that turns back the clock of life by 500 million years.
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Oldest Surface on Earth Discovered
Science & Tech  (tags: science, scientists, discovery, earth, oldest surface, interesting, news )

Maria
- 198 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Earth's surface is mostly fresh in geologic terms. Weathering - wind and water, freezing and thawing - takes its toll, and longer-term changes caused by volcanic activity and sliding crustal plates, known as tectonic activity, fold today's
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Solar Cycle 24: A Little Slow On The Uptake
Science & Tech  (tags: solar cycle 24, solar, sun, earth, space, astronomy, science, tech, technology, research, news, world, environment, ice age, little ice age, maunder minimum, solar maximum, 2012, humans, energy, interesting )

SirRobert
- 206 days ago - physorg.com
Solar Cycle #24 has stalled and gives rise to some very pertinent questions: Has our sun entered a maunder minimum and did that cause the Little Ice Age? Could this be happening again right now, or will the 2011-2012 solar maximum become hyperactive???
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Two Planets Identified as Most Similar to Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: Planet, Earth, Science, Stars, Astronomers )

Jollygirl
- 212 days ago - latimes.com
After locating more than 340 planets orbiting other stars, astronomers have identified two that are the most similar to Earth so far.
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