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Spacecraft Flies By Remote Asteroid, Camera Stops
Science & Tech  (tags: space, discovery, astronomy )

Jim
- 473 days ago - article.wn.com
Comments DARMSTADT, Germany (Map, News) - The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully completed a flyby of an asteroid millions of miles from earth, but its high resolution camera stopped shortly before the closest pass
Can Engineering the Earth Save It From Catastrophe?
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, technology, science, research, concept )

Jim
- 478 days ago - independent.co.uk
The Royal Society will launch a study later this year aimed at reviewing the possibility of saving the planet by "geoengineering" the climate on the grandest scales imaginable.
Statins 'Halve' the Risk of Dementia
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, health, humans, study )

Jim
- 512 days ago - independent.co.uk
Statins, which have saved millions of people from heart disease, may have an additional role in protecting the brain from dementia, researchers say.
China Defends Space Program as Peaceful
Science & Tech  (tags: space, scientists, interesting )

Jim
- 750 days ago - reuters.com
China's space cause always serves the overall national development strategy and needs," Chen Qiufa, vice minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry
Rare Ancient Wooden Throne Found in Herculaneum
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, technology, study, interesting )

Jim
- 749 days ago - reuters.com
Little is known about how the throne would have been used but the elaborate decorations discovered on the chair celebrate the mysterious cult figure of Attis.
Mummified Dinosaur Reveals Surprises: Scientists
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, interesting, science, research, technology )

Jim
- 750 days ago - reuters.com
"It's sort of King Tut meets T. Rex," paleontologist Phil Manning of the University of Manchester in Britain said in a telephone interview.
Bird Species Threatened Throughout the U.S.
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, technology, research, interesting, environment )

Jim
- 750 days ago - stltoday.com
state ornithologist says Missouri is the breeding grounds for several of the birds on a new "WatchList" of species heading for extinction and he is working on plans to help improve their chances of survival.
Expanding Tropics Could Spur Storms: Study
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, research, interesting )

Jim
- 751 days ago - reuters.com
Scientists forecast the tropic belt would spread by about 2 degrees of latitude north and south of the Equator by the end of the 21st century. That amount of tropical expansion has already ocurred.
US Scientists Blast Japan's Whaling Allegation
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, interesting, Whaling )

Jim
- 751 days ago - chinadaily.com.cn
Anyone who believes the expedition is purely for science, as Japan contends, or that humpback whales need to be killed to measure pregnancy rates, might be led to believe that the sun rises in the west, the US scientists said.
Columbus Finally Set for Space
Science & Tech  (tags: science, scientists, technology, interesting )

Jim
- 753 days ago - channel4.com
Scientists and engineers throughout Europe have been waiting for this moment since development of the £1 billion lab began in 1982. The lab is set to go up with a crew of seven aboard space shuttle Atlantis.
 
 
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