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Phoenix mars lander touches down
Monday 26 May 2008
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has succesfully landed near the north pole of Mars. |
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New species of giant elephant-shrew discovered
Sunday 3 February 2008
The existence of a new species of giant elephant-shrew that lives only in two high-altitude forest blocks in the mountains of south-central Tanzania has been confirmed by biologists. |
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Feed the ocean iron to save the atmosphere
Wednesday 26 September 2007
Dumping large amounts of iron into the ocean may help promote algae growth and reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. |
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Most Earth-like planet discovered so far
Thursday 26 April 2007
The most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System some 20 light years away has been discovered by European astronomers. |
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First water detected on an extrasolar planet
Monday 16 April 2007
Astronomers have detected water vapour on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. |
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No milk in tea please
Thursday 11 January 2007
Adding milk to tea totally wipes out the protective effect it has on the heart and blood vessels according to research published by the European Heart Journal. |
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So what causes hotspots like the volcanoes on Hawaii?
Friday 8 December 2006
Recent isotope studies suggest that underground mantle plumes are most likely a cause of hotspot volcanoes |
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Remote plane to monitor bushfires
Wednesday 6 December 2006
An unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) which will track and monitor bushfires, has been developed by the University of South Australia. |
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Earth Dynamics 2006
Friday 1 December 2006
With advanced geodetic techniques including GPS and satellite imagery, the Earth’s tectonic plate motions are able to be better resolved... |
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That weird metal smell and taste
Monday 27 November 2006
Metal-free chemicals erupting into the air when organic substances like sweat interact with metallic objects is the cause of that metallic smell/taste, not the actual metal by itself. |
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Cold seeps reveal extraordinary deep sea life
Friday 24 November 2006
Black smokers rich in sulfidic compounds have been known for quite sometime. However for the first time ever, colonies of deep-sea communities have been observed off the New Zealand east coast, crowding around methane gas seeps or cracks. |
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Milkway stars influenced earth's early life
Wednesday 15 November 2006
The early life on earth is closely linked to the cosmic rays, the atomic bullets that rain down on the Earth from exploded stars most commonly from 2.4 billion years ago. |
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A few more tests help you remember better
Monday 13 November 2006
Having a few more tests helps you remember study material better. This is according to a study published in the American Psychological Association. |
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Exclusion from a group reduces your learning ability
Thursday 9 November 2006
Social exclusion actually causes changes in a person's brain function and can lead to poor decision-making and a diminished learning ability according to brains scans by neuroscientists at the University of Georgia and San Diego State University. |
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Why the rhino has a curved horn
Wednesday 8 November 2006
The rhino horn is more like a parrot beak than a typical horn according to zoologists at Ohio Univeristy studying the remains of donated rhino horns. |
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Mass extinctions had multiple events
Thursday 26 October 2006
Big extinctions, such as that which killed off the dinosaurs, aren’t single simple events like a volcanic eruption. |
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Bacteria discovered 2.8km underground
Tuesday 24 October 2006
An isolated community of bacteria living 2.8km underground derives all of their energy from the decay of radioactive rocks rather than from sunlight according to studies conducted by a group of scientists. |
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Long-term memory enhanced by strawberries
Friday 20 October 2006
A flavinoid called fisetin, commonly found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables, has been found to increase long-term memory. |
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Cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) nerve damage found
Wednesday 18 October 2006
Immune system B-cells damage axons during MS attacks by inhibiting energy production in these nerve fiber cells, according to researchers at the University of California Irvine’s School of Medicine. |
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Vaccine for hay fever suffers
Saturday 7 October 2006
A cure for hay fever may be just a shot away. This is according to researchers form the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who have developed a DNA based vaccine against a common allergin called ragweed. |
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Short bursts of activity as good as long endurance
Tuesday 19 September 2006
Short bursts of very intense exercise — equivalent to only a few minutes per day — can produce the same results as longer endurance training. |
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Cranberries may be new antibiotics
Monday 11 September 2006
Cranberry juice contains compounds that have the ability to change E. coli bacteria making them less able to stick to cells and cause infections. |
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Chronic fatigue may be mostly genetic
Sunday 10 September 2006
Genetic inheritance seems to be major factor in Chronic fatigue in some children according to a study of twins by medical researchers. |
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Exams stress out your immune system
Saturday 26 August 2006
The build up of mental stress before important exams affects a student’s immune system defence, especially in allergy sufferers, according to a study by the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. |
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New draft definition of a planet
Saturday 19 August 2006
After extensive debate, refining, and two years of study, researchers from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) have come up with the definition of a planet. |
 Fidgeting brain keeps you lean
Monday 14 August 2006
Fidgeting and other restless behaviors that consume calories may be hard wired into brains according to research by the American Physiological Society. |