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Powering the planet

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NSF-funded Chemical Bonding Center project provides a new approach for harnessing the sun's energy
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DNA Barcodes: Are They Always Accurate?

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Life sciences news // 27 August, 2008 11:44:00
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Brigham Young University (BYU) study questions the reliability iof some results.

Make Contact: Ask an Astronaut on the Space Station a Question

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Space news // 26 August, 2008 12:11:00
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Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, aboard the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth, is ready to take your questions.

Strange Clouds at the Edge of Space

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Space news // 25 August, 2008 12:33:00
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Astronauts on board the International Space Station have recently photographed strange electric-blue clouds hovering at the edge of space.

Beyond jewelry: Engineering new uses for gold

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Technology news // 24 August, 2008 12:27:00
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MIT researchers see precious metal's value in war on cancer, other applications

A Thousand Points of Light: Bioluminescent Fungi

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Life sciences news // 21 August, 2008 12:23:00
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San Francisco State University Mycologist Dennis Desjardin Takes Readers Along on a Nocturnal Hike in a Brazilian Forest to Find Glowing Mushrooms

The M2-F1: 'Look Ma! No Wings!'

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Technology news // 20 August, 2008 12:17:00
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The world's first manned lifting body helped pave the way for the space shuttle. The craft looked like a bathtub sitting on a tricycle, had no wings, and was towed by a hot-rod enthusiast in a souped up convertible.

Calculators okay in math class

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Life sciences news // 19 August, 2008 12:20:00
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Bethany Rittle-Johnson and colleague Alexander Kmicikewycz have found that using calculators in the classroom does not hinder learning of multiplication, as long as children have a basic grasp of the skills first.

Aboriginal kids can count without numbers

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Life sciences news // 18 August, 2008 11:55:00
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Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to a new study of aboriginal children by UCL (University College London) and the University of Melbourne.

Building microchips from the bottom up

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Technology news // 17 August, 2008 12:23:00
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MIT develops novel self-assembly method that could break size barrier

Massive Crater Beneath Chesapeake

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Environment news // 14 August, 2008 12:56:00
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A crater from a long-ago comet impact in Chesapeake Bay lies under hundreds of feet of sediments.

New book distills essential physics for next president

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Science news // 13 August, 2008 11:53:00
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University of California, Berkeley, physicist Richard A. Muller has a new book, "Physics for Future Presidents" (Norton, 2008) that he's written as a primer for anyone aspiring to the Oval Office.

Flexible nanoantenna arrays capture abundant solar energy

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Technology news // 12 August, 2008 11:43:00
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Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources.

New research reveals why chili peppers are hot

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Environment news // 11 August, 2008 11:53:00
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Despite the popularity of spicy cuisine among Homo sapiens, the hotness in chili peppers has always been something of an evolutionary mystery.

U.S. Scientists Count Down to LHC Startup

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Technology news // 09 August, 2008 08:35:00
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On September 10, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider will attempt for the first time to send a proton beam zooming around the 27-kilometer-long accelerator.

Fossils record polar climate change

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Environment news // 07 August, 2008 12:42:00
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Antarctic fossils paint a picture of a much warmer continent. Insects, ferns flourished, then flickered out millions of years ago as the tundra retreated.

Supercapacitors Could Be Key to a Green Energy Future

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Technology news // 05 August, 2008 12:26:00
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John Chmiola, a doctoral student at Drexel University, is doing groundbreaking work on supercapacitors

Toxin Found In Martian Soil

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Astronomy news // 04 August, 2008 12:53:00
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NASA's Phoenix lander has discovered a toxic chemical in soil dimming hopes for finding life on Mars.

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

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Technology news // 03 August, 2008 12:31:00
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Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system

Martian Water Confirmed

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Astronomy news // 31 July, 2008 12:32:00
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Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.