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A Single Boulder

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A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North America hundreds of millions of years ago.
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Doctors' Orders Lost in Translation

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Life sciences news // 17 July, 2008 01:40:00
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When patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't fully understand what they are supposed to do, and most are not even aware of the chasm in their understanding.

Widespread, Hardworking Water on Ancient Mars

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Astronomy news // 15 July, 2008 03:27:00
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Papers by Brown University scientists show that water on ancient Mars was pervasive and was working hard, changing the minerals below ground and on the surface.

A New Way to Weigh Giant Black Holes

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Astronomy news // 15 July, 2008 05:05:00
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How do you weigh the biggest black holes in the universe? One answer now comes from a completely new and independent technique that astronomers have developed using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A Telescope Made of Moondust

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Astronomy news // 13 July, 2008 09:59:00
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That's the dream of Peter C. Chen, astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. And he wants to build it using lunar dust—because that might just be the most economical approach.

Rare 'Star-Making Machine' Found in Distant Universe

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Astronomy news // 13 July, 2008 01:27:00
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Astronomers have uncovered an extreme stellar machine - a galaxy in the very remote universe pumping out stars at a surprising rate of up to 4,000 per year. In comparison, our own Milky Way galaxy turns out an average of just 10 stars per year.

MIT opens new 'window' on solar energy

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Technology news // 10 July, 2008 02:14:00
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Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that.

High Energy and Far Vision

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Astronomy news // 09 July, 2008 01:30:00
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With a 17-m diameter mirror the MAGIC telescope is the largest stand-alone gamma-ray telescope. MAGIC has discovered the most distant very-high energy gamma-ray emission.

One cell offers many insights

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Life sciences news // 08 July, 2008 01:05:00
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New genome research provides insights and raises new questions about how multi-cellular organisms evolved.

Species Have Come and Gone at Different Rates than Previously Believed

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Life sciences news // 07 July, 2008 01:12:00
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Improved understanding of the history of biological diversity has implications for future responses to climate change

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