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NASA turns 50 »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
50 years ago today, US president Dwight Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, sparking the birth of the National Aeronautics and ...
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Surfing faster than the speed of light »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
It may be possible to break the speed of light by surfing down the side of the 'bubble', say US physicists
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Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12 »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky throughout Colorado and will peak during the early morning hours of Aug. 12 ...
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Invisibility cloak on the horizon, scientists say »
Posted by: monte-g 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Researchers say they can redirect light around three-dimensional objects using metamaterials--artificially engineered structures created at a nano scale that contain optical properties not found in ...
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On a planet 4C hotter, all we can prepare for is extinction »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
We need to get prepared for four degrees of global warming , Bob Watson told the Guardian last week. At first sight this looks like wise ...
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The Amazing Star-Shaped City of the Future »
Posted by: Emmanuel70 2 months ago in Science & Technology
Chinese architect firm MAD unveiled their radical design at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture, an exhibition held every even year in the city ...
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Black and white TV generation have monochrome dreams »
Posted by: Jordan 3 weeks, 5 days ago in Science & Technology
Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome television set ...
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Texas Fiction Science »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
There's nothing the evil overlords of the fictional future like more than a nice, healthy round of brainwashing. Whether it's George Orwell's ...
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Do they really think the earth is flat? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
In the 21st Century, the term "flat-earther" is used to describe someone who is spectacularly - and seemingly wilfully - ignorant. But is there still anybody out ...
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Scientists stop the ageing process »
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says.
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New Ribosomal Research Offers Fresh Evidence, Understanding of Evolution »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Skepticism aside, evolution is steadily being verified and analyzed thanks to cutting edge computing
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MythBuster Adam Savage: 3 Ways to Fix U.S. Science Education »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
From letting students get their hands dirty to spending more on teachers and supplies, Adam Savage has three humble suggestions to banish boring science.
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Unique animal species can survive in space »
Posted by: capn_caveman 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Water bears are the first animals in the world to have survived exposure to the vacuum and radiation of space, according to a report published ...
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Why Female Spiders Eat Their Mates: Because They Can »
Posted by: daducha 2 months ago in Science & Technology
In many spider species, females eat the males after sex.
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How Lunar Soil Could Power the Future »
Posted by: Ratskii 3 months ago in Science & Technology
The moon is once again a popular destination, as several
space-faring nations are talking about setting up bases there. One
reason would be to mine ...
