Episode 2: 11th-17th September 2011
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This post is syndicated from Hot Topic » Bryan Walker – Original Post The recent CERN paper in Nature on cosmic rays and cloud formation has caused considerable excitement in the denialist world.
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If there’s a bright center to the Universe, astronomers have found the planet it’s farthest from. Called Kepler-16b, it’s a Saturn-like world which has the distinction of being the first discovered to orbit both Sun-like stars in a binary system.
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PHD Comics Movie is coming, providing an inside view of science
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If you ask someone to guess the number of sweets in a jar, the odds that they’ll land upon the right number are low – fairground raffles rely on that inaccuracy. But if you ask many people to take guesses, something odd happens. Even though their individual answers can be wildly off, the average of their varied guesses tends to be surprisingly accurate.
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Jellyfishes have functionally replaced several overexploited commercial stocks of planktivorous fishes.
If you've given any thought to the benefits of solar power, you've probably realized at least two things: You need to live in a sunny climate and, most importantly, you need to have your solar panels facing south.
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Polio in India: going, going, gone?
India, ravaged by polio like no other place on the planet, has seen only a single case this year, back in January.
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Niall Firth, technology editorCoffee binging ‘genetic’
“With caffeine impacting gene expression, we believe that caffeine then influences chemical pathways in the body."Glowing transgenic cats could boost AIDS research - health - 11 September 2011
Three cats genetically modified to resist feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) have opened up new avenues for AIDS research. The research could also help veterinarians combat the virus, which kills millions of feral cats each year and also infects big cats, including lions.Nasa unveils most powerful rocket
Last updated 06:40 15/09/2011Last updated 10:54 16/09/2011 Australia and New Zealand have submitted an official bid to host the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).