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Six in ten people worldwide lack access to flush toilets
A new study has found that 6 out of every 10 people on Earth still do not have access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation that protects the user and the surrounding community from harmful health effects.
February 20, 2013
Cool discovery about the sun’s next-door twin
A cool layer in the atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A has been detected, the first time this has been seen in a star beyond our own Sun.
February 20, 2013
Seals sleep with only half their brain at a time, says study
A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time.
February 19, 2013
High-altitude archaeologists to probe prehistoric Himalayas
A team of archaeologists from the University of York are to travel to the roof of the world to discover, survey, and record mountain archaeology in the Nepalese Himalayas.
February 19, 2013
Cushion plants help other plants survive
Study show that cushion plants create protective environments in the most inhospitable places for plants on earth for those species that are less tolerant to stress.
February 18, 2013
Molecules generated that can halt metastasis of colon cancer
Researches have managed to halt the progress of colon cancer and its metastasis in the liver in an experimental model with mice.
February 18, 2013
California scientists propose system to vaporize asteroids that threaten Earth
Two California scientists are unveiling their proposal for a system that could eliminate an asteroid threat.
February 15, 2013
NASA’S Fermi proves supernova remnants produce cosmic rays
A new study using observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe.
February 14, 2013
Cool images of Mars’ Red Valley
High-resolution stereo images of the southeast corner of the Amenthes Planum region on Mars, near to Palos crater and the mouth of a well-known sinuous valley, Tinto Vallis.
February 14, 2013
Rocketing into the northern lights
Auroras are a visible reminder of our planet’s connection to space. The “northern lights” and “southern lights,” as they are more commonly known, are like a rain of highly energized particles from the space around Earth.
February 13, 2013
