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Scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk
Scientists have found a way to obtain a wide variety of elastic properties of the silk of several intact spiders’ webs using a sophisticated but non-invasive laser light scattering technique.
January 28, 2013
Analysis of Greenland ice cores provide glimpse into climate’s future
Melting of Antarctic ice sheet may have contributed more to sea level rise than melting of the Greeland ice sheet some 100,000 years ago.
January 25, 2013
NASA joins ESA’s dark universe mission
NASA has officially joined ESA’s Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the mysterious natures of dark matter and dark energy.
January 24, 2013
Why exercise slows memory loss in Alzheimer’s
A stress hormone produced during moderate exercise may protect the brain from memory changes related to Alzheimer’s disease.
January 24, 2013
Space instrument adds big piece to the solar corona puzzle
How can the solar atmosphere get hotter, rather than colder, the farther you go from the sun's surface? A suborbital rocket mission that launched in July 2012 has just provided a major piece of the puzzle.
January 23, 2013
Taking the temperature of the universe
Astronomers using a CSIRO radio telescope have taken the Universe’s temperature, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts.
January 23, 2013
Using silicon to produce hydrogen on demand
New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.
January 22, 2013
Researchers map brain’s emotional intelligence
The first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to our ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world.
January 22, 2013
Betelgeuse braces for a collision
Betelgeuse, the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, and its arc-shaped shields could collide with an intriguing dusty ‘wall’ in 5000 years.
January 22, 2013
Did an 8th century gamma ray burst irradiate the Earth?
A nearby short duration gamma-ray burst may be the cause of an intense blast of high-energy radiation that hit the Earth in the 8th century.
January 21, 2013
