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Cassini finds a south pole vortex at Titan
A Cassini images shows a swirling mass appears to execute one full rotation in about nine hours - much faster than Titan's 16-day rotation period.
July 10, 2012
Shop at that time of the month
Researchers are looking at the menstrual cycle by investigating what these monthly hormonal fluctuations mean when a consumer goes out to shop.
July 10, 2012
Rising carbon dioxide in atmosphere speeds carbon loss from forest soils
Rising carbon dioxide the the atmosphere accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, new research has found.
July 10, 2012
Population strategies to stop short of 9 billion
The Worldwatch Institute has released the following 9 strategies for stopping short of reaching a human population of 9 billion by 2050.
July 10, 2012
Stars are really dim!
The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, is about as bright as a 100-Watt incandescent light bulb viewed from a distance of more than 5 miles. Stars are really dim.
July 10, 2012
Carbon nanotubes snap like twigs
What’s 100 times stronger than steel, weighs one-sixth as much and can be snapped like a twig by a tiny air bubble? The answer is carbon nanotubes.
July 9, 2012
Magnetic portals between Earth and sun
Observations by NASA's THEMIS spacecraft and Europe's Cluster probes suggest that these magnetic portals open and close dozens of times each day.
July 9, 2012
Russia floods kill at least 171
The total amount of rainfall recorded July 6-7 that led to the Russia floods is said to be equivalent to three months of rainfall in a typical year.
July 9, 2012
New boson: what’s so cool about it? Try this video
This video from MinutePhysics might shed light for you on this week's announcement of a new boson, possibly the Higgs boson.
July 7, 2012
Scientists have learned what keeps us anxious
Scientists in Germany have learned how our brains keep us from letting go of anxiety after a trauma.
July 7, 2012
