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Webb Telescope instrument passes test to withstand space rigors
The first of four instruments for NASA's Webb Telescope has completed cryogenic testing designed to mimic the harsh conditions of outer space.
August 19, 2011
Billion-dollar disasters in US in 2011 so far
Disasters such as snowstorms, tornadoes, flooding and droughts in 2011 have affected millions and cost billions. Here's the list so far.
August 18, 2011
Holograms reveal brain’s inner workings
Scientists in Switzerland use holograms - digital holographic microscopy (DHM) - to capture 3D images of living neurons without damaging them.
August 18, 2011
Earth’s moon might be younger than we thought
Earth's moon was thought to be 4.57 billion years old, but a detailed analysis of lunar rock indicates it might be as much as 200 million years younger.
August 18, 2011
Your geography is linked to your health
Your geography is linked to your health: Geomedicine uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software to link public health data.
August 18, 2011
Carbon in space tentatively identified
Astronomers may have glimpsed graphene in space, providing a clue about how our carbon-based selves and other life on Earth developed.
August 18, 2011
Worldwatch says oil consumption has hit an all-time high
The global financial crisis was just a blip on the upward climb of oil consumption, according to a new report by Worldwatch Institute, released this week.
August 17, 2011
Agave featured on Lifeform of the Week
Sobriety? Energy crises? Whatever the problem, agave can lend a prickly hand.
August 17, 2011
Measles and cholera in refugee camps in Somalia
Cholera and measles are killing hundreds of people in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, most of them children already weakened by starvation.
August 17, 2011
NASA confirms Earth isn’t expanding
The average change in Earth's radius is 0.004 inches per year, or about the thickness of a human hair, a rate considered statistically insignificant.
August 16, 2011
