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A group of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Biological Engineering says that bacteria living today can easily pass on genes between each other.
The reason why this should be troubling to us is that the microorganisms can spread som... (read more)
The reason why this should be troubling to us is that the microorganisms can spread som... (read more)
Having already identified 1,235 exoplanetary candidates, the NASA Kepler Telescope has already proven its worth many times over. Officials at the American space agency are now considering methods of extending its mission by at least a few years.
At this point, the instrument is scheduled to be retired from active duty in November 201... (read more)
At this point, the instrument is scheduled to be retired from active duty in November 201... (read more)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are happy to announce that the newly-installed Super Sensitive High Definition TV (SS-HDTV) cameras installed on the facility are now observing Earth in an unprecedented level of detail.
Looking at the planet from afar is one of the main reasons why astronauts chose to become astronauts, and why scientists a... (read more)
Looking at the planet from afar is one of the main reasons why astronauts chose to become astronauts, and why scientists a... (read more)
A team of German astronomers recently used a Chile-based telescope to scan the depths of the Carina Nebula in submillimeter wavelengths, and managed to identify the dust and gas clouds from which new stars are born inside the stellar nursery.
The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope is located on the Chajnantor of the Chilean... (read more)
The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope is located on the Chajnantor of the Chilean... (read more)
A University of Bristol spin-off company called Azellon Cell Therapeutics Ltd. has now collected enough funding to begin human clinical trials of an innovative stem cell bandage it developed. The tool can be used to treat torn meniscal cartilages, and is the first of its kind.
Sun Capital partner Hugh Osmond just awarded the comp... (read more)
Sun Capital partner Hugh Osmond just awarded the comp... (read more)
When they first started drawing public attention on the potential effects of climate change, researchers also pointed out peatlands as an important source of carbon dioxide. A new study demonstrates that those early estimates of how much CO2 peat puts in the air were off by a wide margin.
It would now appear that these lands are capa... (read more)
It would now appear that these lands are capa... (read more)
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently studied the performances of a new type of laser technology in the Spanish Canary Islands. The study involved firing pulses of green light between two of the islands in the archipelago, and was ultimately determined to be a huge success.
The laser technology is being developed to study clima... (read more)
The laser technology is being developed to study clima... (read more)
Experts handling the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident say that radioactive water made its way into the Pacific Ocean many times since the March 11 earthquake that crippled the installation. A new study now looks at how radioactivity damaged the ocean during the first four months.
It therefore covers a period... (read more)
It therefore covers a period... (read more)
Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will launch its next rocket into low-Earth orbit on February 7, 2012. The flight was originally scheduled to take place this December, but technical glitches and other delays forced the company to postpone it.
SpaceX is developing the Falcon 9 mediu... (read more)
SpaceX is developing the Falcon 9 mediu... (read more)
Even though many of the representatives who participated at the 2011 UN Climate Change Conference (COP17), in Durban, South Africa, would have you believe that the agreement reached yesterday, December 11, is valid and a step forward for humanity, this couldn't be farther from the truth.
What the meeting did succeed in obtaining was the... (read more)
What the meeting did succeed in obtaining was the... (read more)
