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Fossil find indicates earliest life existed 270m years ago
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09/09/2010 01:00 AM
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A discovery of well-preserved fossils in Western Australia's Pilbara region has revealed that life on Earth existed earlier than thought - 270 million years ago.
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'Lunar bridge' discovered on far side of Moon
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09/09/2010 01:00 AM
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has discovered a natural lunar bridge on the far side of the Moon.
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Scientist offers better ways to engineer Earth's climate to prevent global warming
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09/08/2010 04:40 AM
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A University of Calgary climate scientist has said that there may be better ways to engineer the planet's climate to prevent dangerous global warming than mimicking volcanoes.
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Universe at big bang's time was highly chaotic
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09/08/2010 04:20 AM
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Using rigorous mathematical arguments, researchers have proved that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic.
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Venus Williams enters US Open semi-finals for the seventh time
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09/08/2010 03:40 AM
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Venus Williams has become the first woman to enter the semi-finals of this year's US Open by beating Italian Francesca Schiavone in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-4.
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Clijsters beats Stosur to meet Venus in US Open semis
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09/08/2010 03:10 AM
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Defending US Open chamnpion Kim Clijsters defeated Samantha Stosur in three-sets 6-4 5-7 6-3 to reach the semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.
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India's participation highest during International Year of Astronomy 2009
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09/08/2010 04:20 AM
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A 1300-page final report for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 has been released which revealed that the highest of participation came from India.
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One Small Step For Man...
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09/09/2010 12:55 AM
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. From bones collected at the site, we think these were hominids, very ancient ancestors of the modern human. There is some question as to their exact species, but their brains are about one third o...
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NASA finds 'bridge' on far side of Moon
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09/09/2010 12:02 AM
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The discovery was made by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which sent pictures of the King Crater on the moon's far side to NASA.Writing for NASA's LRO page, Mark Robinson, Principal Investigator of ...
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NASA warns of risks ahead of rescue of Chilean miners
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09/08/2010 11:55 PM
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Washington - Four NASA experts, who have returned from advising Chilean teams on their rescue efforts for 33 gold miners trapped in a mine, warned Tuesday that some of the biggest psychological risks ...
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NY town votes to stop Google Earth pool searches
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09/08/2010 11:05 PM
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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. Big Brother's not watching anymore. At least not the pool. Newsday reports that council members in the town of Riverhead have voted to stop using Google Earth to check whe...
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Asteroid near-misses common, scientists say
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09/08/2010 10:47 PM
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Two asteroids that swooped past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say. "This is the first time we've seen (tw...
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Three announces Samsung Galaxy Tab price plans
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09/08/2010 09:56 PM
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Three has announced pricing plans for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as competition between networks to launch the Android-based hybrid smartphone/tablet intensifies.The
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Caine going on journey to centre of Earth
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09/08/2010 09:13 PM
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Veteran British actor Michael Caine is finalising a deal to join the cast of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, the sequel to New Line's 3D remake of the sci-fi classic Journey To The Centre Of The Ear...
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Aluminum 'nanometal' is strong as steel
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09/08/2010 08:42 PM
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U.S. researchers say they've learned how make an aluminum alloy -- a mixture of aluminum and other elements -- that's as strong as steel. North Carolina State University scientists say the search for...
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Researchers 'read' words in brain signals
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09/08/2010 08:42 PM
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U.S. researchers say they've translated brain signals into words, a step toward allowing severely paralyzed people to use their thoughts to "talk." University of Utah scientists translated signals ge...
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Sock-pairing robot a promising match for software gurus
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09/08/2010 08:42 PM
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Willow Garage is out to transform the world of robotics with a formula that has helped make stars of Apple gadgets and Facebook. The Northern California company believes that third-party applications...
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New class of black hole possibly confirmed
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09/08/2010 08:42 PM
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Astronomers in Britain say confirmation of an extreme X-ray source in a distant galaxy bolsters the theory of a new class of black hole. A group of international astronomers in the United Kingdom, Fr...
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46 million dollars in funding for digital textbook reader
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09/08/2010 08:42 PM
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Kno Inc., a company developing a digital textbook reader for students, said Wednesday that it has received 46 million dollars in the latest round of funding from venture capitalists. Kno said Andrees...
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Avalon Reports 40% Increase in Indicated Resources in the Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT
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09/08/2010 08:34 PM
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Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(OTCQX:AVARF) ("Avalon" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Inferred and Indicated Mineral Resources reflecting the results from the 2010 winter d...
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