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Could a primordial black hole’s last burst explain a mysteriously energetic neutrino?
Cambridge, Mass. — The last gasp of a primordial black hole may be the source of the highest-energy…
IAEA Boosts Nuclear Power Forecasts for Fifth Straight Year Amid Global Energy Shift
VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised its global nuclear power projections for the fifth…
MIT geologists discover where energy goes during an earthquake
Cambridge, Mass. — The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that…
Scientists trace origins of now extinct plant population from volcanically active Nishinoshima
Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have determined the genetic lineage of a now extinct plant…
New Study Reveals How Cells ‘Feel’ Their Way Through Tissue
ST. LOUIS — Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered how groups of normal cells can…
ISSCR Urges NIH to Reconsider Stance on Human Fetal Tissue Research
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the world’s leading organization of stem cell scientists, has expressed…
Culture
Honoring Jackie Robinson
“Honoring JackieRobinson today 42” wrote NASA astronaut Terry Virts, wearing a replica Jackie Robinson jersey on orbit in the cupola of the International Space Station. April 15, which was baseball’s opening day in 1947, has now come to commemorate Jackie Robinson’s memorable career and his place in history as the first black major league baseball player in […]
Technology innovators announced as finalists in the CeBIT.AU Business Awards
Twenty of the tech industry’s best and brightest have been announced today as finalists in the highly coveted CeBIT.AU Business Awards, which recognise the diverse cross section of the business technology…
Lighting Up University of Malaya: Eco-GreenergyTM Wind-Solar Outdoor Lighting System
The team led by Associated. Professor. Engr. Dr. Chong Wen Tong selected as the Best FRGS 2010 Project by Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) and awarded RM 50,000. The Eco-GreenergyTM…
“Water Man of India” makes rivers flow again
Revival of traditional rainwater harvesting has transformed the driest state in India, and could be used to combat the effects of climate change across the world. Chennai − School textbooks…