Archive for the ‘science’ Category

NASA - 100 Explosions on the Moon

Monday, May 26th, 2008

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Not so long ago, anyone claiming to see flashes of light on the Moon would be viewed with deep suspicion by professional astronomers. Such reports were filed under L … for lunatic. Not anymore. Over the past two and a half years, NASA astronomers have observed the Moon flashing at them not just once but one hundred times.

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The Science of Experience - TIME

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Experience is not only insufficient for expert performance; in some cases, it can hurt.

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Dogs display aspects of human intelligence

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Dog lovers have long claimed that their pets are smarter than many of us realise.

New evidence to back that view comes from research published today which concludes that, like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract concepts.

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Moody Is the New Bipolar

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

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The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren’t likely to help mood disorders.

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The Earth today stands in imminent peril

Monday, June 25th, 2007

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…and nothing short of a planetary rescue will save it from the environmental cataclysm of dangerous climate change. Those are not the words of eco-warriors but the considered opinion of a group of eminent scientists writing in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

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HIV’s origin | Pick your evil | Economist.com

Monday, June 25th, 2007

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HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a disease that has killed some 25m people in the past quarter century, may be one of the most thoroughly investigated viruses ever. But there is still some uncertainty about its origin

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