Amateur astronomer spots impact debris floating in the jovian upper atmosphere
High-speed videos reveal secret to raindrop size
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Astrophysicists have discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system. Radioactive nuclei found in the earliest meteorites, dating back billions of years, could have been delivered by a nearby dying giant star of six times the mass of the sun.
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Two recent research papers are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a tropical disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes long-term debilitating illness and occasional paralysis or death.
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Consumers may soon be able to eat longer-lasting, potentially healthier fish filets. Scientists have extended the shelf life of lingcod fillets and made them more nutritious by dipping them into an edible, protective coating enriched with fish oil.
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A new hybrid technique has been developed to treat aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients called CESA (combined endovascular and surgical approach). Since 1998, the procedure has been performed on 31 patients. The surgical team reported excellent results in the first 20 high-risk patients with complex aortic pathology treated with CESA. The technique has been gaining [...]
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U.S. Department of Energy laboratories fight off millions of cyber attacks every year, but a near real-time dialogue between these labs about this hostile activity has never existed — until now. Scientists have devised a program that allows for Cyber Security defense systems to communicate when attacked and transmit that information to cyber systems at [...]
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A study highlights the need for a new approach to the teaching of English pronunciation given that English is now a lingua franca, with more non-native speakers in the world than native speakers.
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The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast. The new research suggests that future tsunamis could reach a scale far beyond that suffered in the tsunami generated by the [...]
A new strategy may treat tumors that do not respond to conventional treatment. Medical researchers used a two part strategy to selectively kill tumors while protecting healthy cells.