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'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state.
04 января 2013
©REUTERS Life in the fast lane: Solo pop stars more likely to die young Solo rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as counterparts who perform in groups, a study published in the journal BMJ Open said Wednesday.
20 декабря 2012
Hans Christian Andersen's first fairy tale found A Danish researcher has stumbled across the first fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in Denmark's national archives.
14 декабря 2012
©REUTERS Gene sleuths track spread of hospital superbug Gene detectives on Sunday said they had pinpointed how a hospital superbug arose in North America in the early 2000s and spread to Europe before becoming a source of global concern.
11 декабря 2012
World's biggest, oldest trees are dying: research Scientists Friday warned of an alarming increase in the death rates of the largest living organisms on the planet, the giant, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and wildlife.
07 декабря 2012
Scientists say NASA's budget inadequate for its goals NASA suffers from a "mismatch" between its goals and the budget it has been given to achieve them, according to a panel that said the US space agency may need a complete overhaul.
07 декабря 2012
©REUTERS Australian scientists develop coconut-tasting pineapple Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple -- one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut.
06 декабря 2012
Photo courtesy of space.com Sulphur gas boosts theory of Venus volcanoes European scientists said on Monday they had found tantalising clues to back theories that Venus -- Earth's cursed sister -- has active volcanoes.
04 декабря 2012
Missing Pacific island riddle solved: researcher A New Zealand researcher Monday claimed to have solved the riddle of a mystery South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps which does not exist, blaming a whaling ship from 1876.
03 декабря 2012
Large ice deposits found on Mercury: scientists Scientists Thursday announced new evidence that Mercury, the planet orbiting nearest the Sun, hosts massive caches of ice and revealed new information on how water reached our solar system's inner planets.
01 декабря 2012
©REUTERS Scientists record most powerful quasar blast ever US astronomers have detected the most powerful blast from a quasar ever recorded, offering the first proof of important theories about why the universe is shaped the way it is.
30 ноября 2012
Life where you'd least expect it: bacteria survive ice, dark Researchers have found bacteria thriving beneath ice, in the dark and without oxygen in a lake in Antarctica, pushing the boundaries of what was thought necessary to sustain life on Earth.
28 ноября 2012
Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet.
23 ноября 2012
Nazarbayev University Scientists of Nazarbayev University working on artificial child lung Second International Scientific Conference called Regenerative Medicine and Healthy Aging was held in Astana on November 1-2.
09 ноября 2012
©REUTERS Brain protein mutation linked to autism: research Researchers said Thursday they had discovered a genetic mutation in people with autism that cuts communication between brain cells to about one-tenth of normal levels.
08 ноября 2012
Photo courtesy of sportsenergetics.com Survival reflex sparks male perception bias: study You glimpse a stranger standing in the street. The light is hazy and the person's face and clothing are indistinct. Who is it?
18 октября 2012
A woman undergoes a mammogram. ©REUTERS Menopause drugs: Study stokes new debate over cancer risk Women who start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) soon after menopause do not show higher cancer incidence within 16 years.
11 октября 2012
A sample of Botox. ©REUTERS Australians trial Botox to treat hay fever The best-selling wrinkle erasing drug Botox will be used in an Australian study to treat hay fever, researchers said Tuesday after it showed promise in providing relief in early trials.
10 октября 2012
Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish An Australian research team said Monday they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish, which is devastating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.
08 октября 2012
©REUTERS Odd species of wee dinosaur identified in US Researchers have identified a species of puny dinosaur so odd looking -- quills like a porcupine, a parrot-like beak and fangs like a vampire -- it probably deserved a small part in "Jurassic Park."
05 октября 2012

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