Tag: science
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Scientists Find Most Massive Star Ever Discovered
A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered – 100s of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time.
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ground zero: science fiction & spiritual poverty
please donate to zero point radio & ground zero media! from clyde lewis: In my history as a Talk show host I have interviewed scores of individuals who are authors in the sphere of Science Fiction. I have related my views on the idea that many people see science fiction as a great way to…
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‘lucifer’ telescope built next to vatican’s arizona observatory
from popsci: A new instrument with an evil-sounding name is helping scientists see how stars are born. Lucifer, which stands for (deep breath) “Large Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research,” is a chilled instrument attached to a telescope in Arizona. And yes, it’s named for the Devil, whose…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Afghanisurge, Lobbyists, Patenting Genes
The only jokes on this April Fool’s Day are the one’s being played on people everyday by the elites & their corporate-controlled media. That’s why Corbett Report & Media Monarchy join forces each week to bring you the New World Next Week – a 10min video series that gives you the text/context/subtext of the story…
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Large Hadron Collider Achieves Big Bangs After Initial Problems
It’s official: as this is written, the most powerful particle collisions ever achieved by the human race are taking place inside the great subterranean detector caverns of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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Judge Invalidates Human Gene Patent
A federal judge on Monday struck down patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The decision, if upheld, could throw into doubt the patents covering thousands of human genes and reshape the law of intellectual property.
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Germs May Blow the Whistle On Crooks One Day
Warning to criminals: Rubbing out your fingerprints may no longer be enough. Your germs could still give you away. It turns out the colonies of bacteria that live on people’s hands are highly personal to each individual.
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Can You Alter Your Memory?
Is it possible to permanently change your memories? A group of scientists thinks so. And their new techniques for altering memories are raising possibilities of one day treating people who suffer from phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety-related conditions.
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scientists ‘grow’ meat in laboratory
from telegraph: Researchers in the Netherlands have created what was described as soggy pork and are now investigating ways to improve the muscle tissue in the hope that people will one day want to eat it. No one has yet tasted the product, but it is believed the artificial meat could be on sale within…
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climategate: hacked emails expose climate control schemes
climategate for dummies: a compendium of articles & videos from steve & paul joseph watson: On Thursday 19th November 2009 news began to circulate that hacked documents and communications from the University of East Anglia’s Hadley Climate Research Unit (aka CRU) had been published to the internet. The information revealed how top scientists conspired to…
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army corps of engineers negligent in katrina disaster
katrina victims win $719,698 from US in first trial from raw replay: Michael Grunwald, national correspondent for Time magazine talks with Rachel Maddow about a new ruling against the Army Corps of Engineers for negligence in preventing flooding in New Orleans. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Nov. 18, 2009.
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Ted Williams’ Severed Head Abused In Cryonics Facility
A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams’ remains, alleges the baseball Hall of Famer’s body was mistreated by the company.
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uk supermarkets in ‘secret talks to introduce gm foods to the shelves’
from daily mail: The big supermarkets have held secret talks to pave the way for the introduction of controversial GM crops on to their shelves, industry sources said last night. The stores banned GM ingredients more than ten years ago in response to public anxiety about their impact on human health and the environment. But…
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envirohealth: fountain of youth, fraud & climate control
oregon logging opponents arrested for blockade of timber road*video flashback: weather channel founder wants to sue al gore for fraud*scientists claim ‘fountain of youth’ is on easter island*op-ed: kids a threat to civilization*scotus ginsburg on the “growth in populations that we don’t”*virgin lizard reproduces*senate takes up landmark climate bill*update: senate climate change bill delayed until…
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cyber/spacewar: black holes, false claims & digital warfare
cyber czar position will be announced this week a favorite emerges in obama’s cyberczar searchfrom time: Tom Davis, a moderate Republican from Virginia, has emerged as a leading candidate for the Obama Administration’s newly created position of cybersecurity czar. Sources familiar with the White House’s deliberations on the subject say Obama officials feel a Washington…