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Did the Universe Begin As a Simple 1-D Line?
A refreshingly simple new idea has emerged in the complicated world of high energy physics. It proposes that the early universe was a one-dimensional line. Not an exploding sphere, not a chaotic ball of fire. Just a simple line of pure energy.
A refreshingly simple new idea has emerged in the complicated world of high energy physics. It proposes that the early universe was a one-dimensional line. Not an exploding sphere, not a chaotic ball of fire. Just a simple line of pure energy.Dry ice lake suggests Mars once had a 'Dust Bowl'
LOS ANGELES If you think Mars is a hostile place now, it was harsher 600,000 years ago.
LOS ANGELES If you think Mars is a hostile place now, it was harsher 600,000 years ago.
Scientists: Soot may be key to rapid Arctic meltScience | 206831 hits | 6:12 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Though the Arctic is often pictured as a vast white wasteland, scientists believe a thin layer of soot -- mostly invisible -- is causing it to absorb more heat. They want to find out if that's the main reason for the recent rapid warming of the Arctic, wh Bat disease makes its way to Nova ScotiaScience | 206850 hits | 9:57 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Nova Scotia government wants people to stay out of caves and old mine works that might house bats to try and stop the spread of a disease that's lethal to the province's little brown bat population.Neutrons could test Newton's gravity and string theory
A pioneering technique using subatomic particles known as neutrons could give microscopic hints of extra dimensions or even dark matter, researchers say.
A pioneering technique using subatomic particles known as neutrons could give microscopic hints of extra dimensions or even dark matter, researchers say.Dinosaurs were active both day and night, study claims
Studies of the eyes of existing birds and reptiles with different daily activity patterns were compared with similar parts in dinosaur fossils.
Studies of the eyes of existing birds and reptiles with different daily activity patterns were compared with similar parts in dinosaur fossils.Humpback whale song spreads to other whales
Recordings of male humpback whales have shown that their haunting songs spread through the ocean to other whales.
Recordings of male humpback whales have shown that their haunting songs spread through the ocean to other whales. Data from NASA's sky-mapping telescope released
LOS ANGELES NASA has released a trove of data from its sky-mapping mission, allowing scientists and anyone with access to the Internet to peruse millions of galaxies, stars, asteroids and other hard-to-see objects.Scientists map volcanic plume under Yellowstone
HELENA, Mon. Scientists using electric and magnetic sensors have mapped the size and composition of a vast plume of hot rock and briny fluid down to 200 miles (300 kilometres) below Yellowstone National Park's surface, according to a new study soon to b
HELENA, Mon. Scientists using electric and magnetic sensors have mapped the size and composition of a vast plume of hot rock and briny fluid down to 200 miles (300 kilometres) below Yellowstone National Park's surface, according to a new study soon to b Birds' sense of smell improved from dinosaurs'
Birds evolved a better sense of smell than their dinosaur ancestors, Canadian and U.S. researchers have found. That is contrary to what paleontologists had long believed. Endeavour's Canadarm coming home
The Canadian robotic arm on one of NASA's space shuttles is heading back north after the shuttles retire.Man finds 300 million-year-old shark fossil inside mine
LEXINGTON, Ky. A miner has found a fossil from a shark jawbone deep in a central Kentucky mine and now it is on display at the University of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. A miner has found a fossil from a shark jawbone deep in a central Kentucky mine and now it is on display at the University of Kentucky. Eclipses shine light on 3-star 'solar' system
An unusual, distant triple-star system has been observed in intimate detail with help from Canadian researchers and a B.C. telescope.Cosmic blast blamed on black hole's violence
NASA astronomers think they have figured out the cause of what they had deemed "one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts ever observed."
NASA astronomers think they have figured out the cause of what they had deemed "one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts ever observed."Researchers will dig up bones of possible Mona Lisa model
ROME Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try and identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the Mona Lisa.
ROME Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try and identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the Mona Lisa.Dino crater focus for ocean drilling plans
A plan to study the Chicxulub crater by boring 1.5km into the sea bed is among the highlights of ocean drilling projects proposed for the next decade.
A plan to study the Chicxulub crater by boring 1.5km into the sea bed is among the highlights of ocean drilling projects proposed for the next decade. Arctic fresh water could affect Europe's climate
New research suggests changes in the Arctic Ocean could affect the climate of coastal Europe. "Large regional changes could be in store if the ocean circulation changes," said Laura de Stern of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Saturn to be visible to the naked eye tonight.
That means Saturn will be especially bright, because it will be the closest to Earth it will get for 2011, making this an ideal time to take a gander at the gassy planet.
During opposition, the lord of the rings rises in the east at sunset and sets in Bodies, jet parts spotted at site of 2009 Air France crash in Atlantic
Undersea robots have located bodies, motors and a οΏ½large partοΏ½ of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, but haven't yet found its black box flight recorders, French officials said Monday.
Undersea robots have located bodies, motors and a οΏ½large partοΏ½ of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, but haven't yet found its black box flight recorders, French officials said Monday.Germany's radioactive boars a legacy of Chernobyl
BERLIN For a look at just how long radioactivity can hang around, consider Germany's wild boars. A quarter century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union carried a cloud of radiation across Europe, these animals are radioactive enough
BERLIN For a look at just how long radioactivity can hang around, consider Germany's wild boars. A quarter century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union carried a cloud of radiation across Europe, these animals are radioactive enough Ring 'ripples' in Saturn and Jupiter linked to comets
Scientists say that strange ripples observed in the ring systems of Saturn and Jupiter were caused by comets.
Scientists say that strange ripples observed in the ring systems of Saturn and Jupiter were caused by comets. Gravity satellite yields 'Potato Earth' view
It looks like a giant potato in space. And yet, the information in this model is the sharpest view we have of how gravity varies across the Earth.Nuclear industry touts safety of new reactors
OLKILUOTO, Finland Halfway around the globe from Japan's atomic emergency, engineers building a cutting-edge nuclear reactor along Finland's icy shores insist the same crisis could never happen here.
OLKILUOTO, Finland Halfway around the globe from Japan's atomic emergency, engineers building a cutting-edge nuclear reactor along Finland's icy shores insist the same crisis could never happen here. Identical twins not actually identical, shocking Canadian research finds
If you thought identical twins were identical, think again. Canadian scientists have discovered that identical twins do not have identical genes, a common assumption by researchers for more than a century, and a development that could have implications inStudy: Human virus threatens mountain gorillas
A group of researchers said Wednesday they have found that a virus causing deadly respiratory diseases in humans can be passed on to mountain gorillas in Central Africa.
Science | 208094 hits | 10:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A group of researchers said Wednesday they have found that a virus causing deadly respiratory diseases in humans can be passed on to mountain gorillas in Central Africa. Arctic Ocean has become less salty, more unstable
IQALUIT, Nunavut More fresh water is pouring into the Arctic Ocean as glaciers melt, raising concern among some scientists. The fresh water content of the upper layer of the Arctic Ocean has increased by about 20 per cent since the 1990s.Conservationists sound alarm over Africa's rhinos
Africa's rhinos face their worst poaching crisis in decades with organized crime syndicates killing more than 800 in the past three years alone, a global network of conservationists said Friday.
Science | 206998 hits | 8:13 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Africa's rhinos face their worst poaching crisis in decades with organized crime syndicates killing more than 800 in the past three years alone, a global network of conservationists said Friday.Florida Everglades built on ancient trash heap
The Everglades -- the picturesque, sensitive and environmentally diverse wetlands in Florida -- may have been built on the trash heaps of ancient humans.
The Everglades -- the picturesque, sensitive and environmentally diverse wetlands in Florida -- may have been built on the trash heaps of ancient humans.Genius at work: 12-year-old is studying at IUPUI
From within his 12-year-old, mildly autistic mind, there gradually flowed long strings of pluses, minuses, funky letters and upside-down triangles -- a tapestry of complicated symbols that few can understand.
From within his 12-year-old, mildly autistic mind, there gradually flowed long strings of pluses, minuses, funky letters and upside-down triangles -- a tapestry of complicated symbols that few can understand.Brown dwarf could be coldest known star
Astronomers say they've found a new candidate for the coldest known star a brown dwarf with the temperature of a freshly made cup of tea.
Astronomers say they've found a new candidate for the coldest known star a brown dwarf with the temperature of a freshly made cup of tea.Japan quake loaded stress on fault closer to Tokyo
The recent monster quake that hit northeastern Japan altered the earth's surface, geologists say, loading stress onto a different segment of the fault line much closer to Tokyo.
Science | 206862 hits | 4:24 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The recent monster quake that hit northeastern Japan altered the earth's surface, geologists say, loading stress onto a different segment of the fault line much closer to Tokyo. Biggest, brightest full moon to light up skyScience | 206819 hits | 7:19 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Stargazers will be treated to a bigger and brighter full moon Saturday when it gets closer to Earth than it has been in the last 18 years.Hygienic sharks go to cleaner stations
Scientists filmed sharks off the coast of the Philippines visiting a tropical seamount - or undersea mountain. This is a habitat for cleaner fish, which nibble off parasites and dead skin.
Scientists filmed sharks off the coast of the Philippines visiting a tropical seamount - or undersea mountain. This is a habitat for cleaner fish, which nibble off parasites and dead skin.Barbary macaques recognise photos of their friends
Adult monkeys recognise photographs of their friends, according to scientists. In an experiment, untrained Barbary macaques showed interest in the photos and spent more time scrutinising pictures of unfamiliar animals.
Adult monkeys recognise photographs of their friends, according to scientists. In an experiment, untrained Barbary macaques showed interest in the photos and spent more time scrutinising pictures of unfamiliar animals. NASA spacecraft now in orbit around Mercury
WASHINGTON For the first time, Earth has a regular orbiting eye-in-the-sky spying on the solar system's smallest and strangest planet, Mercury. 'Supermoon' to loom large on Saturday
Earth's closest celestial neighbour will appear to loom larger and brighter than usual on Saturday night, as astronomers anticipate a cosmic event called an "extreme supermoon".heron is chased by irate alligator mother after it swipes young from her nest.
This hungry heron clearly got more than it bargained for after snatching a baby alligator from its nest. The vulnerable reptile was grabbed by the large wading bird which then ran off with its lunch held in its beak.
This hungry heron clearly got more than it bargained for after snatching a baby alligator from its nest. The vulnerable reptile was grabbed by the large wading bird which then ran off with its lunch held in its beak.Stem cell researchers awarded US$500K prize in NY
Three stem cell researchers have been awarded the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for their pioneering work in human stem cells.
Science | 206774 hits | 5:23 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Three stem cell researchers have been awarded the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for their pioneering work in human stem cells.Tsunami killed thousands of seabirds near Hawaii
Thousands of seabirds were killed when the tsunami generated by last week's massive earthquake off Japan flooded Midway, a remote atoll northwest of the main Hawaiian islands, a federal wildlife official said Tuesday.
Science | 206757 hits | 5:21 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Thousands of seabirds were killed when the tsunami generated by last week's massive earthquake off Japan flooded Midway, a remote atoll northwest of the main Hawaiian islands, a federal wildlife official said Tuesday.Strength of deadly Japan quake increased to 9.0
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Geological Survey has upgraded the magnitude of Friday's deadly earthquake in Japan to 9.0
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Geological Survey has upgraded the magnitude of Friday's deadly earthquake in Japan to 9.0 Fresh evidence for expanding universe
The universe really is expanding and it's not an illusion as a competing theory suggests, say astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.Strong chance of a 7.0 earthquake: Japan agency
While relief efforts continued Monday for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast, the country's meteorological agency warned of the possibility of a 7.0 or higher magnitude temblor in the coming days.
While relief efforts continued Monday for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast, the country's meteorological agency warned of the possibility of a 7.0 or higher magnitude temblor in the coming days. Jasper becomes world's largest 'astronomy park'Science | 206960 hits | 9:48 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Environment Minister Peter Kent formally named Jasper National Park the world's largest dark sky preserve on Friday.Quake shifted island, sped up Earth's rotation
The changes may be imperceptible to most people, but the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday had a startling impact on the Earth, experts say. The 8.9-magnitude quake moved Japan's main island by more than two metres, in addition
The changes may be imperceptible to most people, but the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday had a startling impact on the Earth, experts say. The 8.9-magnitude quake moved Japan's main island by more than two metres, in addition NASA spacecraft gears up to orbit Mercury
On St. Patrick's Day, for the first time, a small NASA spacecraft called Messenger will enter into Mercury's orbit, circling at times as close as 125 miles from the planet's surface. And by coincidence, a few days before that will be the best time all yeaBack to Canada News
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