Archive of Science
News articles in the fields of science.
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Scientists Uncover Lightning Inside Volcano
Posted on April 10, 2009 by Mystech in Science(LiveScience) For the first time, scientists have been able to “see†and trace lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano. When Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano began rumbling back to life in January, a team...
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Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusion
Posted on April 7, 2009 by Mystech in Science(New Scientist) Telling the front from the back of a mask can be more difficult than it seems. Thanks to an effect called the hollow-mask illusion, the brain can have trouble deciding if the image is convex or concave. But,...
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Atmospheric homes of elves and sprites revealed
Posted on August 21, 2008 by Mystech in Science(New Scientist) A three-year space survey has produced the first detailed global guide to the location of elves, sprites, halos and jets. These are "transient luminous events" – brief flashes of light –in the upper atmosphere during thunderstorms. Their precise...
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Great beasts peppered from space
Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mystech in Science(BBC News) Startling evidence has been found which shows mammoth and other great beasts from the last ice age were blasted with material that came from space. Eight tusks dating to some 35,000 years ago all show signs of having...
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Ancient “Salt Cured” Man Found in Iranian Mine
Posted on July 5, 2007 by Mystech in Science(National Geographic) Another "natural mummy" — the sixth so far— has emerged in Iran's Chehrabad Salt Mine, archaeologists say. The individual, who was naturally mummified by the preserving properties of salt over the past 1,800 years, was recently exposed when...
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CDC Disease “Trading Cards”… I choose you Hantavirus!
Posted on June 28, 2007 by Mystech in ScienceThe Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued two sets of disease trading cards available as free downloads (Adobe PDF) from their website. Sorry gamers, they do not appear to be part of a collectible trading card game, but I...
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Giant microwave turns plastic back to oil
Posted on June 26, 2007 by Mystech in Environment, Science(New Scientist) A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, claims Global Resource Corporation (GRC), is a...
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Scientists Identify Pathogens That May Be Causing Global Honey-Bee Deaths
Posted on April 27, 2007 by Mystech in Environment, Science(Science Daily) Researchers have identified potential culprits behind the wide-spread catastrophic death of honey bees around North America and Europe. A team of scientists from Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and University of California San Francisco identified both a virus and...
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White House Tightens Publishing Rules for USGS Scientists
Posted on December 17, 2006 by Mystech in Political, Science(LiveScience) The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, who study everything from caribou mating to global warming, subjecting them to controls on research that might go against official policy. New rules require screening of...
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Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution
Posted on December 11, 2006 by Mystech in Science(New York Times) A surprisingly recent instance of human evolution has been detected among the peoples of East Africa. It is the ability to digest milk in adulthood, conferred by genetic changes that occurred as recently as 3,000 years ago,...
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