Thursday, May 22, 2014

Scientists capture DEATH STAR in VIOLENT EXPLOSION - Register

Astroboffins have confirmed for the first time that Wolf-Rayet supermassive stars can die in a violent explosion known as a Type IIb superno...

Boffins capture DEATH STAR in real-time VIOLENT EXPLOSION - Register

Astroboffins have confirmed for the first time that Wolf-Rayet supermassive stars can die in a violent explosion known as a Type IIb superno...

New Supernova Study Reveals Mystery About The Death Of Massive, Super ... - International Business Times

There are massive and extremely bright stars in the universe that were long suspected by astronomers to die spectacular, explosive deaths,...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Mysterious stars linked to supernova death - The Space Reporter

Despite being over 20 times the mass of the Sun and at least five times hotter, Wolf-Rayet stars are poorly understood. They are rare and of...

Termite's genetic code linked to insects' complex social structures - Delhi Daily News

In a first, scientists have succeeded in sequencing the genome of the termites and it has helped them know how these pests create their rigi...

Scientists Decode Termite Genome, Which Might Lead To Less Toxic Pest Control - Design & Trend

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE THE LATEST NEWS FROM Design&Trend Termites cause an estimated $40 billion in damage to houses and businesses ev...

Termite Genome Sequenced for First Time, How Their Caste System Stacks ... - University Herald

May 21, 2014 10:17 AM EDT By Russell Westerholm, UniversityHerald Reporter (r.westerholm@universityherald.com) ...

Termite genome sequenced: Same sex, caste system as ants - Northern Voices Online

Termite genome has been sequenced. They share almost similar same looking sex and caste system as ants This is a great achievement for scien...

'Caste-System' of Termites revealed - The Utah People's Post

The genome of termite has recently been sequenced and clues are being revealed as to how a rigid social order is being created by pest...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

'Climategate' had only fleeting effect on global warming scepticism - The Guardian

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Record warm April ... and most Antarctic ice - USA TODAY

A penguin sits on a block of ice in front of Brazil's Comandante Ferraz base, in Antarctica, on March 10, 2014. (Photo: VANDERLEI AL...

Fire and ice: Melting Antarctic poses risk of volcanic activity, study shows - Sydney Morning Herald

Measuring the Earth's uplift in the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: UTAS New research on the effects of ice sheet melt in the Antarctic ...

Heightened Antarctic ice loss may prompt volcanic activity: Study - Delhi Daily News

There is added reason to be worried about the melting Antarctic ice sheets as climate change is bringing about the deformation in the Earth...

Antarctica loses 159 gigatonnes ice each year, show Satellite images - Indian Express

Antarctica is now losing ice twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed. (AP Photo) Summary Antarctica is now losing about...

Monday, May 19, 2014

UK discovery 'starts race' to turn light into matter - BBC News

By Jonathan Webb Science reporter, BBC News It would replicate a process that also occurs i...

Monday, May 12, 2014

Lost at Sea: Research Sub out of Woods Hole Goes Missing in Deep Pacific ... - Boston.com

Nereus's mission was to undertake research in the deepest parts of Earth's ocean where pressure on the vehicle can be as great as 1...

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Distant Sun's sibling found - Delhi Daily News

Researchers at the University of Texas have said that it is likely that our sun has got a sibling as they have found a star which according ...

'Sibling' sun found 110 light yrs from Earth - RT

Published time: May 11, 2014 11:20 AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini The sun could have a sibling according to researcher...

Astronomers discover first “sibling” of Sun - French Tribune

Astronomers have discover the first "sibling" of the Sun, a massive star that is located nearly 110 light years away in the Herc...

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Mind-Blowing Computer Simulation Recreates Our Universe - Discovery News

Astronomers have a pretty good idea how the universe began and the near-14 billion years of evolution after, but throwing all our knowledge ...

Computer Simulation Recreates the Universe and 13 Billion Years of Cosmic ... - Science World Report

Astronomers have managed to create the first realistic virtual universe using a computer simulation that can recreate 13 billion yea...

Entire virtual universe built in supercomputer. No, not this universe. Well, probably - Register

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have created a a giant virtual universe – 350 million light-years squared – which can be used to simulate the...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Virtual universe in a supercomputer's pocket, spanning post-Big Bang to present ... - Register

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have created a a giant virtual universe – 350 million light-years squared – which can be used to simulate the...

Virtual Universe Looks Like the Real Thing - NBCNews.com

A team of astronomers has created the most realistic simulation of our universe ever made — a 14-billion-year history that took months of wo...

Universe evolution recreated in lab - BBC News

By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News ...

Climate Change Worse Than We Predicted, Says New Report - The Escapist

[unable to retrieve full-text content] The Escapist A new government report has summarized the present and future impacts of climate change ...

Report: Climate change already affecting US - Washington Post

By Associated Press, WASHINGTON — When it came time to deliver a new federal report detailing what global warming is doing to America and ...

US Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods - New York Times

The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water gro...