Hazy shades of life on early Earth

post from Top stories on 19 March 2012 09:29:48 AM. © Top stories

A 'see-sawing' atmosphere over 2.5 billion years ago preceded the oxygenation of our planet and the development of complex life on Earth, a new study has shown.

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Looking at quantum gravity in a mirror

post from Top stories on 19 March 2012 09:27:02 AM. © Top stories

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Einstein's theory of gravity and quantum physics are expected to merge at the Planck-scale of extremely high energies and on very short distances. At this scale, new phenomena could arise.

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Mary's Monday Metazoan: Hot balls!

post from Pharyngula on 19 March 2012 09:21:56 AM. © Pharyngula

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Study: Exercise can lead to female orgasm, sexual
pleasure

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Findings from a first-of-its-kind study by Indiana University researchers confirm anecdotal evidence that exercise -- absent sex or fantasies -- can lead to female orgasm.

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The likely end of the faster-than-light neutrinos
story

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A different research group called ICARUS has repeated the earlier experiment done by the OPERA group and found that neutrino speeds do not exceed the speed of light after all.

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A brief bit about asteroid 2012 DA14

post from Bad Astronomy on 19 March 2012 09:00:19 AM. © Bad Astronomy

Asteroid 2012 DA14 is a rock about 40 meters (130 feet) across that passed very close to Earth last month, and will pass even closer in February of next year. Calculations indicate it will pass about 22,000 km (14,000 miles) from the Earth’s[...]

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The story of artificial intelligence

post from Top stories on 19 March 2012 08:54:59 AM. © Top stories

In the pale light of a laboratory, a white humanoid quietly contemplates a series of objects. A toy car is held up. "Toy car," the robot says, with barely a pause.

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World's Smallest Production Car Gets a New
Lease on Life

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: The quest for more fuel-efficient vehicles has seen a shift from the gas-guzzling behemoths of yesteryear to smaller and smaller cars, such as the Volkswagen up! and Toyota iQ. The smallest currently in production is the Tata Nano that measures j

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March 19, 1474: Venice Enacts a Patently Original
Idea

From Wired Top Stories: The earliest known administrative procedure for obtaining a patent has many similarities to the process today. Read the whole article

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Portable Device Can Sort and Count Different Cell
Types

From The Engineer - News: A new portable diagnostic device created by engineers at Stanford University is able to sort and count different types of cells. Read the whole article

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