| Probe hints at cosmic dust |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the Nasa Stardust spacecraft. |
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| Ring may be giant 'impact crater' |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists. |
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| Collider to shut for year to fix faults |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. |
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| NASA Launches Interactive Simulation |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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| Plants discover the benefits of good neighbors in strategy against herbivores |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The study, published today in New Phytologist, reveals how a species of birch tree adsorbs chemical compounds from neighbouring marsh tea plants, Rhondodendron tomentosum, in a unique 'defence by neighbour strategy.' |
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| Galapagos tension |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem? |
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| Ancient eggshell yields its DNA |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say. |
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| LHC fault forces 2011 shutdown |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. |
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| Tropical cyclone formation likely near Madagascar |
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - Forecasters are watching a low pressure area located off the east coast of Madagascar that appears ripe for development in the Southern Indian Ocean. If it becomes a tropical storm, it would be named Hubert. |
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| From the desk lamp to the desktop? |
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - In the future, getting a broadband connection might be as simple as flipping on a light switch. In fact, according to a group of researchers from Germany, the light coming from the lamps in your home could one day encode a wireless broadband signal. |
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