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Science: Scientists say destructive solar blasts narrowly missed Earth in 2012

YoopyaMar 26, 2014September 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012, U.S. researchers said

Science: Leaving politics behind, Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space

YoopyaMar 26, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut blasted off for six-month stay aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, a partnership unaffected by

Rock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth

YoopyaFeb 25, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon

Lockheed tech lets U.S. Apache helicopter pilots aim in color

YoopyaFeb 20, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – The U.S. Army has unveiled new technology that will for the first time allow AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots to see targeting and surveillance

Scientists to map genome of medieval English king Richard III

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A year after they revealed a twisted skeleton found under a car park as the mortal remains of King Richard III, scientists in

Star-rich galaxy found from universe’s baby years

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Astronomers have found an old and distant galaxy that is believed to date back to a time when the universe was just 650

Step to artificial hand that feels what you touch

YoopyaFeb 6, 2014November 1, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not quite the bionics of science fiction, but European researchers have created a robotic hand that gave an amputee a sense

Scientists Solve Mystery of Flying Snakes

YoopyaFeb 3, 2014November 1, 20230

A new study sheds light on how flying snakes are capable of gliding in the air. This discovery can possibly help in the improvement of

Humans controlled fire at least 300,000 years ago, new study says

YoopyaJan 29, 2014November 25, 20230

Archeologists know that early humans discovered fire over a million years ago, but when they learned to control it–to use it for cooking and for

Europe launches RoboEarth: ‘Wikipedia for Robots’

YoopyaJan 17, 2014December 3, 20230

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Let the robot race begin. Expectations are high for RoboEarth, a new European-funded system to speed the development of human-serving robots.