A Review of Blue Morph at RPI
What does the metamorphosis of the blue morpho from chrysalis to butterfly sound like, you ask? Well, nothing. But the shell of the chrysalis vibrates, and using a tiny mirror, a laser and the advancements of nanotechnology, it sounds like a sick animal in pain. In more eloquent terms, [...]
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New Pint-Sized Meat Eating Dinosaur Discovered
Discovered in Argentinean rock dating back 230 million years, a new dinosaur has been added to our science books. The newfound primitive dinosaur, Eodromaeus, would have been around 4 feet high and 10 to 15 pounds in weight.
Eodromaeus joins its kin Eoraptor, a similar-sized dinosaur, which lived in the [...]
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New Planet Discovered
A newly discovered planet beyond the solar system is not only the smallest extrasolar planet yet; it is also the first to be made entirely of solid material. Discovered by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft and dubbed Kepler-10b, the newly discovered planet is about 40% bigger than the Earth.
Researchers believe the planet to be [...]
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Siberian Volcano May Have Caused Mass Extinction
A new study suggests that ozone-depleting gases may have at least partly caused the greatest extinction in history from a massive volcanic eruption.
Researchers have long struggled to explain the “Great Dying” that occurred at the end of the Permian period. Some think that the extinction too a long [...]
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The Birthplace of Stars Identified on the Milky Way.
About 260 light years long, and made of cold gas and dust, the string of star “beads” are more than just a spectacular feature in our galaxy. The beads hold an important secret. They are the birthplace of very big stars, research shows.
Jill Rathborne, of CSIRO [...]
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The Worst Nuclear Accident Site In History Is Now Open To Tourists.
When one hears of Chernobyl, an image of destruction and radiation come to mind. However, the Ukraine has plans to open Chernobyl to the public come 2011.
Chernobyl is the site of a 1986 nuclear explosion that killed 32 plant workers and firefighters. This event [...]
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Neanderthals Smarter Than We Once Thought
When one thinks of a Neanderthal, a brawny, semi-hairy creature with a large forehead come to mind. However, there may have been more to them than meets the eye.
The long-held view that Neanderthals were inferior to Homo sapiens is changing. Characteristics thought only to be unique to humans have been linked [...]
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Second Stem Cell Trial Ready to Go
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to a second clinical trial involving human embryonic stem (hES) cells. The company responsible for the trial is Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), a biotech company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. ACT was one of the first companies involved in [...]
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Prize Time
The first of the Nobel Prizes was awarded on Monday, October 4th to Robert G. Edwards, in the physiology or medicine category. He pioneered the in vitro fertilization procedure, which has become a routine reproduction method, despite surrounding controversies. The remaining Nobel Laureates will be announced throughout the week. Can they be predicted?
In [...]
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The vaginal gel that significantly reduces the chance of H.I.V. infection in women has stumbled upon financial trouble. Recap the potential of the gel in The Free George’s Science News July 24th edition. The New York Times reports that in order to release the gel, the results from the South African lab need to [...]
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