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A partial eclipse of the Moon can be seen on June4th 2012 from most of Australia and New Zealand. The partial lunar eclipse is safe to view without the need for special filters. Observers in the U.S. will be able to see the partial lunar...

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The Martian climate is harsh and unforgiving, despite the challenges faced by these two robotic rovers they did a sterling job. Spirit is now silent and has been since March 22, 2010, communication with Spirit has been unsuccessful. Over...

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Enthalpy is the heat energy exchange that takes place during chemical reactions. It has the symbol H and is measured in kJmol, or kilojoules per mole.

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Bald Wombats and other tragedies Apparently wombats are eating something that makes the grow bald and die. I must be a wombat! The only difference is that I will take much longer to die than the other wombats. I must say, I don't...

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Bird song video Bird brains teach us a few things about our own brains Celebrated by poets and welcomed as a harbinger of spring, the seasonal outpouring of bird song is also a focus of research for scientists. The way birds...

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It is well known that for animals (and humans) new proteins are needed to establish long-term memories. During learning information is stored at the synapses, the junctions connecting nerve cells. Synapses also require new proteins...

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There have been a few reported incidents that seem to involve some sort of object or objects appearing close to the Sun. Most of these reported images are from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) aimed at the Sun. Already the...

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There is a fungus that attacks ants and eats their brains. Before the ant's brains are completely eaten the ants do crazy things that will probably get them devoured Well there is a another fungus that preys on the zombie ant fungus and...

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We all heard the theory that glaciers are melting at an alarming pace and will raise the sea level by 20 ft. in the near future.

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A full Moon will take place on May the 6th 2012 it is a fairly common event. On average we have a full Moon every 28 days. The Moon rises and sets as it has done for millennia. We on Earth have an affinity with the Moon yet we know very...

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The month of May and June 2012 will bring a few interesting observing events. Of note Mays Annular Eclipse will take place on the 20th of May and the transit of Venus on June 5 or 6th depending on your location. An annular eclipse of the sun...

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A proposed video feed of the Earth as seen from space will be streamed live 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The video feed will be in high definition video by cameras attached to the International Space Station (ISS) These images will...

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Chickens have already been to space in previous Space Shuttle Missions. Chicken embryos were taken to space to measure the affect of weightlessness. Recently a rubber chicken named Camilla was launched by balloon although it did not...

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New science is shedding light on what really happens during out-of-body experiences -- with shocking results. This article was adapted from the new book "Brain Wars", from Harper One. In 1991, Atlanta-based singer and...

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Its a train its a plane, no its Venus. Planet Venus gets the lions share of the blame. Venus is very often mistaken for an UFO. Not surprising Venus can be very bright, especially when the planet is near the horizon just after sunset or...

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There are a few great planets to have a look at, Venus is perhaps the easiest to see because it is extremely bright. Mercury is a little elusive and a bit harder to spot. Mercury being so close to the Sun orbits the Sun in 88 days. Mercury is...

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In the largest collaborative study of the brain to date, scientists using imaging technology at more than 100 centers worldwide have for the first time zeroed in on genes that they agree play a role in intelligence and memory. ...

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The biggest lie of human memory is that it feels true. Although our recollections seem like literal snapshots of the past, they're actually deeply flawed reconstructions, a set of stories constantly undergoing rewrites. Consider...

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Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest and most comprehensive analyses so far of the brain structures vital to general intelligence and to specific...

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Several large studies have shown that people with diabetes are at especially high risk for Alzheimer's disease. Steven Arnold, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Memory Center, said diabetics are 50 to 100 percent more...