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Scientists
Discover Tenth Planet
July
29, 2005
A
planet larger than Pluto has been discovered in the outlying regions of the
solar system. The planet was discovered using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at
Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif. The discovery was announced today by
planetary scientist Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena, Calif., whose research is partly funded by NASA.
Source:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
3D
Barcodes to Identify Stolen Valuables
July
30, 2005
Diamonds
and valuable works of art could be protected against theft using microscopic,
encrypted barcodes.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Calls
to End Us Domination of The Internet
July
31, 2005
Whenever
you surf the web, send emails or download music, an unseen force is at work in
the background, making sure you connect to the sites, inboxes and databases you
want. The name of this brooding presence? The US government.
Source:
NewScientist.com
India
Launches Its First Cheap PC
August
1, 2005
India's
first low-cost personal computer has been launched in the Tamil Nadu state
capital, Madras. Designed by IT firm HCL Infosystems, it is priced at 9,990
rupees ($225) and includes all the basic features required for a first-time
user.
Source:
BBC News
Warming
Making Hurricanes Stronger, Study Says
August
1, 2005
Is
global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the
answer is yes. Scientists call the findings both surprising and
"alarming" because they suggest global warming is influencing storms
now—rather than in the distant future.
Source:
Environmental News Network
‘Pig
Disease’ May Be Spreading Between Humans
August
1, 2005
Vaccines
to combat a deadly pig-borne disease were flown to south-western China on
Sunday, where the spread of the rare illness has already killed 36 people and
infected 198. The unusually high numbers of people infected by the swine disease
has led scientists to speculate that it may be being spread from
human-to-human—or that another disease entirely is to blame.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Baby
Famine Link to Schizophrenia
August
2, 2005
Babies
born during famine are at higher risk of schizophrenia, a study has found.
Source:
BBC News
Spacewalking
Astronaut Completes Repair
August
3, 2005
The
crews of Discovery and the ISS completed a delicate operation to remove loose
material sticking out between heat-shielding tiles on the Orbiter's belly.
Source:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Spitzer
Finds Hidden, Hungry Black Holes
August
3, 2005
Most
of the biggest black holes in the universe have been eating cosmic meals behind
closed doors – until now. With its sharp infrared eyes, NASA's Spitzer Space
Telescope (SST) peered through walls of galactic dust to uncover what may be the
long-sought missing population of hungry black holes known as quasars.
Source:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Earth
'Air' Found on Moon
August
4, 2005
Paris
- The Moon's soil is impregnated with nitrogen that came from Earth's
atmosphere, according to Japanese scientists writing on Thursday, the weekly
British science journal.
Source:
News24.com
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