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posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 minutes agoEurope's comet-bound Rosetta spacecraft did a little sight-seeing over the weekend, snapping pictures of an asteroid known as Lutetia, located in the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 18 minutes agoTECHNOLOGY - In 2005 Sony Canada decided to drop all of its TV ads in an effort to focus on internet marketing. Even yesterday, with massive advertising campaigns centred around the World Cup final game b...
posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 34 minutes agoI see London, I see France, I see Belgium's buildings' underpants. A new searchable thermographic map shows which houses in neighborhoods across the country are going commando.
posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 hour agoThe particle physics community is buzzing about a rumor suggesting that the Higgs boson has been discovered by Fermilab's particle accelerator, the Tevatron. Is there any truth behind these whisperings?
posted by Jorge Ribas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 hours agoWe've heard of cats that can predict deaths and toads that can predict earthquakes, but none of these animals had the fate of a nation sitting squarely on its (many) shoulders like Paul, the World Cup-pred...
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoMeasuring a car's gasoline use with the familiar miles-per-gallon measure doesn't reflect a car's true consumption of fuel.
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoThe placement of the navel, the body's center of gravity, could separate winners from losers.
posted by John D. Cox at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoA single storm killed 500 million trees in the Amazon, adding a new timescale to the mix of events that can impact global climate change.
posted by Larry O'Hanlon at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoNew research on how microscopic leaf pores respond to sunlight reveals some of the first universal relationships between plants and climate.
posted by Michael Reilly at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoAerial pictures show an artificial sand berm designed to prevent oil from entering coastal marshes is already crumbling into the sea.
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 4 hours agoThe gene could one day be used to turbocharge memory and brain function.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
NEWS ADVISORY: 07/12/2010 CONTACT Klee Benally 928-380-2629 media@TrueSnow.org http://www.truesnow.org/ *Save the Peaks District Court Arguments Rescheduled for July 20th* *USDA admits that reclaimed wa...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 5 hours agoOver its 30-year history, the USS McInerney racked up a lot of firsts, from new propulsion systems to cutting-edge weaponry.Now at dock at Mayport Naval Station for the final time, the crew of the oldest-s...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 5 hours agoThe recent graduation ceremony here for Pakistani troops trained by Americans to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda was intended as show of fresh cooperation between the Pakistani and American militaries. But ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 6 hours agoThe Israel Air Force closely followed the maiden flight of the F-15 Silent Eagle, which took to the skies over the weekend in the US. Debate continued within the Defense Ministry over whether it should buy...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 6 hours agoIndia and the United States have begun talks here on the price and onboard equipment for the 10 Boeing C- 17 military transport aircraft that the Indian Air Force (IAF) wants.According to reliable sources ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 6 hours agoRussia will supply Afghanistan with 21 Mi-17 Hip military transport helicopters, an Afghan television channel reported on Monday.According to Tolo television, the contract is worth $300 million and was con...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
** *.* *Navajos and other New Mexicans remember legacy of death from Trinity atomic bomb detonation and Church Rock uranium spill on July 16* By Brenda Norrell Narcosphere *Photo Atomic bomb detonation Tri...
posted by Rossella Lorenzi at Discovery News - Top Stories - 8 hours agoThis tiny fragment is thought to be part of a letter addressed to Akhenaten, the “heretic” pharaoh who ruled Egypt during the 14th century B.C.
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 9 hours agoFacebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a "panic button" application on its site.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 9 hours agoA solar eclipse blanketed parts of the Pacific in darkness over the weekend.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoAlthough the old "Top Hat" collected 25,000 barrels of oil a day on average, the new system may be enough to contain the whole leak.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoOne website has created a Steve Jobs Email Generator to send fake replies to people who have emailed him.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoThis bendable bike can wrap around any post, so you can keep your entire bike safe with just one lock.
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 11 hours agoThese sharks' diets had long been a mystery, but DNA sequencing is shedding light on how they survive in their deepwater world.
posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 15 hours agoAsteroid dust may have been found inside Hayabusa's sample return capsule, but how could this finding help us? For a start, it'll help us understand these potentially hazardous objects a little better.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 21 hours ago*Keep Out! Radioactive Sacrifice Area* ** *by Debra White Plume, Oglala Lakota Author, Artist, Activist from the Beautiful Pine Ridge Homeland* Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/ Photo: Bri...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 23 hours ago*.* *In the New Mexico homelands of Navajos and Pueblos, July 16 marks a day of secrecy and the legacy of death* *Photos: Trinity detonation of first atomic bomb, 35 miles southeast of Socorro, NM. Photo ...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago***Indigenous People Without Borders* Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010 Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Watsonville Bike Shack Street: 555 Main Street (Behind the Old Chavez Furniture Store) City/Town: Watso...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago*Urban Patrols to begin in Rapid City, following officer shooting Lakota youth* ** *By James Swan* *United Indian Warrior Society/AIM Black Hills* Good morning everyone It has been a busy week. We had our f...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago*Arizona’s SB 1070: A crack law by any other name By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez * By now, most of the world has learned that the Republican-dominated legislature in Arizona and its unelected governor are...
posted by Clark Boyd at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoVeljo Haamer dreams of one day making the entire country of Estonia one giant hotspot.
posted by Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 1 day agoby Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy, Doug Drenkow, Communications Specialist The U.S. right wing consistently mistakes bigger slices of a smaller pie for growth! In fact, wealth is the product of labor...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoThe Russian air defense system is designed so that it responds to all aircraft approaching the state's airspace, a high ranking Defense Ministry source said."That is perhaps its basic difference from the A...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoThe third developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) conducted on April 15, 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, primarily for the flight testing of indige...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoIf you thought the Rs 42,000 crore project to procure 126 multi-role fighters for the IAF was the "mother of all defence deals", think again. The stage is now being set for an even bigger project—this one ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoThe remaining four Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) out of 10 Turkey ordered from Israel are expected to be delivered to Turkey in August.The first six UAV aircraft ordered from Israel were delivered t...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago*Phoenix Events -- July 15, 16 and 20* *By Save the Peaks* The court date for oral arguments to Save the Peaks has been rescheduled AGAIN! The case has been moved from July 16th to July 20th apparently d...
posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoCash-strapped, earthquake-ravaged Haiti is an ideal place to put renewable energy to the test. One American social entrepreneur is making it happen.
posted by Michael Reilly at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoApart from being totally adorable, sea otters may account for $700 million worth of carbon sequestration.
posted by Zahra Hirji at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoRussian scientists believe their deep-diving Mir submarines could cap the leaking BP oil rig.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoRussia's Armed Forces will test-launch up to 12 ballistic missiles a year over the next decade, a top military official said on Thursday."We currently carry out 10-12 ballistic missile launches a year and ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoAccording to spokesman of PAF, PAF squad will participate in ‘Red Flag’ war games of multinational armed forces. The exercises will begin from July 15. Pilots, technicians and senior officers of PAF are ta...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoIsrael Aerospace Industries expects to launch flight-testing in early August with a Boeing 767-300 that has been converted to a tanker for the Colombian air force.IAI won a contract in 2008 to convert the ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoIAF has asked the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) to develop light food products in squeezable tubes that the pilots can consume even as they are strapped in their Sukhoi 30 MKIs, Mirage 2000s and ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoBoeing on 8 July received a license to export the F-15 Silent Eagle to South Korea and tested in flight one of the key upgrades for the stealthy new design.South Korea is expected to issue a request for pr...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of 24 MH-60R SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training an...
posted by Benjamin Radford at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoA new study finds no link between childhood cancer and exposure to cell phone towers.
posted by Alison at Creekside - 2 days agoOddly, Media Co-op has an opinion piece up, criticizing Paul Jay for doing opinion pieces like this one above. Meanwhile, in an alternate universe : After an emotional morning-long debate, city counc...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 days agoHi Brenda, Thank you for the great work you do. I am a big fan of your blog. I am working with Puente in Phoenix and making videos about SB1070. I thought you may be interested in some of the videos I ha...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 days agoOn June 23, 2010, a day of G8/G20 resistance and action for environmental and climate justice, a coalition of grassroots organizers staged the Toxic Tour of Toronto to raise awareness and help expose t...
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 3 days agoTECHNOLOGY - Rogers Communications has launched a new discount wireless service called Chatr, offering unlimited calling and texting overseas for flat-fee plans ranging from $15 to $65 (almost identical to...
posted by Zahra Hirji at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoArtificial lights may stave off our fear of the dark, but they also spell trouble for animals that rely on darkness to find food or migrate.
posted by Eric Bland at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoIf the containment cap fails, engineers are hopeful relief wells will do the trick. Find out how the two wells work here.
posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoCurious how planets can form from disks of gas and dust? Well, the rings of Saturn are serving scientists as a living laboratory to better understand the process.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 3 days agoCANADA - Economic figures in Canada continued to boom in June, creating 93,200 jobs with the largest gains in self-employment (25,600). This brought the unemployment rate in Canada down to 7.9%. Most of t...
posted by Talal Al-Khatib at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoAbove, you'll see some of the top images of the week. Click on each one to explore the story behind it. If you were too busy powering your air conditioner this week to turn on your computer, here's a list ...
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 3 days agoHEALTH - A vaccine for HIV/AIDS could be available by 2014 or 2015 thanks to scientists who have found two powerful human antibodies which can stop the spread of HIV. The two antobodies, VRC01 and VRC02 a...
posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoNASA is running low on plutonium, an issue that is causing growing concern for future outer solar system missions. Will Europe step in to alleviate concern for the supply of this valuable energy resource?
posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoOne of the last remaining wooly mammoth populations may have experienced a sudden die-off.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoThe eight-legged oracle has become a World Cup sensation after correctly predicting all six of Germany's games.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 days ago*KXCI Tucson's '30 Minutes' Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez on SB 1070 and HB 2281*Listen at: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kxci/.artsmain/article/14/218/1672613/KXCI.Public.Affairs/30.Minutes-.Roberto.Dr...
posted by Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 3 days agoReading Eagle Bill Press 7/5/2010 Glenn Beck already launched a radio and TV show, written several best-selling books, organized Tea Party rallies, launched a voter-registration drive and performed hi...
Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoA British man has been found guilty of handling stolen goods following the theft of a Shakespeare manuscript.
posted by Gene Charleton at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoOne unique proposal for a bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoAstronomers deemed the mysterious island the best place to witness Sunday's alignment of the sun, Earth and moon.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoSome e-waste isn't recycled at all, but shipped for a profit to countries with lax environmental laws.
posted by Jessica Marshall at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoOxygen-starved conditions that have persisted for more than a month in the Gulf of Mexico are likely due to the BP oil spill, researchers say.
posted by Emily Sohn at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoForensic experts are investigating the science of evil to determine which crimes should get the worst sentences -- and they need your help.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoWhile time dilation and quantum tunneling might help, relativity will always get in the way of your time-traveling dreams.
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