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posted by John D. Cox at Discovery News - Top Stories - 5 hours agoThe first global map of the heights of Earth's forests will help scientists fill gaps in their accounting of the planet's inventory of carbon dioxide.
posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 6 hours agoThe discovery of these carbon structures in space could have a profound impact on our understanding of chemistry in the cosmos.
posted by Larry O'Hanlon at Discovery News - Top Stories - 8 hours agoThe plants employ essentially the same type of propulsion mechanism that jellyfish and squid use to move through water.
posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 9 hours agoNew solar lightbulbs from Denver startup Nokero could be the final nail in kerosene's coffin.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 9 hours agoCANADA - Thought the recession was gone? Nope, its coming back for the "Dreaded Double Dip", likely sometime in late 2010 or early 2011. Canada's economy is slowing fast, but is still leagues ahead of the ...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago*Church Rock Navajos commemorate 1979 uranium spill* *New uranium mining targets Church Rock, where the soil and water remain heavily contaminated* Photos copyright by Garrett Brennan Stewart, Navajo...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours agototsohniinishli | July 18, 2010 The opening prayer of the 2 mile walk down to the commemoration site. I apologize for the shaky camera hand. Censored news reporter Brenda Norrell http://www.bsnorrell.blo...
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours agototsohniinishli | July 18, 2010 Teddy Nez, President of the community action group, Red Water Pond Road Community Association, talks about the dirt road that leads to his residence, the status of the Re...
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoA potential cyclone may move into the Gulf and stall BP's operations by 10 to 14 days.
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoX-ray analysis shows the insects slide their guts ahead before moving the rest of their body in a unique form of motion that may inspire new robot designs.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoThe design could allow robotic planes better maneuverability and the ability to recharge batteries by alighting on lines.
posted by null at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoA wooden version of the world-famous stone structure has been discovered by British archaeologists.
posted by Cristen Conger at Discovery News - Top Stories - 10 hours agoIn the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil skimming innovations have revved up in a field that hasn't changed much in 20 years.
posted by Zahra Hirji at Discovery News - Top Stories - 13 hours agoResearchers compare the gait and foot structure of modern humans to a collection of 1.5 million year old footprints discovered in Kenya.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 18 hours agoTurkish Amphibious Assault Bridge SYHK) concept is similar to the German M3 Amphibious Bridging and Ferrying System. SYHK Amphibious Assault Bridge is designed by the FNSS Defence Systems Inc to carry the ...
posted by Alison at Creekside - 19 hours agoh/t WestEnd Bob, who knows that goodness is sexy. Long and short versions of Wikileaks "Collateral Murder". Assange has said he was more appalled at the shelling of the surrounding buildings than at ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 19 hours agoIndia is set to become the favourite market for global defence firms as it is expected to spend about $80 billion on defence acquisitions in the next five years, according to a report. While developed econ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 19 hours agoPakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has rubbished claims that production of JF-17 Thunder warplanes has been hit by problems relating to procurement of Russian engines and said the...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 19 hours agoIndia is in the process of finalising with the UK the terms of reference for buying an additional 57 Hawk advanced trainer for the Indian Air Force, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallamraju has said. "...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 19 hours agoA proposed U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia will include 84 new Boeing Co. F-15 fighter jets and may be valued at as much as $30 billion, according to a government official familiar with the plan.The deal al...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 19 hours ago
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 20 hours agoThe Indian Army intends to buy the US-designed Javelin anti-tank guided missile to equip its troops with the capability to defeat enemy armour systems. The defence ministry is expected to issue a letter of...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 20 hours agoVijay Mohan About a decade after being designed, the Army has approved bulk production of lightweight modular hand grenades developed by DRDO for induction. An order has been placed with the Ordnance Facto...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 20 hours agoDicky Christanto Pakistan Defense Minister Chaudhary Ahmed Mukhtar offers his Indonesian counterpart the latest jet fighter called the JF-17 during his visit to Jakarta on Wednesday.Defense Minister Purnom...
posted by Alison at Creekside - 22 hours agoMunir Sheikh, head of Statistics Canada today: "I want to take this opportunity to comment on a technical statistical issue which has become the subject of media discussion. This relates to the question o...
posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 22 hours agoFor the first time, astronomers have been able to watch celestial objects form.
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 22 hours agoScuba divers encountered the remains of a 3,000-year-old extinct monkey in an underwater Dominican Republic cave.
posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoResearchers think they've determined the genetic markers for the most successful sled dog traits.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day agoLos Angeles Times, It is difficult to believe that the Los Angeles Times would allow such ignorance and racism to be published as in 'Mystery Language on a Border Sign.' It insults the O'odham right to tr...
posted by Clark Boyd at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoDavid Cameron, Britain's new Prime Minister, is currently in the United States for talks with President Obama. The two leaders have a lot of weighty issues to discuss: the BP oil spill and the war in Afgha...
posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoThe veteran Mars Odyssey satellite has switched itself into "safe mode" after detecting a problem with an electronic encoder responsible for controlling the orientation of the spacecraft's solar array.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago*World Indigenous Day* August 9 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm . Location YWCA Frances McClelland Leadership Center 525 N. Bonita Ave, Tucson, Arizona Created By Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras PLEASE JOIN US as we co...
Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoThe site of Jesus' baptism is dangerously contaminated, according to an advisory that urges tourists to stay out of the river's waters.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 1 day agoTECHNOLOGY - Yahoo! Inc. has been playing second fiddle for years now, ever since Google became the hot profitable company. The problem with Yahoo! is that they haven't really done anything new and exciti...
posted by John D. Cox at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoA new window into the deep past offers a glimpse into the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and rise of sea level around the world.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 1 day agoCANADA - For the 2nd time since June 1st, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has raised the key overnight lending rate by 0.25%, bringing the total to 0.75%. This is despite economic worries that many po...
Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoPeruvian researchers believe the remains date back more than 1,200 years.
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoA 33-year-long study shows that ground-dwelling squirrels are leaving hibernation earlier -- and eating more -- as the planet warms.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoNicolae Ceausescu, who ruled Romania with an iron fist for a quarter century, may not be buried at the grave bearing his name.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoBy being able to feed and excrete waste themselves, robots could be set to work for long periods without human intervention.
posted by Tracy Staedter at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoA second altered image does little to support BP's claims of transparency.
posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoJapanese products maker Brother Industries has prototypes for shakeable "batteries" that generate power from vibrations.
posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoFor the first time, a researcher studies the brains of soldiers during combat in real time.
Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoScientists are investigating the causes of death, and the most likely scenario is exhaustion and hunger.
posted by Zahra Hirji at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoHiking enthusiasts are interested in extending the Appalachian Trail along its proper geological trajectory across international boundaries.
posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoEvidence suggests a newly found star is more than 300 times bigger than the sun -- twice the size of anything previously discovered.
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 1 day agoThe Top 10 longest living animals are named.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoThe United States and Israel are days away from reaching an agreement on the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, which would be the first foreign military sale of the new warplane.srael woul...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoIndia is evaluating the advanced Patriot ground-based air defence system for its ballistic missile shield and the US has provided "classified" material to it on the weapon unit, which was successfully used...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoBy Jim Garamone The United States and South Korea today announced a series of military exercises designed to send a strong, clear message to North Korea to stop its provocative and warlike acts. U.S. Defen...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoBy Gopal Ratnam General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said it won U.S. approval for an export version of the Predator drone, clearing the way for the first sales of the unmanned aircraft in the Middle ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace have announced that the Japan Coast Guard has signed contracts for six more AW139 medium twin helicopters. These aircraft will be deploye...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoThe first of four Royal Thai Air Force Gripen pilots and technicians are undergoing training in Sweden to allow Squadron 701 of the 7th Wing to go operational next year.Thailand is initially buying six Gri...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 1 day agoRussia's fifth-generation fighters for export will be cheaper than their foreign analogues, the general director of the aviation companies Sukhoi and MiG said on Tuesday."The price of the fifth-generation ...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoRussia said July 20 it had signed agreements to sell 20 Sukhoi fighter planes to Vietnam and 16 to Algeria, news agencies reported.The head of Russia's military technology cooperation service, Alexander Fo...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company has announceed that the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has taken delivery of its first AW139 medium twin engine helicopter. This aircraft will be used t...
posted by Jennifer Viegas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoThis small, blind salamander can live to be over 100 years old, easily outlasting other amphibians.
posted by C. Moffat at Lilith News - 2 days agoHEALTH/SEX - The World Health Organization and several other health groups are trying to promote circumcision as a way to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. They conducted three test studies wherein...
posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoAfter some clever detective work, astronomers think Neptune was hit by a large comet... two centuries ago.
posted by Rossella Lorenzi at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoProton analysis shows the dead sea scrolls' chemistry matches that of the water in the area where the ancient document was found.
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posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoDocuments riding with the ill-fated Donner Party yield new clues about Lincoln's life.
posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoThe bearded goby is eating its jellyfish predators off the coast of Africa.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoA new practice called "i-Dosing" involves listening to binaural beats, and is supposed to produce feelings of ecstasy.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoThe deployment of Iskander missiles in Russia's northwestern military district is incomprehensible in view of Russia's current relations with NATO, Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo has said.On Satur...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoThe Russian Defense Ministry will buy the first 10 fifth-generation fighters between 2013 and 2015 and then another 60 after 2016, a senior military official said on Monday.Deputy Defense Minister for Arms...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoRussia's state-owned defense corporation Oboronprom and India's Vectra Group have signed a $30 million contract on the supply of four Ka-32 Helix helicopters, the Russian company's CEO Andrei Reus said."I ...
posted by Jessica Marshall at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoEliminating goats on the islands that once inspired Charles Darwin has helped boost native species.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoPakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has termed the development and production of JF-17 Thunder warplanes in co-operation with China as ‘success story’ and said the two countries wi...
posted by Alison at Creekside - 2 days agoFrom StatsCan today : The numbers, rates and severity of crimes reported to police dropped again last year, continuing a 10-year trend. StatsCan Tables here. Aha! say the Harperclones, that's because peop...
posted by Jorge Ribas at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoIf this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag... we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here o...
Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoThe tracking system could prevent space debris from colliding with spacecraft and satellites.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 days ago*A Week of Declarations; Celebrated, Reconsidered And Forced * By Ohnkwe Ohnwe Native Pride So a couple of days after Americans celebrated their Declaration of Independence from tyranny I travelled to Wash...
posted by Emily Sohn at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoThe stamina required to compete in one of the world's toughest events comes not only from training, but also from unusual inborn traits.
posted by Teresa Shipley at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoNew research finds that low calorie diets improve health, despite when you start or how long you diet.
posted by Jennifer Ouellette at Discovery News - Top Stories - 2 days agoThe first known case of a quasar acting as a gravitational lens has been discovered, magnifying a distant galaxy and splitting it into two distinct images. Jennifer Ouellette chats with the discoverers.
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoThe Indian Army is fighting attacks in the cyber world with electronic warfare capability of the "highest standard", say officials pointing out that virtual strikes have shot up from hostile quarters in bo...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoIndia could buy 10 to 12 more C-17 transport planes from Boeing Co beyond the 10 planes already planned, Christopher Chadwick, president of Boeing military aircraft told on Monday.The Pentagon's Defense Se...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoIsrael has temporarily grounded its fleet of Hawker Beechcraft T-6 'Efroni' basic trainers, after a female cadet ejected from an aircraft at its air force flight academy, suffering minor injuries.The incid...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoThe "Iron Dome" short- and medium-range rocket-defense system successfully completed its last round of tests Monday, the Defense Ministry and the IDF said.The final tests were carried out in the Negev this...
posted by ASIAN DEFENCE at ASIAN DEFENCE - 2 days agoChina and Pakistan have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a stealth version of a light-weight fighter aircraft.JF-17 Thunder, also known as FC-1, being jointly built by Kamra-based...
posted by Alyssa Danigelis at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoA giant Green Noise Wall that works like a Chia Pet is coming to I-70, east of Columbus, Ohio.
posted by Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 3 days ago*Keep your eyes to the sky and your feet in the mud Joe...* thesludgereport *Joe has been banned from Youtube time and again, but he's back for awhile, I hope. Seem's that every time he talks about ...
posted by Nicole Gugliucci at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoTired of terrestrial vacations? We have the destination for you! A beautiful lake-side retreat on Saturn's moon, Titan. (We accept no liability for sickness and death associated with excessive methane inha...
Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoThe new gel would be a huge benefit to African women bearing the brunt of the AIDS pandemic.
posted by Michael Reilly at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoThe broken well in the Gulf of Mexico has been capped. A new seep has been detected nearby that could be natural, or a worrying sign that the worst is yet to come.
posted by Cristen Conger at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoAs the U.S. energy industry inches away from reliance on fossil fuels, experts have heralded various greener technologies, but none match wind power’s squeaky clean performance.
posted by Irene Klotz at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoAn unmanned aerial vehicle will fly over the Atlantic to help us understand how tropical storms are formed.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 days ago... *..*.... Double click on pamphlet pages to enlarge. *WHEN: August 8 – 9, 2010* *WHERE: Wahelut Indian School* *Franks Landing Community, 11110 Conine Ave SE Olympia, WA 98513* *Info: 1-360-458-...
posted by Zahra Hirji at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoGiant black jellyfish are congregating in coastal waters off California. Scientists are mystified about where they come from and why their strange appearances are growing more frequent.
posted by David Teeghman at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoMicrosoft has shown off a "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.
posted by Rossella Lorenzi at Discovery News - Top Stories - 3 days agoGuatemala’s jungle-covered Peten region has offered up a Mayan royal tomb packed with a hoard of carvings, ceramics and children's bones.
posted by brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 days ago*Leticia X is Human II: Tragedy & Waiting for Pres. Obama* *By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez* Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/ In October of 2009, I wrote a column about a brilliant high schoo..
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