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The 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.
The discovery of these carbon structures in space could have a profound impact on our understanding of chemistry in the cosmos.
The plants employ essentially the same type of propulsion mechanism that jellyfish and squid use to move through water.
New solar lightbulbs from Denver startup Nokero could be the final nail in kerosene's coffin.
CANADA - 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 ...
*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...
totsohniinishli | 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...
totsohniinishli | 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...
A potential cyclone may move into the Gulf and stall BP's operations by 10 to 14 days.
X-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.
The design could allow robotic planes better maneuverability and the ability to recharge batteries by alighting on lines.
A wooden version of the world-famous stone structure has been discovered by British archaeologists.
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, oil skimming innovations have revved up in a field that hasn't changed much in 20 years.
Researchers compare the gait and foot structure of modern humans to a collection of 1.5 million year old footprints discovered in Kenya.
Turkish 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 ...
h/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 ...
India 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...
Pakistan 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...
India 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. "...
A 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...
The 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...
Vijay 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...
Dicky 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...
Munir 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...
For the first time, astronomers have been able to watch celestial objects form.
Scuba divers encountered the remains of a 3,000-year-old extinct monkey in an underwater Dominican Republic cave.
Researchers think they've determined the genetic markers for the most successful sled dog traits.
Los 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...
David 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...
The 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.
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The site of Jesus' baptism is dangerously contaminated, according to an advisory that urges tourists to stay out of the river's waters.
TECHNOLOGY - 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...
A 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.
CANADA - 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...
Peruvian researchers believe the remains date back more than 1,200 years.
A 33-year-long study shows that ground-dwelling squirrels are leaving hibernation earlier -- and eating more -- as the planet warms.
Nicolae Ceausescu, who ruled Romania with an iron fist for a quarter century, may not be buried at the grave bearing his name.
By being able to feed and excrete waste themselves, robots could be set to work for long periods without human intervention.
A second altered image does little to support BP's claims of transparency.
Japanese products maker Brother Industries has prototypes for shakeable "batteries" that generate power from vibrations.
For the first time, a researcher studies the brains of soldiers during combat in real time.
Scientists are investigating the causes of death, and the most likely scenario is exhaustion and hunger.
Hiking enthusiasts are interested in extending the Appalachian Trail along its proper geological trajectory across international boundaries.
Evidence suggests a newly found star is more than 300 times bigger than the sun -- twice the size of anything previously discovered.
The Top 10 longest living animals are named.
The 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...
India 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...
By 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...
By 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 ...
AgustaWestland, 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...
The 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...
Russia'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 ...
Russia 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...
AgustaWestland, 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...
This small, blind salamander can live to be over 100 years old, easily outlasting other amphibians.
HEALTH/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...
After some clever detective work, astronomers think Neptune was hit by a large comet... two centuries ago.
Proton 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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Documents riding with the ill-fated Donner Party yield new clues about Lincoln's life.
The bearded goby is eating its jellyfish predators off the coast of Africa.
A new practice called "i-Dosing" involves listening to binaural beats, and is supposed to produce feelings of ecstasy.
The 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...
The 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...
Russia'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 ...
Eliminating goats on the islands that once inspired Charles Darwin has helped boost native species.
Pakistan 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...
From 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...
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The tracking system could prevent space debris from colliding with spacecraft and satellites.
*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...
The stamina required to compete in one of the world's toughest events comes not only from training, but also from unusual inborn traits.
New research finds that low calorie diets improve health, despite when you start or how long you diet.
The 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.
The 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...
India 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...
Israel 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...
The "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...
China 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...
A giant Green Noise Wall that works like a Chia Pet is coming to I-70, east of Columbus, Ohio.
*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 ...
Tired 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...
The new gel would be a huge benefit to African women bearing the brunt of the AIDS pandemic.
The 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.
As 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.
An unmanned aerial vehicle will fly over the Atlantic to help us understand how tropical storms are formed.
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Giant 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.
Microsoft has shown off a "virtual human" that reacts to a person's emotions, body movements and voice.
Guatemala’s jungle-covered Peten region has offered up a Mayan royal tomb packed with a hoard of carvings, ceramics and children's bones.
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