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Friday, 8 July 2011
The death throes of giant stars that have gone supernova could be generating the veil of dust that permeates young galaxies.
Monday, 4 July 2011
China's monopoly over rare-earth metals could be challenged, a study suggests.
Monday, 27 June 2011
Japanese scientists have discovered that songbirds are using their own form of grammar.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
The deadly quake that struck off Japan ruptured a relatively small part of a notorious fault that straddles the Pacific seabed.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Scientists have set a new data speed record using just a single laser to transmit the equivalent of 700 DVDs in one second.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Scientists using theories first developed by Albert Einstein believe they've found a huge population of planets that don't orbit stars.
Monday, 9 May 2011
A massive bombardment of meteors, asteroids and comets during the early history of the solar system may have given the Saturnian moon Titan its nitrogen rich atmosphere.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Researchers from Australia and Japan have successfully teleported wave packets of light, potentially revolutionising quantum communications and computing.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Japanese scientists believe they are getting closer to growing a human eye.
Monday, 4 April 2011
A team of scientists has developed a new type of atomic clock, which has potential to dramatically improve GPS accuracy and could test the laws of physics.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Questionable limits As Japanese authorities work to contain radiation at Fukushima, concerns have been raised about public communication on radiation risk.
Friday, 25 March 2011
Japanese scientists have found measurable concentrations of radiation in seawater samples taken 30 kilometres from land, according to the UN nuclear watchdog.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Evacuation, temporary shelter and iodine pills are the chief weapons for protecting civilians against nuclear fallout, experts say.
Monday, 14 March 2011
A core meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant is unlikely to result in a Chernobyl-like disaster, but its impact will still be significant, say experts.
Monday, 14 March 2011
Experts say it is too soon to know if the tectonic upheaval that shook northeast Japan last week has put Tokyo at greater risk.