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Shanghai bunker
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THE rest of the world hums with word of the rise of China and its increasing military might. China, however, is clearly concerned about its defences.
In the modern metropolis of Shanghai, construction has been completed on an underground bunker that can accommodate up to 200,000 people.
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Mars volunteers
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Six Russian volunteers are to get a taste of travelling to Mars, without ever leaving Moscow.
They will be locked up for 500 days in an airtight capsule resembling a spaceship, where they will eat sterile food and breath processed air.
The experiment is designed to help scientists better unde...
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George Wetherill
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Carnegie Institution planetary-formation theorist, and 1997 National Medal of Science recipient, George Wetherill, died from heart failure on July 19, 2006, at his Washington, D.C., home. Wetherill revolutionised our understanding of how our planets and solar system formed through his theo...
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Nebraska’s Sandhills
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Today, Nebraska’s Sandhills, a region of gently rolling sand dunes blanketed with prairie grasses and wetlands that cover a quarter of the state, provide ideal habitat for wildlife and livestock. During medieval times 800 to 1,000 years ago, however, the region was a swirling desert, far worse th...
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Sevastopol Pyramids
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Tens of scientists from different countries explore a place in Sevastopol, where seven ancient pyramids are presumably hidden underground. Archeological dig is underway.
Sevastopol researcher [B]Vitaly Gokh[/B] found the whereabouts of pyramids with the help of his unique pate...
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E. coli
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U.S. scientists say bacteria forcing the closure of many beaches may not be coming from people, animals, or sewage -- but might be produced in the sand. Researchers at Central Michigan University say they have found E. coli can live and thrive in beach sand without a warm-blooded host.
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Three Scottish Experts
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SCOTLAND: THE FINAL FRONTIER[url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17288026&...
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Survival of the human race
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The world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking said on Tuesday, at a news conference in Hong Kong, that the survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy the Earth .
The British astroph...
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GBuy
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GOOGLE will start an online payment system this month that will challenge eBay's PayPal and let Google offer more targeted ads
Some are reporting that Google’s GBuy system is set for release on June 28th. Others have it on June 25th.
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‘Oldest’ papyrus is decoded
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Greek and foreign experts have used cutting-edge technology to decode the Greek text of the world’s oldest literary papyrus more than four decades after its discovery, it was revealed yesterday.
The Derveni Papyrus — which has been in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki since...
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Hubertus Strughold
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A former Nazi scientist who was linked to experiments on prisoners in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany has been ousted from the US International Space Hall of Fame.
Hubertus Strughold, who had been honoured in 1978 for work in developing the spacesuit and space capsule and for his contr...
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Astrodea watch
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Ganci Air Base
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The defence minister of Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday that a decision on the future of a U.S. airbase 20 kilometers east of Bishkek would be made after experts complete a study of the facility.
About 1,000 U.S. servicemen are currently stationed at the base, set up in December 2001 for U.S. led opera...
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George C. Deutsch
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George C. Deutsch, the unqualified presidential appointee at NASA who told a Web designer to add the word "theory" at every mention of the Big Bang, resigned yesterday.
NASA might get someone qualified for the job next time.
The big bang theory is indeed a theory; but the laypersons us...
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Cardrona Standing Stone
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An ancient standing stone may be set to share its field with thousands of building blocks. Developers plan to build 21 new flats near the site of the rural relic at Cardrona (Peebleshire, Scotland). But local historical and environmental organisations have raised concern about the proposal.
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