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The modern ear
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The evolutionary route from reptile to mammal is fairly well known. Between the Permian and Triassic periods, mammal-like reptiles evolved from basal forms that were fully reptilian. Through dozens of intermediate steps they evolved into mammals by the Late Triassic, some 225 million years ago...
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International Space University
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The International Space University, the only learning UK establishment dedicated to space science, is to launch the International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC) in the UK. The new body will be located at the Isle of Man International Business School following a five-year commitment by the Ma...
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Colombian Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:50:47 (UTC) on Monday, January 23, 2006, near the west coast of Colombia. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 26.2 km.
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Lost city
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The remains of what has been described as a huge lost city may force historians and archaeologists to radically reconsider their view of ancient human history.
Marine scientists say archaeological remains discovered 36 metres (120 feet) underwater in the Gulf of Cambay off the western coast of...
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Tropical storm Gabrielle
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Gabrielle became a tropical storm Saturday as it swirled toward the East Coast, where coastal residents in the Carolinas were preparing for heavy rain. The storm's centre was about 185 miles southeast of Cape Lookout at 5 p.m., and it was moving northwest at almost 8 mph and was expected to gradually...
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Hurricane Fitow
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Hurricane Fitow is forecast to make landfall in Japan in about 42 hours. probability for CAT 1 or above is 45% probability for TS is 75% Shizuoka (35.0 N, 138.5 E) probability for CAT 1 or above is 45% probability for TS is 75% Tokyo (35.7 N, 139.8 E) probab...
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Hurricane Felix
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Hurricane Felix strengthened to a Category 2 storm and shifted away from Curacao on Sunday, taking an unpredictable path that left Caribbean islands over a stretch of hundreds of miles fearful of the winds and rain to come. Felix was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday e...
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Hurricane Henriette
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Hurricane Henriette is forecast to make landfall in Mexico in about 18 hours. probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% probability for TS is 75% in about 3 hours San Lucas (22.9 N, 109.9 W) probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 3 hours probability for TS is 75% in about 3 hours
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Flying Saucer
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Since the age of the 1950s B-movies, flying saucers have been the vehicle of choice for any discerning alien. Looking like a cross between a metal hubcap and a glow-in-the-dark frisbee, these strange spacecraft have fascinated us for decades. Whether you accept Area 51 or reject the Roswell Incide...
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Chico Volcano
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The Chico volcano on Isabela island, in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, erupted late Saturday with a powerful explosion that spewed rivers of lava and a column of steam 20km high.
The nearby main town, Puerto Villamil, 25km away, was left unscathed by lava flows
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Maj-Gen Konstantin Chmarov sacked
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After the deadly abuse of a soldier at the Russian Plessezk space base, Defence Minister Anatoli Serdyukov has dismissed its commander. Deputy chief of the Plesetsk cosmodrome Maj-Gen Konstantin Chmarov was sacked for negligent performance of his duties, which recently led to the death of Priva...
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Northern Kentucky University Planetarium
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Northern Kentucky University today became the first educational institution in the world to have a laser projection planetarium system. The $1.2 million Digistar 3 Laser Projector was dedicated in ceremonies on the fourth floor of the Science Building on the Highland Heights campus. [url=http...
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Rajeev Lochan
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Rajeev Lochan, scientific secretary to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was killed late Friday in a road mishap in Andhra Pradesh, it was announced Saturday. Read more A scientific secretary with th...
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Cororapithecus abyssinicus
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Nine fossilised teeth found in Ethiopia are from a previously unknown species of great ape, Nature journal reports. The 10 million-year-old fossils belong to an animal that has been named Cororapithecus abyssinicus by the Ethiopian-Japanese team. This new species could be a direct ancestor of l...
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Geological dating
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A breakthrough in geological dating can be expected within the next few years, combining existing methods to yield higher accuracy over longer time scales closer to the earth's origin. This will bring great benefits not just for earth sciences, but also for other fields that rely on accurate datin...
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