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CONTRIBUTOR: . The probability for
such an event is practically zero in the next few billion years. If the Earth
stopped spinning suddenly, the atmosphere would still be in motion with the
Earth's original 1100 mile per hour rotation speed at the equator. All of the
land masses would be scoured clean...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . An 800-year-old
inscription detailing a donation during the Hoysala Regime has been discovered
in Arattipura, India. This find is thought to be a very important discovery for
researchers interested in Jainism, as it may provide evidence for an older Jain
site than the sacred location of Sharavanabelagola and the site...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . ZME Science "Beauty
is the first test; there is no permanent place in the world for ugly
mathematics," G. H. Hardy (1877-1947)...
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. Space Weather Message Code: WATA50 Serial Number: 57 Issue Time: 2015 Nov
02 1714 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G3 Predicted Highest Storm Level
Predicted by Day: Nov 02: G3 (Strong) Nov 03: G3 (Strong) Nov 04: G2 (Moderate)
THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT Comment: The arrival of...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . ZME Science A new
finding is sending waves throughout the marine biology community: Omura's whale,
a whale so rare that researchers weren't even sure if it exists anymore...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . ZME Science For
decades, scientists have been discussing about the possibility of a clean,
virtually inexhaustible source of energy – and they still are. But with the work
of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, that may soon
change, and the way we think of energy might change....
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CONTRIBUTOR: . The fossilized
skeletons of strange creatures—odd, beaked fish with teeth and ‘feet’—were
uncovered by quarry workers in southwestern England in the early 1800’s. Dubbed
“fish lizards” (or Ichthyosauria) at the time, the old discoveries are now under
new examination. These ancient sea monsters, specimens collected from across
Europe, are apparently...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . I last commented
about Antarctica and SLR when I “reviewed” the AR5 cryosphere chapter. As I
noted there, things have come on quite a way since I were a lad (...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . By Brian Clegg The
Internet has gone mildly bonkers over a child in America who was marked down in
a test because when asked to work out 5x3 by repeated addition he/she used 5+5+5
instead of 3+3+3+3+3.Those who support the teacher say that 5x3 means 'five lots
of 3' where...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . ZME Science CT-Scans
create an image by using Röntgen radiation, more widely known as X-rays --
having a much higher energy than visible light, they penetrate through most
materials and are captured by a special film on the other side....
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