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Looking down on the tallest structure ever built
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-23 2:48)
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The highest resolution satellite in operation took this shot of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the highest structure ever built
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China bucks recession trend to keep emissions high
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-23 2:11)
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The global financial crisis caused carbon emissions to drop in 2009, but not by as much as expected as China and India kept growing
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US tops new list of greenest supercomputers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-23 2:04)
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In the race to make the greatest supercomputers on the planet, speed isn't everything– environmental impact matters, too
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Missing: Milky Way's smallest black holes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-21 21:00)
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Black holes weighing 2 to 5 times as much as the sun are conspicuously absent in a survey of 16 of the galaxy's black holes
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The nano-secret of youthful skin
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-21 19:00)
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A compound in anti-wrinkle creams used to stimulate collagen growth may do so by providing the ideal molecular surface for the collagen to grow
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Compound combats triple-negative breast cancer in lab
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 19:00)
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A compound that slows the proliferation of triple-negative breast cancer cells in lab tests could lead to drugs to target this aggressive tumour
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US reserves of rare earth elements assessed for first time
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 5:58)
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The US has 13 million tonnes of rare earth elements but it would take years to begin to extract them, suggests the first detailed report on the country's supply
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Extreme survival: The toughest beast in the world
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 2:45)
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What shrugs off lethal gamma rays, temperatures close to absolute zero, the vacuum of space, unearthly pressure and 120 years without water? (full text available to subscribers)
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Vikings brought first native American to Europe
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 2:26)
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DNA and geneaological records of native Icelanders reveal that an Amerindian woman may have been the first native American to set foot in Europe
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Brian Marsden, the man who made asteroids sexy, dies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-20 2:15)
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The longtime head of the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center calculated the orbits of thousands of asteroids and comets
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