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'Superflares' from stars counted Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars.
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Tech Toys: The hottest gadgets of the week Got gizmos? For those who love gadgets as much as we do, we've compiled this collection of the must-have gadgets of the week. From Frisbees to fridges, smartphones to headphones, here's the best of the best.And for tons of great gear, check out Uncr
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UK retains strict animal test law The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.
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Starlite is a heat-resistant miracle material that could change the world - but its ingredients are being kept secret It was unveiled on the BBC TV show ‘Tomorrow’s World’ in 1991 during which its British inventor held a Starlite-coated egg up to a blowtorch - and it was still runny inside.
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Star Trek universal translator to join war on terror It was fiction as Star Treks Universal Translator, in the hands of Lieutenant Uhura, chief communications officer on the USS Enterprise who kept Captain Kirk in touch with both Starfleet Command and the universe at large. Its now nearly a reality.
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Men like meat 'because it is strong and powerful, not wimpy like soy' The authors said that men eating soy 'would have to give up a food they saw as strong and powerful for a food they saw as weak and wimpy.'
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Green Blog: Clouds and Climate, Redux A new, accessible book may be useful to people taking their first dive into the role of clouds in climate.
New York Times | 3 hours, 39 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Nasa rocket Soyuz TMA-04M lands on International Space Station NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin are set for a four-and-half-month stay in space, after docking with the ISS in the early hours of this morning.
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Ring of fire: Hundreds of millions to witness 'annular' solar eclipse this Sunday Shadows on the ground will also turn into crescents and 'rings' of light as moon covers as much as 94% of the sun this Sunday in parts of the U.S. and Asia.
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Private Rocket Launch Saturday May Herald New Commercial Spaceflight Era A turning point for private spaceflight looks to be on the horizon.
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