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Jane Perrone: The question: How do I avoid smelly compost?
Jane PerroneThe compost problem is easy to solve. Chances are you've been breaking the rules of rotting
The Guardian – 1 hour, 13 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Jane PerroneThe compost problem is easy to solve. Chances are you've been breaking the rules of rotting
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Seeking Signs of Ancient Martian Life
StonyandCher writes in about a collaboration between NASA and a leading Australian exploration and mining scientist, Dr. Brent McInnes, to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. The plan is to develop and miniaturize the "Alphachron" — an exploration technology currently employed by the Australian minerals industry to determine the age of minerals. If the Alphachron can be miniaturized, it could fly with the next rover mission set for launch in 2010. "The highest priority is to understand when liquid water was present on Mars. 'The same minerals that can be found in [Western Australia]... can also be found on Mars,' McInnes said. Accordingly, by using the Alphachron to date minerals on Mars and thus tell when liquid water may have been present, it can be inferred when life may have been sustainable near the surface of the planet."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot – 1 hour, 30 minutes ago ¦ comment?
StonyandCher writes in about a collaboration between NASA and a leading Australian exploration and mining scientist, Dr. Brent McInnes, to search for signs of ancient life on Mars. The plan is to develop and miniaturize the "Alphachron" — an exploration technology currently employed by the Australian minerals industry to determine the age of minerals. If the Alphachron can be miniaturized, it could fly with the next rover mission set for launch in 2010. "The highest priority is to understand when liquid water was present on Mars. 'The same minerals that can be found in [Western Australia]... can also be found on Mars,' McInnes said. Accordingly, by using the Alphachron to date minerals on Mars and thus tell when liquid water may have been present, it can be inferred when life may have been sustainable near the surface of the planet."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Quake region home of giant panda, the symbol of ChinaAFP - As China scrambled to cope Tuesday with the death and devastation from a massive earthquake that hit the country's southwest, the government made an important announcement.
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When continental plates stop moving, volcanoes die
The continents are on the move. Their motion is driven by heat that escapes from deep in the Earth, like a simmering pot of soup. The continents are carried by thin sheets or plates of crust, either less-dense continental crust or heavier ocean crust.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 14 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The continents are on the move. Their motion is driven by heat that escapes from deep in the Earth, like a simmering pot of soup. The continents are carried by thin sheets or plates of crust, either less-dense continental crust or heavier ocean crust.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 14 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Ink-stained
No one really knows why man began to tattoo.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 14 minutes ago ¦ comment?
No one really knows why man began to tattoo.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 14 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Pollen allergies a side effect of greater floral purpose
Some flowers get a bum rap.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 15 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Some flowers get a bum rap.
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 15 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Science Briefs
Insect infestation pours CO{-2} into air
Columbus Dispatch – 2 hours, 22 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Insect infestation pours CO{-2} into air
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Looking at therapy under a biblical light
CHICAGO, May 13 (UPI) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is offering an online course that makes a case for using biblical narratives in psychotherapy.
United Press International – 3 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
CHICAGO, May 13 (UPI) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is offering an online course that makes a case for using biblical narratives in psychotherapy.
United Press International – 3 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Hawking searches for Einsteins in Africa
LONDON, May 13 (UPI) -- Physicist Stephen Hawking is helping launch 15 postgraduate centers for advanced math and physics in Africa.
United Press International – 4 hours, 50 minutes ago ¦ comment?
LONDON, May 13 (UPI) -- Physicist Stephen Hawking is helping launch 15 postgraduate centers for advanced math and physics in Africa.
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Chronic disease management: Does it improve health and save money?
A study to determine whether chronic disease management of individuals with diabetes and/or congestive heart failure improves health outcome and lowers healthcare costs trial provides the first scientifically valid look at what one might expect from chronic disease management programs that serve low-income individuals.
EurekAlert! – 5 hours, 26 minutes ago ¦ comment?
A study to determine whether chronic disease management of individuals with diabetes and/or congestive heart failure improves health outcome and lowers healthcare costs trial provides the first scientifically valid look at what one might expect from chronic disease management programs that serve low-income individuals.
EurekAlert! – 5 hours, 26 minutes ago ¦ comment?
