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SCIENCE / NEWS Thu Mar 8, 2007 @ 7:46pm neoform

Physorg -- A 17-year University of Utah study of ground movements shows that the power of the huge volcanic hotspot beneath Yellowstone National Park is much greater than previously thought during times when the giant volcano is slumbering. The $2.3 million study.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a normal star - a distant world just three times the size of our own. Discovering a planet with a similar mass to that of Earth is considered the "holy grail" of research into planets.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue May 29, 2007 @ 11:19pm neoform

Independent -- Astronomers have pinpointed two massive stars, orbiting close to each other in space, that could merge to create a "super" sun, 100 times bigger than our own. The massive "binary" star system, located in a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, has been captur.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Nov 14, 2006 @ 1:09am neoform

New Scientist -- Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say... Read More