Stories tagged "discovery"

4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt - Yahoo! News view story

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• 10 days ago
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Egypt's chief archaeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

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A Virus Named "Sputnik" Discovered to Hijack & Infect Other Viruses view story

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• 3 months ago
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Anybody who's ever caught a cold - which at the last count was everybody ever several times over - will be pleased to know that viruses can apparently get sick. Even better, they're made sick by another virus.

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Download : The True Story of the Internet view story

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• 8 months ago
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The Science Channel is premiering a highly anticipated (by myself anyway) series on the rise of internet giants and revolutions in the world wide web as we know it today.

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Kari Byron - Sexy Mythbusters Geek - FHM Photoshoot view story

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• 11 months ago
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Kari Byron, the sexy host of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, takes FHM into the lab for a little experimentation.

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10 Greatest Discoveries And Masterpieces Done After Dreams view story

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• 8 months ago
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NASA begins fueling shuttle Discovery for launch view story

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• 5 months ago
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NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery on Saturday for a late afternoon launch to the international space station.

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Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice view story

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• 3 months ago
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Heated to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, a sample of soil being analyzed by NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander let out a puff of vapor, providing final confirmation that the lander is sitting over a large chunk of ice.

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Messenger is alive and shooting (check the best photos!) | www.amazus.org view story

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• 6 months ago
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Nasa sent Messenger to investigate mercury which is the smallest and densest planet in our solar system. Beside having the oldest surface and being the closest to the sun, Mercury also has the largest daily temperature variations in his surface.

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The Associated Press: First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system view story

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• 8 days ago
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In this image released by NASA, a dust ring, seen in red, surround the star Fomalhaut, that resides at the center of the image, and not visible to the human eye in this image. The Hubble Telescope discovered the fuzzy image of the planet, known as Fomalha

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Researchers Find Roadmap to Next-Generation Cancer Therapies view story

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• 5 months ago
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Researchers find roadmap to next-generation cancer therapies with discovery of approximately 100 genes that work downstream of known cancer-causing mutations, providing a host of new opportunities for intervention.

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