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Political views may be 'hardwired' into us
'Scientists studying US voters say our political views may be an integral part of our physiological makeup.Their research, published in the journal Science, indicates that people who are sensitive to ...
Geothermal energy breakthrough promises easy way to find energy hotspots
'A new breakthrough is poised to radically alter the prospects of geothermal energy exploration. Van Soest and B. Mack Kennedy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found that an effective new...
Army puts $10m into 6-inch, solar powered spy plane
'Imagine a six-inch spy plane that sends back visual and chemical data in real time, runs on vibrations as well as sun and wind power - and looks like a bat! Thanks to a five-year $10-million grant f...
Plant's self-defence system could be early warning for possible crop failures
'Plants facing stressful conditions like drought produce their own aspirin-like chemical, US researchers say. The chemicals are produced as a gas to boost the plant's biochemical defences, say scient...
World's first computer network using quantum encryption for security is unveiled
'Perfect secrecy has come a step closer with the launch of the world's first computer network protected by unbreakable quantum encryption at a scientific conference in Vienna.The network connects six ...
Major study into out of body near death experiences in hospitals
'A large study is to examine near-death experiences in cardiac arrest patients. Doctors at 25 UK and US hospitals will study 1,500 survivors to see if people with no heartbeat or brain activity can h...
Global warming to cause large scale 'ecomigration'?
'Scientists have concluded that by 2100, climate zones will have likely changed across 12 to 39 percent of the Earth's land surface, based on a model that presumes a continuation of current patterns o...
The first ever Large Hadron Collider
The first ever Large Hadron Collider ...
Living buildings grown from trees within ten years?
'Plantware, the organisation behind the technology, said it has already enjoyed success creating bus-shelters, park benches and traffic lights using its unique growing techniques. Each home would b...
'Electrosmog' killing the planets bees?
'The West Coast has lost over 60 percent of its commercial bee population, and 70 percent of the population is now missing on the East Coast. It phenomenon seemed to start last autumn, and has now hit...
Large Hadron Collider's website hacked
'Hackers have infiltrated the computer systems of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest experiment in the world. A group calling themselves the Greek Security Team put a fake page on the facil...