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Updated peak streamflow estimates for Utah
— 3 Oct 2007 09:05 | Geology and palaeontologyThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recently released new models for determining the magnitude and frequency of annual peak streamflow for rivers and streams throughout the State... — full story
Fifty years after Sputnik
— 3 Oct 2007 05:16 | AstronomyIn cosmic terms, half a century is a mere blink of an eyelid. But for mankind, much has happened in the 50 years since Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, was launched by the... — full story
Stopping atoms
— 3 Oct 2007 05:16 | PhysicsWith atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. A paper,... — full story
The icy climate of Titan mimics our tropics
— 3 Oct 2007 03:35 | AstronomyIf space travellers ever visit Saturn's largest moon, they will find a tropical world where temperatures plunge to minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, methane rains from the sky and dunes... — full story
How mother of thousands makes plantlets
— 3 Oct 2007 03:35 | BiologyNew research shows how the houseplant 'mother of thousands' (Kalanchoe diagremontiana) makes the tiny plantlets that drop from the edges of its leaves. Having lost the ability to make... — full story
New research into plant colours sheds light on antioxidants
— 3 Oct 2007 03:35 | BiologyScientists have made an important advance in understanding the genetic processes that give flowers, leaves and plants their bright colours. The knowledge could lead to a range of benefits,... — full story
New study sheds light on Galapagos hawk evolutionary history
— 3 Oct 2007 03:35 | BiologyScientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis used DNA sequences from feather lice to study how island populations of their host, the Galapagos Hawk might have colonised the Galapagos... — full story
How basil gets its zing
— 3 Oct 2007 02:35 | ChemistryThe blend of aromatic essential oils that gives fresh basil leaves their characteristic warm and sweet aroma is well characterised but not much is known about the enzymatic machinery... — full story
Survey of distant Universe releases images on Google Sky
— 3 Oct 2007 02:35 | AstronomyA massive project to map a distant region of the Universe in multiple wavelengths - from x-rays through ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio waves - is releasing its data this... — full story
Adenine in interstellar dust clouds?
— 3 Oct 2007 02:35 | AstronomySome of the elements necessary to support life on Earth are widely known - oxygen, carbon and water, to name a few. Just as important in the existence of life as any other component... — full story