Science
New Dino species discovered in South Africa E-mail
Friday, 13 November 2009
A new species of dinosaur that is similar to the gigantic sauropods has been discovered in a game reserve in central South Africa. The discovery by the team, led by a U.S. paleobiologist from Western Illinois University, helps to better define the period before the beginning of the sauropod.

 
Michael Green succeeds Stephen Hawking E-mail
Friday, 13 November 2009
Physicist Michael Green has been elected the eighteen recipient of the Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He succeds Stephen Hawking to the prestigious mathematical position.

 
Oceans have higher capacity to absorb carbon dioxide E-mail
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
According to a British study, the amount of carbon dioxide able to be absorbed into Earth’s oceans is much larger than previously thought.

 
Asians, N. Americans have best seats for 2009 Leonid meteor shower E-mail
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The peak of the Leonid meteor shower for 2009 is Tuesday, November 17. Asia has the best viewing for the Leonids, with up to 500 per hour. North Americans will be missing some of the action, with only a prediction of up to 30 per hour.

 
NASA debunks 2012 Mayan disaster scenario E-mail
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The movie ‘2012’ has gotten some people wondering if the world really will come to an end on December 21, 2012, based on writings from the ancient Mayan culture. NASA says it’s just a global disaster movie and the Mayans didn’t predict the end of Earth, only the end of a calendar cycle. Calm down! Everything is ok!

 
Sexual Health Week 2009 in Australia E-mail
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The first-ever Sexual Health Week began on November 9, 2009, and will run through November 15. As part of SHW2009, a survey has shown that nearly all adult Australians, taking part in the study, have had unprotected sex, but only about half of them have had a test for sexually transmitted infection.


 
BMW, Honda top most-reliable U.K. car ranking E-mail
Monday, 09 November 2009
According to the publication Fleet News, the top two most reliable automobile manufacturers used by British fleet management companies are BMW and Honda. And for most reliable car models, Honda had three of the top five models, with BMW capturing the other two spots.

 
New Zealand's South Island had dinosaurs, too E-mail
Monday, 09 November 2009
New Zealand geologists have uncovered the first evidence with respect to footprints that dinosaurs roamed New Zealand over seventy million years ago, and the first evidence ever of dinosaurs on South Island.

 
Find your risk of dying in U.S. and Europe E-mail
Sunday, 08 November 2009
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a website that predicts the probability of dying, based on 66 different health causes, in the various states of the United States versus the different countries of Europe, along with comparisons due to gender, age, and race.

 
Got bacteria? Yes, and you are unique! E-mail
Saturday, 07 November 2009
To find out how people differ with respect to bacteria and the onset of human diseases, researchers from Colorado and Missouri checked out 27 different locations on healthy adults. What they found out may surprise you!

 
It's safe to drink rainwater in Australia E-mail
Saturday, 07 November 2009
According to a Monash University study, people in Australia who drink rainwater are just as safe as others.

 
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