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Russian rocket wreckage threatens Ecuador satellite
The Ecuadorian Civil Space Agency issued an alert Wednesday about a possible collision of its Pegaso satellite, launched last month, with the wreckage of a Russian rocket. "ALERT: Possible collision of NEE-01 PEGASO and remains of Russian rocket," appeared Wednesday on the Twitter account of the space agency known as EXA. EXA's director, astronaut Ronnie Nader, published a notice from the ...
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Over 10 new oil fields found in Siberia
Space imaging studies have revealed over 10 new oil deposits in Krasnoyarsk territory in Siberia, a scientist said. "The method of space imaging quantum-optical filtration allows us to identify the boundaries of deposits," said Valery Rostovtsev, associate professor of Tomsk Polytechnic University's geology and prospecting department. "We can see four deposits near Bely Yar in the Tomsk ...
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UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2013 150 Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality ...
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Putin finds it very important to pool efforts to ensure equal security in Euro-Atlantic space
MOSCOW, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin finds it very important to pool efforts of all countries and the expert community to ensure equal security and a joint strategy of the struggle against the threats and challenges emerging in the Euro-Atlantic ...
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Buzzing by Anneliese Emmans Dean | Book Review | GrrlScientist
A delightful partnership of science, poetry, photography and insects, this informative and witty book is an excellent introduction to common British minibeasts, intended especially for young ...
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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
See you in the fourth, Neil Patrick Harris winks to Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) about midway through their third absurdist odyssey A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, essentially summarizing just how far we have come since 2004 whe ... ...
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Space tourism wont hurt environment Branson
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson and pilot Mark Stucky celebrating the successful flight of SpaceShip2 under rocket power. (AFP PHOTO / Handout / Mark Greenberg) British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change. More than 500 people have already reserved seats -- and paid ...
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Govt to announce €7m science research investment
Almost €7 million in funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects is to be announced by the Government. The funding is being targeted at projects which may have a commercial benefit with further development. The investment is being made as part of Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award programme. It is also being carried out in collaboration ...
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The Apprentice a psychological assessment | Dean Burnett
The Apprentice is a very popular TV show despite everyone seeming to hate it. There are interesting psychological reasons for why this is the ...
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China growth to increase demand for office space in 2013
/enpproperty--> The Knight Frank Asia-Pacific Prime Office Index rose for the twelfth successive quarter, boosted by the Chinese economy and the knock-on effects from Japan's stimulus measures, the real estate service provider said in a report. The index increased 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013 and 5.6 percent over the last 12 months, as the still robust economy in China is ...
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Former Science and Technology minister warns of low added value trap
Xu Guanhua, former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, warned of the low added value trap in the development of China's emerging industries during the "2013 China's Strategic Emerging Industries Development Forum" held in Beijing on May ...
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