Scientists Weigh Option of Burying Greenhouse Gases
In the fight against global warming, some scientists have chosen to focus on efforts to transform greenhouse gases into a solid form, making them capable to be buried under the seabed.What is the redOrbit Knowledge Network?
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May 9, 2008 at 13:49 CDT
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Dissolving Bodies Could be the Future of Death
Humans have either buried or burned their dead since the beginning of civilization, but now a new option is gaining interest in mortuary science circles—dissolving...
Humans have either buried or burned their dead since the beginning of civilization, but now a new option is gaining interest in mortuary science circles—dissolving...
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Cyclone Nargis Flooding in Burma.
The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma. Cyclone Nargis made landfall with sustained winds of 130 mph and gusts of 150-160 mph, which is th...
Bright Slope Streaks on Dark Slopes in Bahram Vallis.
This image reveals bright slope streaks in Bahram Vallis, a long sinuous valley that winds across northeastern Lunae Planum and Xanthe Terra to the circum-Chyrse basin.
Typically, dark an...
Interacting Galaxy NGC 6670.
NGC 6670 is a gorgeous pair of overlapping edge-on galaxies resembling a leaping dolphin. Scientists believe that NGC 6670 has already experienced at least one close encounter and is now in the ear...
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The first U.S. patent for an animal was issued to geneticists at Harvard University in 1988. The animal--called an oncomouse--is a genetically engineered mouse that is highly susceptible to breast cancer.Sponsored links
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There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. - Douglas Adams
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magnanimity
Pronunciation: /mag-nuh-NIM-i-tee/
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"The magnanimity of the victims in not seeking revenge was commendable."
Today in History
May 9, 1961
In a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton N. Minow condemned television programming as a ``vast wasteland.''
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