Antimatter detector to catch last shuttle to space
By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-25T20:48:49ZGENEVA (AP) -- A $2 billion machine that will jump-start the search for antimatter and other phenomena was loaded onto a massive U.S. Air Force plane Wednesday for the final leg of its journey on Earth before it catches the last scheduled shuttle flight into space.... hosted.ap.org |
Strengthening La Nina could mean more hurricanes
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2010-09-09T17:21:36ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The La Nina climate phenomenon is strengthening, increasing the likelihood an active hurricane season could get even busier.... hosted.ap.org |
Chimps' future prompts debate over NM primate lab
By TIM KORTE 2010-09-22T18:17:05ZALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a southern New Mexico facility to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico's governor and also famed primate researcher Dr. Jane Goodall.... hosted.ap.org |
Novelties: Wider Streets for Internet Traffic
With Internet usage quickly growing, scientists are tapping certain characteristics of light to satisfy our deep bandwidth hunger. feeds.nytimes.com |
Astronomers Say They've Found Oldest Galaxy So Far
Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a smudge of light that European astronomers say is a galaxy from 13.1 billion years ago. feeds.nytimes.com |