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Sound Exceeds Speed Of Light

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

A group of high-school and college teachers and students have transmitted sound pulses faster than light travels at least according to one understanding of the speed of light. The results have conformed to Einstein’s theory of relativity. The work could help spur research that boosts the speed of electrical and other signals higher than before.
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One of the greatest mysteries of the universe is about to be revealed with the first detailed, three-dimensional map of dark matter, the invisible material that makes up most of the universe. Astronomers stated yesterday that they have achieved the apparently impossible task of creating a picture of something that has defied every attempt to […]

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Scientists have discovered that an enormous size ice shelf broke off an island in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be a noticeable sign of global warming. It is said to be the largest break in 25 years, casting an ice floe with an area of 66 sq km (25 square miles). It […]

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If you are into reading the Chinese Zodiac you would know that Year 2007 the Year of the Pig which begins on February 18, 2007 and ends on February 6, 2008. So naturally some people are celebrating it with some green pigs that glow in the dark. Chinese scientists have stated that they have successfully bred […]

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Europe’s Largest Dinosaur Discovered In Spain

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Paleontologists stated that they have discovered the remains of Europe’s largest dinosaur on record near Riodeva, Spain. The plant-eater, which scientists named Turiasaurus, died about 150 million years ago. The size of the bones puts the creature among the largest dinosaurs to walk the earth, scientists said.
Its skeleton is the most complete of the super-giants, […]

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