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India witnesses total solar eclipse,Taregna gets 4 mins of fame!
"Taregna gets its 4 minutes of fame""PATNA: A mindboggling two lakh star gazers including researchers, astronomers and scientists, from across the globe descended till Tuesday midnight on a sleepy Bihar... 
24th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy
"Bhopal, Dec 03: The city on Wednesday observed the 24th anniversary of what is termed the world's worst-ever industrial disaster -- the Bhopal gas tragedy -- the effects of which continue to be visible till... 
Look Out for the ISS Toolbag
"On Nov. 18, 2008, spacewalking astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped her backpack-sized toolbag and it floated away from the International Space Station. The errant bag, about as big as a hiker's... 
7th-Grader Designs Three Dimensional Solar Cell
Not only can 7th Graders play video games and skateboard better than me, they can invent better solar cells... 3 D ones, with as much as 500 times the light absorption of today's."Hugh Pickens writes "12-year-old William Yuan's invention of a highly-efficient,...
Luther, OK: Explosion, Flames, Smoke Visible For Miles After Train Derailment
Live Streaming video Sky5 on KOCO.comAudio from KFOR Train Derailment and Fire near Luther According to KOCO and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, Train had 110 cars with two employees. The Train was from going from Tulsa, OK to Texas. Train contains ethanol and crude...
Scientists say they're closer to invisibility material
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. ...
The Invisible Man. A scientific breakthrough
"Today, your eyes might not deceive you. But soon, they very well might.Some extremely clever people at Cal (the one at Berkeley) have created a material that can control the direction in which visible light... 
Snow capped Everest turning into rocky mountain
The glacier cover in mountain regions worldwide has decreased significantly in recent years as a result of warming trends, according to a latest report conducted by the International Center... 
Ravers lose sight at Russian laser show
Wow, quite a story. Apparently these lasers were supposed to shoot into the sky, but because it was raining the set up tents and had the lasers reflect off them instead. The lasers were too powerful to be doing... 
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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![In the Path of an Asteroid [illustration]](http://media.nowpublic.net/images//df/e/dfe3b1c2ab58ee902387186aaf6f30fd.jpg)
Canadian Satellite to Spot Killer Asteroids
The Canadian Space Agency is developing a satellite for tracking earth-bound asteroids. Remote though the risk is, they believe that $12 million is a reasonable price for peace of global mind. However, Morgan...
N. Korea destroys nuclear tower
" YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Canada Study: Lose the accent to succeed, minorities.
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnyone in business who has tried to carry a conversation with someone who speaks in a heavy foreign accent certainly knows the frustration trying to understand...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Arson confirmed in TX Governor's Mansion fire
The fire at the Texas Governor’s Mansion was indeed a case of arson. Video surveillance cameras show a suspect throwing a lit object onto the porch.Previous NowPublic coverage can be seen by clicking here"...
Afterglow of the Big Bang May Be Related to "Collossal Structures," Scientist...
And people think that science isn't fun. Read on to learn more about the afterglow of the big bang, the mottled appearance of the universe, and what it all means."Colossal structures larger than the visible... 
Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness
3 Words.........."Run Penguins Run"!!!"Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darknessReutersPublished: Monday, June 09, 2008WELLINGTON (Reuters) - One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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