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Dirty stars make good solar system hosts
Some stars are lonely behemoths, with no surrounding planets or asteroids, while others sport a skirt of attendant planetary bodies. New research published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters explains why the composition of the stars often indicates whether their light shines into deep space, or whether a small fraction shines onto... view more... (2009-10-07)
National Science Week 2004: Science for all shapes and sizes
National Science Week 2004 (12-21 March) is fast approaching, with science events for everyone across the UK. From the science of David Beckham in Yorkshire to a look at one of the world's oldest products of biotechnology (wine, of course) in London and spaghetti tower-building in Scotland, hundreds of thousands of people of all ages will be... view more... (2004-01-29)
The IAU draft definition of 'planet' and 'plutons'
The world's astronomers, under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), have concluded two years of work defining the difference between "planets" and the smaller "solar system bodies" such as comets and asteroids. view more (2006-08-16)
Basque Country University researchers publish two articles in Nature on latest discoveries on Venus
Nature journal has published a series of articles devoted to the new discoveries by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express space probe made on our neighbouring planet. view more (2007-12-03)
Lightest exoplanet yet discovered
Well-known exoplanet researcher Michel Mayor today announced the discovery of the lightest exoplanet found so far. The planet, "e", in the famous system Gliese 581, is only about twice the mass of our Earth. view more (2009-04-22)
New Science Centres Require Millions in Annual Subsidies
An annual subsidy of £50 - £100 million will be needed to keep the UK's new science centres afloat, suggests John Beetlestone, retired founding Director of Techniquest, in an opinion piece in this month's Science & Public Affairs. The Millennium Commission and others have recently invested around £1 billion in science... view more... (2000-04-10)
Huge pressures that melt diamond on planet Neptune determined by Sandia researchers
The enormous pressures needed to melt diamond to slush and then to a completely liquid state have been determined ten times more accurately by Sandia National Laboratories researchers than ever before. view more (2009-02-18)
Genes and groups of genes commonly shared between species, studies show
Two new studies by University of California, Berkeley, scientists highlight the amazing promiscuity of genes, which appear to shuttle frequently between organisms, especially more primitive organisms, and often in packs. view more (2007-03-12)
Magnetic Tornadoes Could Liberate Mercury's Tenuous Atmosphere
As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). view more (2009-06-03)
Spread of plant diseases by insects can be described by equations that model interplanetary gravity
Researchers from Penn State University and the University of Virginia show that the spread of diseases by insects can be described by equations similar to those that describe the force of gravity between planetary objects. view more (2006-09-05)
Top class images help ESA`s Rosetta prepare to ride on a cosmic bullet
Chase a fast-moving comet, land on it and `ride` it while it speeds up towards the Sun: not the script of a science-fiction movie, but the very real task of ESA`s Rosetta spacecraft. New observations with the European Southern Observatory`s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide vital information about Comet Wirtanen - Rosetta`s target - to... view more... (2002-02-26)
Science on buses goes European
Sci-bus, the biggest bus poster campaign about science ever mounted, will be seen simultaneously by over 8 million people in capitals of every member of the European Union during European Science and Technology Week (4 - 10 November 2002). The Graphic Science Unit at the University of the West of England, Bristol has planned the campaign in... view more... (2002-10-18)
IFST announces Co-operating Societies Agreement with SIFST
The Singapore Institute of Food Science & Technology (SIFST) and the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) of the United Kingdom are the respective national professional bodies. Both recognise their international responsibilities in food science and technology and the important role of the International Union of Food Science &... view more... (2003-12-10)
Press invatiotion: The First Science and TV Drama Festival, Paris, September 29/30
The Eiffel Tower is to be the venue for the first Science and TV Drama Festival on September 29th and 30th. Members of the press are invited to preview the entered programmes and to here discussion of some of the issues arising. The nine short-listed finalists for the two MIDAS awards, the "Oscars" of the worlds of TV drama and European... view more... (2001-09-18)
IFST/CIFST Co-operating Societies Agreement
The Chinese Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) and the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) of the United Kingdom are the respective national professional bodies. Both recognise their international responsibilities in food science and technology and the important role of the International Union of Food Science &... view more... (2001-10-18)
UWE Research team advise Royal Society on Science Communication
The Graphic Science team in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England has won a £10,000 contract from the Royal Society of London. The Society has just received a large donation from the Kohn Foundation that will enable it to run an enhanced Science and Society programme. The aim of the programme is to re-build... view more... (2001-01-16)
Mystery of fossilized trees is solved
An international research team has found evidence of the Earth's earliest forest trees, dating back 385 million years. view more (2007-04-19)
Wetlands likely source of methane from ancient warming event
An expansion of wetlands and not a large-scale melting of frozen methane deposits is the likely cause of a spike in atmospheric methane gas that took place some 11,600 years ago, according to an international research team led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. view more (2009-04-24)
Sir Isaac Newton Visits California
Famous physicist Isaac Newton and astronomer Galileo are visiting Falkirk schools, including California Primary School, to celebrate National Science Week. Actor Peter Joyce will bring the two historical figures to life in performances to over 1700 children as part of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Scotland Section annual events programme. view more (2002-03-11)
Competition Stars' Mission To Mars
Two Kingston University space enthusiasts have made it their mission to help man set foot on Mars. Aerospace engineering and astronautics students Flis Holland and Martin Stolen have developed a Martian dust removal system to aid exploration on the Red Planet. The system consists of a carbon dioxide snow-gun able to be used by astronauts to... view more... (2003-11-07)
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