Plastic from plants
April 30, 2008
A new biodegradable plastic has been developed from an unlikely source - wheat.The wheat starch plastic has similar properties to conventional plastic, but it will break down in the compost heap in 40 to 50 days. » Read more
Found: the missing circuit element
April 30, 2008
Described in 1971, made in 2008: ‘memristors’ promise a computer revolution.
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Mystery Of Ancient Supercontinent’s Demise Revealed
April 24, 2008
In a paper published in Geophysical Journal International, Dr Graeme Eagles from the Earth Sciences Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, reveals how one of the largest continents ever to exist met its demise.
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Scientists stunned by ‘jewellery box’ find in Fiji
April 22, 2008
Archeologists have made what they call an incredible find in Fiji - a 3000 year old pot containing jewellery from the South Pacific’s original people.
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One Nation Under CCTV
April 17, 2008
One Nation Under CCTV
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Three Things To Think About
April 17, 2008
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
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12,000 Year old discovery in Turkey could shake up theory of human development
April 17, 2008
As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his native Germany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty years later, representing the German Archaeological Institute, he found something infinitely more important — a temple complex almost twice as old as anything comparable on the planet.
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Rare Mayan Textiles suggest they used advanced techniques
April 17, 2008
Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable excitement.
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U.S. Lawmakers Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
April 15, 2008
Members of Congress invested nearly 196 million dollars of their own money in companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars a day from Pentagon contracts to provide goods and services to U.S. armed forces, say nonpartisan watchdog groups.
David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq, is to brief the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees on Tuesday and Wednesday. The latest findings are unlikely to have a significant impact on this week’s proceedings but could stoke anti-incumbent sentiment in this year of presidential and legislative elections.
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600 Quakes In Ten Days Off Oregon Coast
April 12, 2008
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off the central Oregon Coast.
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