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PUBLIC MARKS from alamat with tag science

2011

Android Apps: Formulae Pro

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The extended version of Formulae, a physical sciences reference app. This app is suitable for people who want to study chemistry or maths on the go, or are just a little forgetful with all those important formulas! Contains chemistry and maths content, including functional groups, named reactions (including mechanisms) and, of course, loads of equations.

2010

NASA To Brief Findings For Extraterrestrial Life

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NASA will hold a news conference to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Should Pluto Be a Planet After All? Experts Weigh In

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Now that Pluto may have regained its status as the largest object in the outer solar system, should astronomers consider giving it back another former title — that of full-fledged planet?

Movie Reviews: Predators 2010

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If you’re wondering why this Robert Rodriquez re-update feels so close to home with the two “Predator” movies in 1987 and 1990 when you were expecting it to be another colossal CGI bore in the vein of say, “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), that’s because it’s based on ideas that the “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996) and “Sin City” (2005) director developed more than 15 years ago after watching the originals. Ignoring the events in all the “AVP” spawns, the man commissions the able hands of Nimród Antal (“Kontrol” 2003, “Vacancy” 2007) to direct a largely satisfying picture that is dirtier, edgier and less pretentious than one would’ve thought

Early Feathers Too Weak for Flight

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Recent fossil discoveries that showed feathers on some of the early flying animals, like the well-known Archaeopteryx, created a bit of a flap in the archaeological world.

Stephen Hawking warns against contacting aliens over invasion fears

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Scientist Stephen Hawking fears aliens in giant spaceships may one day terrorise earth. The physicist said extraterrestrials almost certainly exist on other planets.

Every Black Hole Contains Another Universe?

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Like part of a cosmic Russian doll, our universe may be nested inside a black hole that is itself part of a larger universe.

First images of spotted leopard captured in Malaysia

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AFP – Researchers said Sunday they have captured the first images of a spotted leopard in Malaysia, putting to rest a decades-old debate over the existence of the endangered cat in the country.

Meteors Light Up Midwest Sky

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A large meteor blazed across the midwestern U.S. sky Wednesday night.

Mysterious Radio Waves Emitted From Nearby Galaxy

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There is something strange in the cosmic neighbourhood. An unknown object in the nearby galaxy M82 has started sending out radio waves, and the emission does not look like anything seen anywhere in the universe before.

2006

Scientists Conclude That Black Holes Are Energy Efficient

"The black holes are actually preventing galactic sprawl from taking over the neighborhood," said NASA astrophysicist Kim Weaver. She said there's no harm in too many stars, just a mystery as to why these several billion old galaxies aren't loaded with even more stars.