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VISTA telescope discovers new star clusters

Scientists working under the auspices of the VISTA Variable in the Via Lactea programme (VVV) have identified 96 new star clusters that previously went unnoticed due to dust and gas...

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Ecotricity launches the Electric Highway

The biggest problem which faces electric car owners is the lack of recharging points. Now, for first time electric vehicles will be able to travel the length and breadth of...

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Did icy-methane bring on the age of the dinosaur?

Image: Location in the Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria), where sediments for this study were collected. Credit: © Science/AAAS An ancient catastrophe that killed half of the marine species in the...

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The true impact of email

We've seen this message at the end of an email a hundred times and often heeded its words: "Please think before printing". But a recent study conducted by the French...

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Caught Green-Handed

In 2005, a team of Chinese scientists excavated the ruins of the ancient city of Lajia in central China. From the rubble, they unearthed a small bowl with an inverted...

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Fund invests in 'green' auto technologies

A UK university today announced a £400,000 investment to develop automotive technologies which can save fuel and reduce carbon emissions. The move comes from the University of East Anglia, which...

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