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Crew of 3 Launch to Join International Space Station

Three astronauts who will join the International Space Station crew were launched into orbit at 0415 GMT Momday morning from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and are expected to arrive at the orbiting outpost Wednesday.

Unrest Grows Among Thais still Submerged in Floods

Residents in Thailand's Don Mueang district have defied the orders of authorities when they destroyed flood barriers made of sand bags to create a way for boats and access the flooded 20 housing estates.

Vitamin C – Good for the Heart?

Vitamin C is popularly known for boosting the immune system as well as helping people heal from wounds and keeping the gums healthy. But the vitamin might be good for the heart as well.
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Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up 3.8% in October

Amid continued debate over Australia's carbon tax, the country's greenhouse gas emission rose by 3.8 per cent in October, according to the Emissions Insights report of RepuTex carbon analytics for the last month.

When Breast Cancer Reoccurs

Breast cancer is a battle that some of the women face every day. Full of stress, fatigue, and other mixed emotions, a fight with the disease is taxing. Unfortunately, even if the battle has been won, for some, the way may not be over as cancer is known to reoccur.

Experts: Gigantic ‘Killer’ Solar Flares Not Likely to Destroy Earth in 2012

Experts have allayed the fears of many believers that a gigantic “killer solar flare” could destroy Earth in 2012, when the solar activity ramps up its standard 11-year cycle, noting that the sun does not have enough energy to send a killer flare 93 million miles to destroy Earth.

Weakness of Malaria Bug Found

Researchers from the Wellcome Trust’s Sanger Institute have now found the weak spot of malaria and are optimistic at the possibility of developing an efficient and effective vaccine against the dreaded disease.

RMIT Uni Creates Australia's First Clean and Green Truck

Researchers from the RMIT University have created the first ever ‘clean and green’ truck in Australia. The revolutionary truck is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and is bound to be a promising addition to the environmental efforts for finding sustainable technologies. The researchers were able to demonstrate that it is possible for transportation to be made clean, environment friendly and quiet.

Finding the 'Animal Rights Person' in All of Us

Each of us is inherently an "animal rights person" to some degree, whether we realize it or not. Take the recent case of the Charleston, West Virginia, Daily Mail blogger who wrote about having a mouse in her house.

Bangkok Officials: Floods Gone in 11 Days

Thai irrigation officials said flood waters in Bangkok will be gone in 11 days as it continues to drain into the sea at a rate of 400 million cubic metres per day.

'Hormone of Love' in Brain Assists in Brain-Body Processes

The brain controls most of the chemical processes in the body such as blood pressure, emotions, fight or flight reactions. A group of researchers from the Weizmann Institute, led by Dr. Gil Levkowitz, looked into the structure and the mechanism of the brain by which biochemical commands are transferred from the brain cells into the bloodstream and to other parts of the body. With this, the 'hormone of love' was discovered to have a crucial role in directing this process.

Discovery Stops Breast Cancer Reoccurrence

Breast cancer is one of the major concerns of women all over the world with it afflicting almost anyone. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, 230,480 women are estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, with 39,520 of them dying from the disease.

Black Rhino Extinct, White Rhinos Next

An animal conservation group has declared the black rhinoceros as extinct and warned that two other subspecies of the animal may also be lost forever due to poaching.

Japan’s Humanoid Robot Army

The International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo paraded the latest in robotic advancement with nearly 300 companies taking part.

Proposed NASA Mission That Will Unveil Dark Heart of Neutron Star May Be Launched In 2016

A proposed mission, called the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) is in the works that would unveil the dark heart of a neutron star. NICER was selected by the NASA for study as a potential Explorer Mission of Opportunity in September this year and thus will receive $250,000 to conduct an 11-month implementation concept study.

The Case of the Missing Moon Magnetism Solved?

The facts are these: the Earth's magnetic field is produced by the planet's spinning solid core that generates the magnetic field, the moon is too small and cold to have that magnetic field generating core. So how did magnetized rocks appear on the surface of the moon if it doesn't have a global magnetic field?

Teens with High Fiber Diet Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

A high fiber diet consisting of vegetables, fruits and whole grains are more likely to reduce the chances of teenagers getting diagnosed with heart diseases and diabetes when they hit their adult years, according to a study done by Michigan State University in East Lansing.

New Technology to make Solar Power Cheaper

Solar power is perhaps one of the most expensive renewable energy technologies today, but developments are underway to make it cheaper and more economical. Researchers at Argonne National Laboratories and Penn State are saying that luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) could eliminate the cost barrier.

Jurassic Park Advisor Says He Can Create a 'Chickenosaurus'

Paleontologist Jack Horner, who was also technical advisor for the Jurassic Park trilogy, has claimed that he can create a chicken dinosaur or chickenosaurus through genetic manipulation. But he will need $1 million to splice the genes of a chicken and dinosaur to create the new species.

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