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1. Do scientists know better?

   By Moontanman, May 13, 2008
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2. A rather unorthodox view of relativity. 1 2

   By Doctordick, April 21, 2008
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3. The End of Cosmology 1 2

   By Tormod, April 14, 2008
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   • LaurieAG
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4. SETI Net is back on the air

   By JamesBrown, April 12, 2008
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   • April 12, 2008

5. New silent, microchip-sized computer “fan” has no moving parts

   By freeztar, March 18, 2008
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   • IDMclean
   • April 11, 2008

6. Lawsuit: Huge Atom Smasher Could Destroy World

   By Michaelangelica, March 29, 2008
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   • Tormod
   • March 29, 2008

7. Astronomers Detect First Organic Molecule on an Exoplanet

   By C1ay, March 20, 2008
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   • goku
   • March 23, 2008

8. NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force

   By C1ay, March 2, 2008
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   • HydrogenBond
   • March 19, 2008

9. The Vanishing Rings of Saturn

   By C1ay, March 19, 2008
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   • March 19, 2008

10. Spitzer Finds Organics and Water Where New Planets May Grow

    By freeztar, March 18, 2008
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    • March 18, 2008

11. Wheat killer detected in Iran

    By C1ay, March 17, 2008
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    • March 17, 2008

12. Glimpses of a new (mathematical) world

    By C1ay, March 14, 2008
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13. Using Abstract Mathematics to Solve Real-World Problems

    By C1ay, March 13, 2008
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14. NRL To Design Telescope to See Into the Dark Ages

    By C1ay, March 12, 2008
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    • coldcreation
    • March 13, 2008

15. Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon

    By C1ay, March 11, 2008
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16. Last Large Piece of ATLAS Detector Lowered Underground

    By C1ay, March 10, 2008
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17. NIST 'Quantum Logic Clock' Rivals Mercury Ion as World's Most Accurate Clock

    By C1ay, March 7, 2008
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18. Team probes mysteries of oceanic bacteria

    By C1ay, March 5, 2008
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    • March 7, 2008

19. Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water

    By freeztar, February 28, 2008
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    • Michaelangelica
    • March 7, 2008

20. Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings

    By C1ay, March 6, 2008
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    • March 6, 2008

21. Spacecraft at Mars Prepare to Welcome New Kid on the Block

    By C1ay, March 4, 2008
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22. Sandia weighs in on new definition for kilogram

    By C1ay, March 3, 2008
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    • March 3, 2008

23. Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything

    By Michaelangelica, February 29, 2008
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    • Turtle
    • February 29, 2008

24. Fractals through time

    By Tormod, February 29, 2008
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    • February 29, 2008

25. Kite to pull ship across Atlantic

    By Michaelangelica, January 22, 2008
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    • Michaelangelica
    • February 28, 2008