Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 Years
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Though the sun is currently in the peak year of its 11-year solar weather cycle, our closest star has been rather quiet over all, scientists say.
This year's solar maximum is shaping up to be the weakest in 100 years and the next one could be even more quiescent, scientists said Thursday (July 11).
NASA discovers 'blue planet' 63 light-years away
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Scientists have discovered a blue planet that is orbiting another star 63 light-years away. The planet is called HD 189733b.NASA announced today that its Hubble Space Telescope has found a true blue planet out in the alien world.
scientists found 23 million years old lizard
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A 23-million-year-old lizard was found preserved in Amber in Chiapas, Mexico, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. Mexican scientists are studying the complete fossil of the lizard, whose soft tissue remains have been preserved in amber.The small piece of fossil resin,
'Optical lattice clock' yields split-second success
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Scientists say they have found a more accurate way to measure time.
We currently use atomic clocks to count the seconds, but tests on an alternative atomic timekeeper have revealed that it is more precise.
Scientists create human liver from stem cells
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Japanese scientists have created a human liver in a laboratory by using stem cells derived from skin and blood.
LONDON — Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory.
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