The Beijing National Stadium has become an icon in a country with more than 1.3 billion people. The stadium is nicknamed "The Bird's Nest." For many peasants the real structure (Herzog & de Meuron) was just too far away so...
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Dark skies are favored for viewing meteor showers -- so the best viewing of this year's Perseids will occur in the early morning. While the Perseid meteor shower is scheduled to peak over the next few days, bright light from...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has obtained a temporary restraining order that prevents 3 MIT students from giving a talk regarding what they believe are security vulnerabilities of the MBTA's CharlieCard. The injunction is in effect for the next...
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During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's extensive outer atmosphere, or corona, is an inspirational sight. The subtle shades and shimmering features of the corona that engage the eye span a brightness range of over 10,000 to 1, making them...
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Circumcision appears to offer men even greater protection against the AIDS virus than thought and also partially shield them against a common sexually-transmitted disease, two studies presented at the world AIDS conference said. US researcher Robert Bailey of the University...
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A new research at the University of Copenhagen has shown that there is no evidence to support the view that organic food is better than food grown with the use of pesticides and chemicals. Shoppers pay more than a third...
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Eight iPhone owners have joined an elite clan: Their Apple gadget is running a program that cost nearly $1,000. When the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, those who paid the $499 entry price -- and signed the...
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A recently found flaw in the internet's addressing system is worse than first feared, says the man who found it. Dan Kaminsky made his comments when speaking publicly for the first time about his discovery at the Black Hat conference...
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A new class of cosmic object has been found by a Dutch schoolteacher, through a project which allows the public to take part in astronomy research online. Hanny Van Arkel, 25, came across the strange gaseous blob while using the...
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In 12 years the U.S. Military will be taken over by robots. The initial goal is to have a 30% robotic force. Human involvement cannot be fully replaced yet since there will always be humans in the control process. According...
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