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Stocky Dragon Dinosaur Terrorized Late Cretaceous EuropeWashington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 Paleontologists have discovered that a close relative of Velociraptor hunted the dwarfed inhabitants of Late Cretaceous Europe, an island landscape largely isolated from nearby continents. While island animals tend to be smaller and more primitive than their continental cousins, the theropod Balaur bondoc was as large as its relatives on other parts of the globe and demonstrated advanced adaptations including fused bones and two terrifyingly large claws on each hind foot. A team of Paleontol ... read more |
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Copiapo, Chile (AFP) Sept 1, 2010The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer. Drilling was paused Wednesday afternoon to shore up the new shaft's wall with cement, after a minor geological fault was detected in the rock, the rescue operation's chief e ... more  
Yangon, Myanmar (UPI) Sep 1, 2010 Myanmar's top junta chief remains in control, despite rumors he had stepped down ahead of the controversial November election, the first in nearly 20 years. A report in the government newspaper New Light of Myanmar refers to "Senior Gen. Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council," the ruling military body. The general sent a message of congratulations to the ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 1, 2010India's government said it remained fully supportive of IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri after a damning UN-ordered review called for changes to the Nobel Prize-winning climate change body's leadership. "Pachauri has the full support of the government," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said late Tuesday after a report on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for major ... more |
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Bacteria could make self-healing concreteDelft, Netherlands (UPI) Sep 1, 2010 Concrete might heal its own hairline fractures - as living bone does - if bacteria are added to the wet concrete during mixing, European researchers say. Cracks in concrete surfaces make them vulnerable, allowing water and tag-along aggressive chemicals in, says Henk Jonkers of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Patching cracks in old concrete is a time-consuming business, and rebuilding concrete structures is expensive. Jonkers thinks the answer is to fight nature with ... read more |
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