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 Physical sciences e=mc2: 103 years on, Einstein proved rightFriday, 21 November 2008
It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.  Laser creates billions of antimatter particlesWednesday, 19 November 2008
By shooting a laser through a gold disc no bigger than the head of a drawing pin, physicists have created more than 100 billion particles of antimatter.  LHC restart delayed even furtherTuesday, 18 November 2008
Europe's giant atom-smasher, which broke down only days after being switched on with great fanfare, is not expected to restart before the middle of next year, say operators.  Earth's minerals have evolved over timeMonday, 17 November 2008
Geologists have found that Earth's 'mineral kingdom' has co-evolved with life, and that up to two thirds of the more than 4,000 known types of minerals can linked to biological activity.  Vast observatory to solve cosmic mysteriesMonday, 17 November 2008
Scientists in western Argentina inaugurated on Friday the world's largest astronomical observatory, hoping to unlock the mysteries of high energy cosmic rays that bombard the Earth.  Global warming to stave off next Ice AgeThursday, 13 November 2008
Scheduled shifts in Earth's orbit are due to plunge the planet into an Ice Age perhaps 10,000 years from now, but the event may be averted by man-made greenhouse gases, say scientists.  Another potent greenhouse gas on the riseThursday, 30 October 2008
The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007. This brings to an end a decade in which levels were relatively stable, says a report in the journal Geophysical Review Letters.  Sticky tape gives off X-raysThursday, 23 October 2008
Unwinding household sticky tape in a vacuum emits radiation strong enough to X-ray a human figure, according to a new study in the British journal Nature.  Cyclones lock away carbon, study saysMonday, 20 October 2008
Tropical cyclones transfer carbon dioxide from land to the deep ocean, where it may get locked-away long term. This could act to temper global warming as it increases the frequency and intensity of cyclones.  Nobel chemistry laureate finds news onlineThursday, 9 October 2008
U.S. scientist Martin Chalfie went on the internet to find out he was one of three co-winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize for chemistry, he said, after ignoring a telephone ringing he thought came from next door.  Standard Model work wins Nobel Physics PrizeWednesday, 8 October 2008
Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa of Japan and Yoichiro Nambu of the United States won the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize Tuesday for groundbreaking theoretical work in fundamental particles.  Super-thin material has massive energy storage potentialMonday, 29 September 2008
A material consisting of sheets of carbon just one atom thick, could be very useful for storing renewable energy, says a new study.  ANSTO: Opal reactor leaking water, but safeFriday, 26 September 2008
Australia's OPAL nuclear reactor is facing new criticism that a fault, allowing water to seep internally, renders it unsafe. This follows a fuel issue that already forced the reactor to close for ten months.  LHC out of action until 2009Wednesday, 24 September 2008
The multi-billion-dollar machine designed to shed light on the nature of the universe will be out of action until at least the second quarter of 2009, says CERN.  Large Hadron Collider down for two monthsMonday, 22 September 2008
The world's largest atom-smasher has been shut down for two months following a helium leak, just ten days after it began its quest to probe the secrets of the universe. 
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