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Why Is There More Light In The Universe Than There Should Be? A New Hypothesis

Why Is There More Light In The Universe Than There Should Be? A New Hypothesis

Oct 25 2012 | comment(s)

When is a theory not a theory?  When no one can even agree on what the theory is and competing ones are disproved once a year. Astronomers disagree about why they see more light in the universe than should be seen; that is, why the infrared light they observe exceeds the amount of light emitted from known galaxies. 

When looking at the cosmos, astronomers have seen what are neither stars nor galaxies nor a uniform dark sky but mysterious, sandpaper-like smatterings of light, what UCLA professor of physics and astronomy Edward L. (Ned) Wright refers to as "fluctuations".
Reidus Hilli: New 100 Million-Year-Old Fish Species Discovered In Texas

Reidus Hilli: New 100 Million-Year-Old Fish Species Discovered In Texas

Oct 24 2012 | comment(s)

The coelacanth has one of the longest lineages, 400 million years, of any animal and is the closest living fish to all vertebrates alive on land. Now it has a new member.

Pieces of tiny fossil skull found in Fort Worth have been identified as 100 million-year-old coelacanth bones, according to paleontology graduate student John F. Graf of Southern Methodist University.  That places it in the the Cretaceous geologic period, which extended from 146 million years ago to 66 million years ago. 
Desulfobulbus: Filamentous Bacteria Are Living Power Cables

Desulfobulbus: Filamentous Bacteria Are Living Power Cables

Oct 24 2012 | comment(s)

Researchers have discovered bacteria that transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away.

The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few thousandths of a millimeter long, are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye. And yet, under the right circumstances, they form a multicellular filament that can transmit electrons across a distance as large as 1 centimeter as part of the filament's respiration and ingestion processes. They are living power cables.
9 Gigapixel Image Shows 84 Million Stars In The Center Of The Milky Way

9 Gigapixel Image Shows 84 Million Stars In The Center Of The Milky Way

Oct 24 2012 | comment(s)

International astronomical photographers have created a catalog of over 84 million stars in the central parts of the Milky Way; 10X more stars than previous catalogs and a great leap forward in making some sense of our home galaxy. The image gives viewers an incredible, zoomable view of the central part of our galaxy. It is so large that, if printed with the resolution of a typical book, it would be 9 yards long and 7 yards high
New Non-Invasive, Non-Ionizing Radiation Therapy For Bone Metastases Pain Gets FDA Approval

New Non-Invasive, Non-Ionizing Radiation Therapy For Bone Metastases Pain Gets FDA Approval

Oct 24 2012 | comment(s)

ExAblate(R)MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound is effective in reducing pain from bone metastases in patients who could not undergo radiation therapy. Patients reported significant improvement in well-being, function, and reduction in medication use.

700 Researchers Call On Gilles-Eric Seralini To Release GMO Test Data

700 Researchers Call On Gilles-Eric Seralini To Release GMO Test Data

Oct 23 2012 | comment(s)

700 scientists and academicians have signed petitions calling on French researcher Gilles-Eric Seralini to release research data he claims is evidence for health problems associated with biotech crops.

The petitioners are from every continent and represent more than 40 countries. They are urging transparency in the promotion of sound science on important issues of public health and join  calls by regulatory bodies including the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to Seralini and his collaborators at the Committee for Research&Independent Information on Genetic Engineering (CRIIGEN) to provide the research data to back up their allegations of health and safety risks links to GMOs.