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SUBITO May Terrorize Terrorists

Engineers at Leeds are playing a leading role in designing an intelligent CCTV system that will track people who have left bags in public buildings – and even determine whether their actions might be suspicious.

The Sound Of Light

Researchers at the Technische Universität München and the Helmholtz Zentrum München are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualize fluorescent proteins that are seated several centimeters deep into living tissue.

NASA Shows Water Vanishing From India!

Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers concluded the loss is almost entirely due to human activity.

Trigger-Happy Star Formation

A new study from two of NASA's Great Observatories provides fresh insight into how some stars are born, along with a beautiful new image of a stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy.

Storm Clouds Seen Over Titan

Taking advantage of advanced techniques to correct distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere, astronomers used the NSF-supported Gemini Observatory to capture the first images of clouds over the tropics of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Angled View Of Martian Crater

The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years.

Humans Came Down From The Trees, Not Up From Ground

A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor.

Duke Engineers Get Complete Control Over Janus, The Roman God

Scientists drew fittingly from Roman mythology when they named a unique class of miniscule particles after the god Janus, who is usually depicted as having two faces looking in opposite directions.

Bronze Age Grave Found

Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular Early Bronze Age grave at the Scottish Royal centre at Forteviot.

Summer Treat Returns: The Perseid Meteor Shower

Sky gazers will have a chance to get outside just before bedtime and wish on a shooting star as the Perseid meteor showers peak tonight and tomorrow night. Early risers may catch a particularly active time for the meteor shower at around 5 a.m. on August 12.

A Zombie World In Reality

A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite that coerces ants into dying in just the right spot—one that is ideal for the fungus to grow and reproduce.

First Black Holes Were On A Diet!

A new supercomputer simulation designed to track the fate of the universe's first black holes finds that, counter to expectations, they couldn't efficiently gorge themselves on nearby gas. The findings have implications for understanding the formation of galaxies and of the giant black holes that reside in their centers.

New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas

Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100 million-year old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate change.

Will Terminators Walk Among Us?

Terminator series killing machines were a mix of biological and mechanical material. The scientists are now working on the combo, which me appear to be benign today but may eventually open the doors for Terminators.

Methan On Mars Leads To Mysteries

Mars may not be as dormant as scientists once thought. The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface.

NASA Saw Collision Of Two Planets!

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets around a young star.

Meteorite Found On Mars, May Tell About Planet's Past

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet's environmental history.

The 2009 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced

This list of nominees for the 2009 World Fantasy Awards is as follows:

And The Hugo Award Goes To...

One of the most prestigious awards of the science fiction world -- The Hugo Awards were given this year at Anticipation, Montréal, Quebec, between 6-10 August.

New Objects Found In Saturn Ring

Thanks to a special play of sunlight and shadow as Saturn continues its march towards its August 11 equinox, recent images captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft are revealing new three-dimensional objects and structures in the planet’s otherwise flat rings.

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