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TUDOR VIERU
Unknowingly, I've been a science geek for the better part of the last 20 years, but it was only here that I figured out the full extent of my passion for all things new. The first story I wrote about galaxies and black holes won me over, and so I've been writing for Softpedia since late 2008.
Since then, I've literally covered more subjects and topics than I can possibly hope to remember, but I can honestly say that I could go on doing this forever. Working a “normal” job can quickly become routine, but being a science editor is anything but boring.
When not busy with science articles, I like to play my bass guitar, make music, hang out with friends and listen to the latest songs by my favorite bands. I also take my aggressive rollerblading to the streets from time to time, though my skills aren't what they once were.
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In a paper published in the May 16 online issue of the top scientific journal Nature, astronomers propose that Sun-like stars can produce explosions up to 10,000 times more energetic than those that our parent star is known to have ever produced. These phenomena are known as “superflares.” The same team ... |
17 May 2012
12:38 UTC |
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Astrobiologists say that searching for life on moons such as Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus is a very complex task. However, the effort can be made simpler by conducting proxy studies here on Earth, specifically at the edges of the Arctic ice sheet.
Both Europa and Enceladus have surfaces covered... |
17 May 2012
10:01 UTC |
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Scientists conducting an investigation in the Gulf of Mexico have recently come across the wreck of a wooden-hulled ship that apparently sank around 200 years ago. The researchers were able to investigate the vessel using a Robotic Underwater Vehicle (ROV).
The scientific expedition, conducted by experts with the US... |
17 May 2012
09:18 UTC |
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In order to better understand how global warming and climate change influence ecosystems that naturally change at a fast pace, scientists have recently compiled an analysis of the evolution of the Columbia Glacier, in Alaska.
The formation originates in a massive ice field, located around 3,050 meters (10,000 feet)... |
17 May 2012
08:56 UTC |
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Demonstrating solar electric propulsion technologies, capabilities and infrastructure in space is one of the main objectives that need to be reached before humans can establish a presence there. Engineers with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. have just submitted such a mission concept study to NASA.
Their propos... |
17 May 2012
08:32 UTC |
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A team of investigators and volunteers from the Monash University and Museum Victoria announce the discovery of important fossils in southeastern Australia. The bone fragments indicate that at least seven different species of meat-eating, theropod dinosaurs lived in the area millions of years ago.
Theropods is the g... |
17 May 2012
07:57 UTC |
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Using data from an American telescope, scientists have recently created the most complete survey of potentially hazardous asteroids in our solar system. The dataset includes information about the space rocks' total number, their origins, and the nature of the dangers they could pose to our planet.
The observat... |
17 May 2012
07:39 UTC |
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Officials from the American space agency announce that experts at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, will soon assume control of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite. The university will be in charge of spacecraft operations and data management.
These two objectives will be pursued using... |
17 May 2012
07:21 UTC |
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Yale University investigators have discovered that children suffering from a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities do not display a certain pattern of gene activity, which affects areas of the brain in charge of handling decision-making and language.
What makes this research so interesting is the... |
16 May 2012
15:18 UTC |
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Geoengineering is a field of science that deals with modifying the planetary climate through artificial methods and chemicals, so that temperatures decrease. A team of scientists recently proposed using a chemical from sunscreens and paints to achieve this objective.
There are several directions towards which geoeng... |
16 May 2012
15:03 UTC |
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Since landing on the surface of the Red Planet, on January 25, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity has traveled more than 21.4 miles (34.4 kilometers). NASA has just released this image indicating the course of the robot's journey over the past 8 years.
The data included in this image cover 2951... |
16 May 2012
14:28 UTC |
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Scientists with the University of Gothenburg Sahlgrenska Academy say that a compound derived from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard can be successfully used to address food cravings in certain people.
The compound has recently been fashioned into a new drug, which the Swedish researchers just tested on unsuspect... |
16 May 2012
14:12 UTC |
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According to a new scientific study, published in the latest issue of the esteemed Journal of Physiology, it would appear that consuming a lot of sugar has negative effects on the brains of rats. Scientists use the unsuspecting rodents as proxies for human studies.
University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) inv... |
16 May 2012
13:30 UTC |
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Experts at the Stanford University School of Medicine have recently found an interesting association between a number of psychiatric disorders and sleepwalking. The research is very important, since the latter can affect roughly 1.1 million people in the United States alone, according to statistics.
That is the equ... |
16 May 2012
12:44 UTC |
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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have produced the most exquisite, deep view of Centaurus A, one of the most spectacular and heavily investigated objects in the night sky. In order to snap this image, scientists used the Wide Field Imager (WFI) instrument, which is installed on the MPG/ESO 2.2-... |
16 May 2012
12:31 UTC |
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While investigating the fossilized remains of a pliosaur, a type of massive, ocean-dwelling reptile, researchers found signs indicating that the effects of arthritis killed the specimen in question. Pliosaurs were about the size of a modern-day whale.
The creature had teeth as large as a knife, and not so many natur... |
16 May 2012
12:04 UTC |
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A researcher in the United States says that exploring other planets and moons could be made easier by using swarms of robots that can literally hop on the surface of these celestial bodies. Hopping and bouncing are excellent ideas for exploring these locations on account of their low gravity.
Mars and the Moon, for... |
16 May 2012
11:55 UTC |
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The hydrocarbon methane is known to be extremely sensitive to chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Therefore, explaining how the gas manages to endure above Mars without any apparent source to replenish it has proven to be difficult for experts. They now plan a new study to solve this mystery.
The investigation wil... |
16 May 2012
09:44 UTC |
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Investigators from the University of Maryland (UMD), in the United States, say that a new study they conducted provided new evidence that supports the Gaia hypothesis. This one proposes that the entire planet is a giant, living organism.
The team believes that it will soon be able to discover and analyze a large num... |
16 May 2012
09:09 UTC |
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JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2 are the two latest telecommunications satellites around Earth, after being inserted into their planned transfer orbits earlier today. The spacecraft were delivered to space by an Arianespace-built Ariane 5 delivery system.
The rocket took off from the Kourou Spaceport, in French Guiana, South ... |
16 May 2012
08:48 UTC |
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When stars explode, a cocoon of gas usually develops in their immediate surroundings. Now, a study conducted using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory provides the first direct evidences of a supernova shock wave breaking through this gaseous envelope.
The investigations team analyzed X-ray signals that Chandra dete... |
16 May 2012
07:43 UTC |
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At this point, all private space companies that are far down the line to creating space taxis are working under NASA contracts. But the space agency will not finance these efforts for ever, so officials in the emerging industry are now beginning to ponder about what's in store for them next.
This Saturday, May... |
16 May 2012
07:22 UTC |
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Since mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are planning to move the Cassini spacecraft from an equatorial to a polar orbit around Saturn, most of the gas giant's moons will no longer cross paths with the orbiter for around three years.
As such, the new color-composite photo of the largest ... |
15 May 2012
15:08 UTC |
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A dedicated crew of workers removed the shuttle Enterprise from atop the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) 905 early on Sunday, May 13. The two vehicles were at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, after the test orbiter had been delivered from Virginia.
SCA 905 brought the space shuttle D... |
15 May 2012
15:00 UTC |
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Investigators with the Baycrest Rotman Research Institute say that depressive people benefit significantly from something as simple as a walk in the park. This habit can improve their memory performances, regardless of whether they take their walks in the countryside or an urban landscape.
Together with experts fro... |
15 May 2012
14:48 UTC |
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Three astronauts are now on their way to the International Space Station. They represent the second half of Expedition 31, and will join the rest of their crew in orbit on Thursday, May 17 (GMT).
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the ISS Russian-built Poisk module, delivering NASA astronauts and ... |
15 May 2012
14:39 UTC |
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Personalized medicine may have just been brought one step closer to reality, thanks to the development of a new, ultra-sensitive biosensor. Researchers at the Purdue University, in the United States, say that the device could also be used to detect the earliest stages of cancer.
According to its developers, the bio... |
15 May 2012
14:22 UTC |
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The recently announced startup Planetary Resources, whose main area of activity will be asteroid mining, has already attracted over 2,000 prospective employees. All of them want the chance to work in this emerging field, which was science-fiction just a few years ago.
Perhaps one of the things that lends so much cre... |
15 May 2012
13:16 UTC |
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Officials from ViviSat say that they are now ready to build and launch their Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), a spacecraft designed specifically to rescue satellites stranded in Earth's orbit, and to provide minor repairs and adjustments to these spacecraft.
ViviSat is a joint venture between Allian Techsystem... |
15 May 2012
12:52 UTC |
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According to the conclusions of a new study from researchers at the University of Glasgow, it would appear that a subgroup of the male population is at risk of losing fertility due to chemicals usually present in the atmosphere.
Working together with colleagues in Edinburgh, the James Hutton Institute, the Universi... |
16 May 2012
00:01 UTC |
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