The most dreaded events in the computer world, besides viruses, are definitely bugs. Even you must be praying for no crashes or freezes every now and then, maybe while reading this article. Perhaps even more so as the intricacy of modern multi-core chips grows and (more) programs perform multiple tasks, sharing data ... |
3 December 2008
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For the past 2 or so years, our own star has kept an unusually low profile that has worried most scientists, involving both the numbers of its spots and its wind-like phenomena. However, over the past month, it has finally shown distinct signs of an increased activity, which is normal to happen during its 11-year cy... |
8 November 2008
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The third sunspot in 3 weeks has just been discovered on the Sun's surface, which possibly means that its long dry period has finally come to an end. As you may know from our previous articles, the star of our solar system has been going through a rough time, with both its winds and sunspots at a record lo... |
14 October 2008
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Water gives our planet the name "Blue Planet". This chemical gives life to Earth. The Earth's hydrological machine with its vertical cycle, from surface to atmosphere and from atmosphere to the surface, is driven by the Sun energy. 70,000 cubic km of water evaporate yearly from the ground, coming from rivers, la... |
26 April 2007
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If you look like Pete Doherty, you can not be 100 % sure that you fathered your children. That's because a new research shows that a woman prefers a stud when she is fertile and just wanting to play rather than a mate for life. The new approach shows how the price a women puts on the masculinity of her mate shif... |
13 April 2007
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