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Spring has come at the Martian south pole, experts with the European Space Agency (ESA) announce. They say that their Mars Express orbiter has recently snapped some images of the region, which confirm that spring has indeed made its way into those frigid regions as well. The goal of the scientific campaign conducted ... |
7 June 2011
08:45 GMT |
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The spring flooding season has already began in parts of the United States, specialists say, but has not yet manifested itself entirely. Forecasters with specialized agencies announce that the worst has yet to come. When it does, people need to be ready.Over the next few weeks, about half the country will be subjecte... |
18 March 2011
09:04 GMT |
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University of Texas at Austin scientists wandered how plants knew when winter was over, so that they could bloom in spring, and their research led them to a special molecule that helps plants remember winter.They carried out their work on the Arabidopsis plant, and they found the way that blooming works.During fall, ... |
8 December 2010
05:16 GMT |
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A team of Finnish researchers has found that 11% of children conceived in February/March, developed food allergies.This new study suggests that we can trace the likelihood of a child to develop food allergies back to the season during which he/she has completed their first three months in the womb.The study accounted... |
20 October 2010
05:50 GMT |
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According to the latest observations by the NASA Cassini orbiter around Saturn, it would appear that spring has finally come on the gas giant's largest moon, Titan.The skies above the space body's polar regions have been constantly clearing since August last year, when the last equinox took place. A fine sp... |
22 September 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Each spring, the surface of oceans gets covered up in blooms, features that are caused by massive growth spurs of phytoplankton. These are microscopic organisms, that form the basis of the oceanic food chain. They represent an essential component in all marine ecosystems, and as such are indispensable to the survival... |
21 July 2010
08:53 GMT |
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Just in time for Easter, the first Beta release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.1 (Spring) operating system, due for launch in early June this year, is now available for download on mirrors worldwide. Once again, bleeding-edge packages are present in Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Beta 1, such as Linux kernel 2.6.33.1, KD... |
5 April 2010
06:14 GMT |
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To paraphrase a very old joke: what looks like a strawberry, but is white, has red pips and tastes like pineapple? The answer to that question is pineberry, a fruit related to the strawberry but with clearly a more exotic feel that Waitrose will make available for spring, offering all those looking to eat healthily y... |
31 March 2010
13:31 GMT |
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A new theme available for download from Microsoft is designed to help users celebrate the arrival of spring. With the new season upon us, the Redmond company has updated the content made available on the Windows Personalization Gallery, and is offering Czech Spring, a free theme pack, set up to integrate seamlessly w... |
2 March 2010
11:26 GMT |
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Announced on Saturday night (January 9th), the first Alpha release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Linux distribution, due for launch in early June this year, is now available on mirrors worldwide. This first Spring release includes only bleeding-edge packages, starting with Linux kernel 2.6.33 RC3 and continui... |
11 January 2010
05:01 GMT |
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Humans, as a race, have lost the ability to tell apart the subtle differences in the length of the day when winter turns into spring. Despite the fact that each day is several minutes longer than the previous one, we no longer can tell the difference, except by looking at watches and calendars. But researchers have k... |
10 August 2009
04:12 GMT |
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Mandriva announced yesterday in a press release that a new version of its portable USB Mandriva Flash Drive was available for purchase. The new edition is based on Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring, with the KDE 4 desktop environment, and it is available on an 8 GB USB flash drive. Think of Mandriva Flash 2009 as your pers... |
30 July 2009
05:32 GMT |
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Most products we use on a daily basis contain so many artificial ingredients that we are often lured into choosing them, and forget about the natural ones that our ancestors made ample use of. Not only do these do wonders for our skin, but they’re also a blessing for the senses, Lynne Sanders of Cosmetics A La ... |
14 April 2009
13:21 GMT |
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With spring in full bloom, paying more attention to our feet is of crucial importance, especially since peep toe shoes are back in style and causing havoc. In this sense, a perfect pedicure is a must, but we don’t necessarily have to go to the salon to get it, since we can come up with almost the same results a... |
6 April 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Since only yesterday we were telling you how designers had all rallied to push the bad taste fashion trend off the catwalk and onto the streets, one shouldn’t be too surprised that the same tendency is also noticeable in terms of makeup. One of the dreaded trends of the ‘80s in makeup was purple lipstick ... |
2 April 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Last autumn, the idea of being elegant, trendy and comfortable without having at least two pairs of gloves seemed almost impossible. The same will still go for this spring as well, with the minor difference that, while gloves continue to be some of the most hip accessories, they will also be more versatile. The oddes... |
2 April 2009
13:21 GMT |
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As usual, each new season brings one or more major trends, and then a counter-trend (or even more) that tries to overturn these by a combination of the most surprising elements. Spring 2009 will be all about femininity and grace, with ‘80s accents and bold contrasts. Spring 2009 will also be about the mix and m... |
1 April 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Though the Martian ice has nothing to do with its counterpart back on Earth, astronomers have noticed that the first signs of heating have occurred. The seasonal carbon dioxide polar caps, which are formed around the poles in the midst of winter, have begun to melt and even vaporize directly from solid “ice&rdq... |
1 April 2009
04:38 GMT |
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With size 0 models still walking the catwalk, much to the dissatisfaction of critics of this fashion trend, regular women are now given the opportunity to stop being ashamed if they have a fuller figure, and even to embrace it. The hourglass dress, famous back in the days when fashion did not encourage and promote sk... |
13 February 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Spring Cleaning is an all-in-one cleaning and privacy solution for Mac developed by Smith Micro. The software is able to clean out your Internet tracks, boost performance by cleaning out forgotten files, and more. Currently at its tenth release, the app sports new features such as Photo A.K.A., a new File Sorter, and... |
9 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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The Spanish version of Google has been quite fancy in the past two days. Doodle after doodle after… no, just two of them, but in a very rapid succession. The first had to do with a local holiday from Valencia, Spain, where the 19th of March celebrates Saint Joseph's Day in a different way than the rest of the co... |
20 March 2008
04:48 GMT |
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Intermittent springs represent waters that flow at intervals, apparently not dependent upon rain or drought. They are usually found in calcareous areas. One way these springs function is based on the principle of the simple siphon. A grotto fills with water via rainfall or snow melting. The filling of the grotto is m... |
12 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Islanders blamed them on the witchcraft, the Inca on the spirits of the ancestors. Geysers are a type of hot spring that erupt periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steams into the air. Their emergence needs a combination of factors (water, heat and fortuitous plumbing) that exists in only a few places on ... |
9 January 2008
08:14 GMT |
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From the most impressive geysers in the world to muddy volcanoes and thermal spring, Yellowstone National Park is a natural marvel. The park's life is spectacular, but the biggest surprises do not come from the grizzly bears and bisons, but from the bacteria inhabiting the hot springs. Researchers have discovere... |
27 July 2007
05:50 GMT |
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Microsoft's Spring update, announced just a little while ago, promises to make everything a lot easier for Xbox 360 users, especially when downloading content via Xbox Live and respectively Xbox Live Marketplace. Thus, the full list of options and enhanced features providing users with easy exploring and using ... |
8 May 2007
04:39 GMT |
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With rumors on hacked Xbox Live accounts and stolen points, Microsoft started an investigation. Nobody's been caught until now, but just to prevent anything like this from even happening again, the company has strengthened Xbox 360 Marketplace Territory Controls, through the Spring Update, as GameScore Blog pos... |
7 May 2007
03:58 GMT |
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Every once in a while, Google updates the Personalized Homepage that will allow the users to customize the functionality of their own Google website. Back in winter, the search giant introduced several themes that bring a little bit more customization to the users' page, helping them to change the entire interfa... |
30 April 2007
05:01 GMT |
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Spring in the temperate areas is the time when a cycle interrupted by the winter is restarted. Many people are worried by the fact that the extremely warm winters - due to the current man made global warming - could make trees bloom in January or February. But this is not going to happen, as plants and most animals r... |
17 April 2007
11:00 GMT |
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