Monthly Archives: April 2011

Is Pluto a Comet with a Poisonous Atmosphere?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Pluto may no longer have official planetary status, but the dwarf planet does have an atmosphere. In fact, it’s the onlydwarf planet with a known atmosphere. What’s more, it has just been announced that its atmosphere reaches nearly one quarter of the … Continue reading →

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Biological Arms Races in Birds

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns (or ‘signatures’) and the parasite new forgeries. Brood parasitic birds such as cuckoos lay eggs … Continue reading →

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Reusable Olympic Stadia

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

When Olympics are over, the stadium and sports facilities remain. Some get repurposed, but others become painful reminders of enormous investments. To level the playing field, one architect is proposing a design for floating, reusable Olympic facilities.”Nearly 90 percent of … Continue reading →

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Azerbaijan to launch remote sensing satellite

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Azerbaijan will launch a remote sensing satellite, deputy director of the Defense Industry Ministry’s National Aerospace Agency Tofig Suleymanov said. He said as distinct from the satellite of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies, this satellite would provide remotely … Continue reading →

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