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W bosons are amazingly interesting objects. Almost thirty years after their discovery -by Carlo Rubbia and his collaborators of the UA1 experiment at CERN- they continue to provide critical…

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Whois James Delingpole? Never heard of him?  I'm not surprised, really.  James Delingpole is a writer, journalist and broadcaster who is right about everything. Who said that?  James…

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We scientists have a desperate need to make our science interesting to everyone-- including ourselves. Our terminology reflects this. In astronomy, we have the Big Bang. In comp sci, computers Crash…

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PARIS, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD (SEPLAT), SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY of NIGERIA Ltd (SPDC), TOTAL EP NIGERIA Ltd, and NIGERIA AGIP OIL COMPANY have…

NEW YORK, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Media Week's second annual conference launches on February 1st, 2010 and will take place simultaneously in New York City, Berlin, London, San Francisco,…

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent developments have woken many governments up to the reality of Cyberspace and how it is challenging the traditional conception of Sovereignty.…