Asteroid to pass by Earth: scientists and other top stories.

• Asteroid to pass by Earth: scientists

  

  Asteroid to pass by Earth: scientists

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• Breakthrough Nano-Chemical Synthesis Approach Helps Achieve Challenging Chemical Reactions

  

  Researchers at the University of Barcelona (UB) and two universities in Australia have introduced a new way of catalysing-speeding up- chemical reactions by applying an electric field between the reacting molecules. This image shows the first-ever ...

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• Acid test shows real threat to coral reefs

  

  Scientists from the US and Australia have direct evidence that the increasing acidity of the oceans is slowing the growth of coral reefs. In the first-ever experiment that manipulated seawater chemistry in a natural coral reef community, they used a set of semi-detached lagoons – reef enclosures naturally cut off from the ocean at low tide – to run a sustained experiment in which they altered the chemistry of the immediate seas. What they found was that when they returned the lagoon’s pH value ..

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• March 9 Solar Eclipse to offer huge opportunity to study Sun's volatile atmosphere

  

  Some parts of the globe will be in for a rare celestial sight on March 8-9 — that’s when the year’s only total solar eclipse will take place. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes right smack in between the Earth and the sun, temporarily turning day into night. The total eclipse will only be visible on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, and in parts of Pacific Ocean, according to NASA. Other parts of Southeast Asia, northern and eastern Australia, Hawaii and part o..

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• Tickets selling fast for Brisbane's World Science Festival

  

  With world-renowned guest speakers and the promise of having "something for everyone", Brisbane's World Science Festival, which starts on Wednesday, is shaping up to be an out-of-this-world experience.The festival started in New York in 2008 and has been an annual week-long celebration and exploration of science ever since. The World Science Festival promises something for all ages. Photo: supplied Professor Suzanne Miller, CEO and director of the Queensland Museum, explained she had bee..

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• 'Ghostlike' octopus discovered near Hawaii

  

  'Ghostlike' octopus discovered near Hawaii

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