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Yahoo To Promote Turkey
Commercials about Turkey will be placed in Yahoo search engine`s sites in the U.S., Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Israel.

Astronauts upbeat after hard 'ballistic' landing
The first South Korean in space together with the American and a Russian who accompanied her said on Monday they were recovering well after a gruelling "ballistic" descent to Earth.

Edward Lorenz, father of chaos theory, dies

German whizzkid got it wrong: NASA
It was an incredible tale of a German schoolboy spotting a miscalculation by the US space agency, proving the chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth were higher than initially believed.

Robot anaesthetist developed in France: doctor

Twixt star and planet: 'missing link' brown dwarf found
Scientists have located the coldest brown dwarf star ever observed, an important "missing link" among these celestial bodies that are half-planet, half-star, according to a study released Thursday.

Two Turkish Researchers Elected Members Of Russian Academy Of Sciences
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Marmara Research Center (MAM) Deputy Chairman Prof. Dr. Onder Yetis and MAM Material Institute Chief Expert Prof. Dr. Kerim Allahverdi were elected members of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Success Of Turkish Scientist
A Turkish scientist has received "Marie Curie Excellence Award."

NASA puzzles over mysterious debris that struck shuttle
Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle`s heat shield Wednesday, while NASA puzzled over a mysterious piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle`s nose just after launch.

US corn biofuels will expand Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone': scientists
A planned increase in US ethanol production from corn would spell environmental "disaster" for marine species in the Gulf of Mexico, said a co-author of a science study published Monday.

Seal cubs threatened by global warming, WWF warns
Hundreds of newborn seal cubs risk dying of hunger and cold because global warming is making ice in the Arctic Circle melt too fast, the World Wide Fund for Nature in Germany warned Monday.

3,000 year-old Mycenean tomb found on Greek island: ministry
Greek archaelogists have unearthed a 3,000 year-old tomb from the Mycenaean civilisation on an island never before thought to have connections to the people, officials said Wednesday.

US Internet users going mobile: study
A comScore study released Tuesday shows US mobile Internet use is rising exponentially as people increasingly opt to be online while on the move.

Microsoft cuts Vista prices

Microsoft stops HD DVD drives for Xbox 360
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it will no longer make HD DVD drives for its Xbox 360 video game consoles.

Malaria Parasites Power Through Cells on Their Way to Infection
Malaria-causing parasites evade the immune system by ducking in and out of cells in a high-speed chase with the body's emergency responders.

BlackBerry hit by major disruption in US, Canada
Email and Internet service to BlackBerry cellphones in North America stopped working on Monday, according to US telecommunications giant AT&T.

Intel severs alliance with One Laptop Per Child
Computer chip giant Intel said Friday it has severed its alliance with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative aimed at getting computers into the hands of children in developing countries.

Distant star sheds light on the birth of planets
Astronomers poring over a young star 180 light years from Earth have found evidence that stellar birth can lead to the formation of a planet only millions of years later, a mere blink on the cosmic timescale.

 

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