Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a […]
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2-24-1878
Felix Bernstein born. In 1895 or 1896, while still a Gymnasium student, he volunteered to read the proofs of a
Mathematics
2-24-1856
Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky died in Kazan, Russia. Known best for his invention of hyperbolic geometry, Lobachevsky spent most of his
Mathematics
2-24-1842
Sylvester resigned his position at the University of Virginia (after only four months), after a dispute with a student who
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2-24-1582
Pope Gregory VIII promulgated his calendar reform in the papal bull Inter gravissimus (of the gravest concern). It took effect
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Signaling proteins shown to play key role in tuberculosis biology
A set of 10 signaling proteins found in the microbe that causes tuberculosis (TB) play a far larger role in
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Researchers enhance durability of low-cost solar cells made from nano-sized crystals
An international team of researchers has developed a new technique to enhance the durability of inverted perovskite solar cells—an important
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Nutrient uptake in citrus rootstock affected by huanglongbing
Huanglongbing (HLB) is presumably caused by the phloem-limited bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), and is one of the most devastating
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Working against the mainstream in fungal systematics
Developments in the current systematics of fungi are largely directed towards the division of existing species into smaller, narrowly defined
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Over one billion galaxies blaze bright in colossal map of the sky
The universe is teeming with galaxies, each brimming with billions of stars. Though all galaxies shine brightly, many are cloaked