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Today marks 50 years since Telstar’s historic first live television broadcast by satellite
Exactly 50 years ago, on July 12 1962, the the world's first active communications satellite, Telstar 1, transmitted the first live television signal by satellite. During this historic day, a live...
Infographic: the cost of SETI
As previously reported, SETI, the international organization which handles the search for electromagnetic transmissions from civilizations on distant planets, will shut down soon due to lack of funding. What's really...
Donate to tsunami victims in Japan
The recent tsunami wave that hit the Japanese coast this Friday simply devastated the countries costal areas. Besides the actual casualties (now reported to around 1,700), there are a few...
Smithsonian Wild – a database of wildlife photos 200,000 captured with automated cameras
Some animals in the wild are so elusive and hard to glimpse that they're almost impossible to capture with a camera. This is why researchers often use trip cameras with...
Abandoned dog saves 12 lives
Animals are great; if you're not convinced, perhaps the story of Pearl, a black lab abandoned at an animal shelter will change your mind. Pearl was adopted by the National...
The ‘No Small Matter giveaway’ concludes
Well ladies and gents, it's Christmas Eve, and it's high time we conclude the giveaway. So without further ado, the random winners are: Reginald Challis and Beatrice Anton!! I'll send...
The ‘No small matter’ giveaway
Hello! I've been running ZME Science for more than 2 years now, and the support you've shown has been increasingly amazing! However, much to my shame, I've rarely thanked you...
Earth Day 2009 – don’t let it be just another day!
In case you didn't know, today is Earth Day and this year we are celebrating it for the 39th time. If you gladly supported Earth Hour this is a great...
Earth Hour 2009
Earth Hour is an initiative started by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund) that asks people everywhere in the world to turn off the light and other...
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ZME science contest [finished]
It's not a science contest or a fair, or anything like that; it's way simpler than that. Here's how it works: What can you win: Two great books: "Into Thick...
Campaigns for a better world, chapter I: tree planting
Sometimes ignorance can be bliss and knowledge quite a pain; knowing certain things and being aware of some situations in the world is really saddening. But it's better to be...
