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Friday, March 7, 2003
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Moral conflicts: "But what is a 'just war'? Is it something that can be judged objectively? Is such a question still relevant in a world of 'pre-emptive' conflict? To understand the complexity of the theory of a just war, it helps to know that it is one of the longest running and most vigorously debated of philosophical ideas." [Guardian Unlimited]
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Floating Ice Shelves Key to Ice Sheet Stability: "[...] researchers report that satellite images and aerial mapping surveys have revealed surges in the seaward flow rates of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula. The work, published in the current issue of the journal Science, provides the first concrete evidence in support of a decades-old idea that calving coastal ice shelves may set into motion a chain of events that could throw global sea level rise into high gear." [Scientific American]
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Water Activates Compound's Superconductivity: '[Researchers have] been investigating oxides containing metals similar to copper. Superconductive ones have proved elusive, however, until now. According to a report published today in Nature, it seems that some of these oxides should have come with the instructions "to make a superconductor, just add water."' [Scientific American]
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