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...dimensional velocity and more exact measurements" - a huge advancement in the field. The findings debunk the notion that the Milky Way is a little-sister galaxy to her neighbor Andromeda. "They're more like fraternal twins," Reid says. And the fact that they are of equal size increases the likelihood that the two will someday collide. (See the Top 50 space moments since Sputnik...
...pucks on the net, and if you do that, you’re going to win...The opposition scoring early is one factor in terms of them scoring goals, and they’re just getting more shots on the net, and when you do that, you increase your likelihood of scoring.” The Tigers reclaimed the lead halfway through the first period with a man-advantage goal. Princeton’s Dan Bartlett picked up a pass on the right side and came in from behind the net to tap in a goal at the left post...
About half of U.S. transplant organ facilities currently have perfusion machines, according to estimates by the National Kidney Foundation, something that may change based on the results of the new study. "If we can take the kidneys that we have and increase the likelihood that they will work [better], then that's going to be marvelous," says Becker of the National Kidney Foundation. And, if the study results hold, that benefit could extend to other transplant tissue as well. "We're going to see interest in utilizing this principle for other groups of organs," says Dr. Stefan Tullius, chief...
...that the city placed most of its bets on the tourism industry. For a long time it paid off, but, says Keith Schwer, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, "if you ride a fast horse, you have the likelihood of greater volatility...
...which polls show voters moving so quickly to the right that even the hawkish front runner, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, is losing support to parties more extreme than his own. Still, the factors that restrained Israel from launching an attack on Gaza until now remain in place, and the likelihood of an escalation in the confrontation in the days and weeks ahead - and the negative regional backlash it may promote - will probably mark a diplomatic setback for Israel. (Read TIME's top 10 news stories of the year...