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Vyomanauts n. pl.
Indian astronauts. Taking their name from the Sanskrit word vyoma (meaning "sky" or "space") to differentiate themselves from Russia's cosmonauts and China's taikonauts, the first two vyomanauts are scheduled to enter orbit in 2015.
Climate velocity n.
The speed of climate change in a given locations. On average, animals and plants will be forced to migrate a quarter mile per year to stay within their preferred habitat.
Gulfo n.
A proposed pan-Arab currency modeled on the euro. Intended to replace the US dollar as the basis for oil pricing, the gulfo would be regulated by a new Gulf Monetary Council headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Electroweak star n.
A possible new type of star that scientists hypothesize is so dense its core resembles cosmic conditions just after the big bang, when the universe was made up of leptons impervious to strong nuclear forces.
