Finding life on Mars and outer space begins by examining Earth's inner space
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Clues to finding current or past life on Mars now or at some point in the past begins with an examination of Earth's most extreme environments and the adaptable microscopic life that thrives there, according ...
Biofuels can replace about 30% of fuel needs
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With world oil demand growing, supplies dwindling and the potential for weather- and conflict-related supply interruptions, other types of fuels and technologies are needed to help pick up the slack.
Binary asteroid in Jupiter's orbit may be icy comet from solar system's infancy
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A bound pair of icy comets similar to the dirty snowballs circling outside the orbit of Neptune has been found lurking in the shadow of Jupiter. Astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, working ...
Microsoft reminds users about Feb. 3 virus
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Microsoft has warned its customers about "Mywife," a malware variant expected to come to life on Friday.
THOR Mars Mission To Seek Underground Water
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A new, low-cost mission concept to Mars would slam a projectile into the planet's surface in an attempt to look for subsurface water ice.
Cancer is threatening Tasmanian devils
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Australian scientists say a deadly facial-tumor disease threatening a carnivorous Australian marsupial known as the Tasmanian devil might be infectious.
Fashion meets tech, new era under way
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Imagine the ability to convert a belly dancing outfit into a burqa and vice versa, equipped with two servo motors and switch.
High hopes for Bush's tech initiative
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It may not be easy to win support for his plans for Iraq or for healthcare reform, but President Bush's proposal to beef up U.S. strength in science and technology could well be one of the few issues that might garner bipartisan ...
Study: Malaria outbreaks can be forecast
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A British study suggests malaria epidemics can be predicted up to five months in advance by using a climate forecasting computer model.
Astronaut Conducts Protein Crystal Experiment on Space Station
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Expedition 12 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur activated the Protein Crystal Growth Monitoring by Digital Holographic Microscope for the International Space Station, or PromISS-4 experiment on Jan. 19. It ...
European particle physics sets course for the future
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"Particle physics has an exciting future" : this was the key message emerging from the Open Symposium on particle physics strategy in Europe, which concluded at Orsay, France, today.
The Web: Traffic 'toll' contentious
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The surviving Baby Bells -- Verizon, Bell South and AT&T/SBC -- have disclosed that they may someday charge new fees to digital businesses, sites like Google and Yahoo!, that generate substantial traffic on the Internet. ...
Reducing prices at gas pump goal of UH engineers
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Developing radios no larger than a grain of sand to increase the drilling efficiency of oil wells, University of Houston engineers see promise for reducing prices at the gas pump.
Study evaluates placebo effectiveness
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Harvard Medical School scientists who usually use placebos to test a new treatment's effectiveness have conducted a trial testing placebos.
Report: China Mobile cool on 3G standard
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China's adoption of a homegrown technical standard for third-generation (3G) wireless service might not be as done a deal as the industry had assumed.
