Google Earth impacts science
Aug 01, 2006 |
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The world's scientists are increasingly using Google Earth's digital globe, which has also attracted millions of non-scientists around the world.
New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface
Aug 01, 2006 |
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In a report released today, scientists call for a new systematic study of the Earth's "critical zone"--the life-sustaining outermost surface of the planet, from the vegetation canopy to groundwater and everything ...
FDA: Don't eat oysters from Northwest
Aug 01, 2006 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory against eating raw oysters from the Pacific Northwest.
At an underwater volcano, evidence of man’s environmental impact
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Scientists studying hydrothermal vents, those underwater geysers that are home to bizarre geological structures and unique marine species, have discovered something all too familiar: pollution.
2,000-year-old mummy goes through 21st-century scanner
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Oxford University researchers have used full-body scanning, usually used for medical reasons, to look at a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy from the University’s Ashmolean Museum.
Kerry outlines his U.S. healthcare plan
Aug 01, 2006 |
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U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., outlined his 4-point proposal for U.S. healthcare policy in Boston Tuesday, saying every citizen must be covered by 2012.
Guns links to testosterone levels studied
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Researchers at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., say gun handling causes men's testosterone levels to rise, making them more aggressive.
Study suggests Alaskan tree refuge existed
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they've found strong evidence an Alaskan tree refuge existed during the last glacial period, 17,000 to 25,000 years ago.
Altering Fatty Acid Levels in Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate
Aug 01, 2006 |
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UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and decrease the amount of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates ...
Evolution key issue for Kan. voters
Aug 01, 2006 |
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(AP) -- Kansas Board of Education members who approved new classroom standards that call evolution into question faced a counterattack at the polls Tuesday from Darwin's defenders.
Study provides new insights into brain organization
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Scientists have provided new insights into how and why the brain is organised - knowledge which could eventually inform diagnosis of and treatments for conditions like Alzheimer's disease and autism.
Stardust@home launches today
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 01, 2006 |
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On your marks, dust hunters! The University of California, Berkeley's Stardust@home project - a needle-in-a-haystack search for interstellar dust that's open to anyone with a computer - gets off the ground ...
Physicists Discover New Way To Visualize Shape Changes In Molecules
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Using ultrafast lasers, a team of University of Colorado at Boulder and JILA scientists has developed a novel method to observe the motion of atoms during chemical reactions, opening up new possibilities for detailed understanding ...
Tyrannosaur Survivorship -- Tough Times For Teens
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 01, 2006 |
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A massive dinosaur death bed in Alberta has helped map out the animal's life span and thrown doubt on long-held theories about how one species lived, says new research conducted in part at the University of Alberta.
Asteroid Aspirations
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 01, 2006 |
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A recent grant from NASA will enable the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas to continue its work creating missions to asteroids and exploring the possibilities and chemistry of ...
