Frogs: Female choice for complex calls led to evolution of unusual male vocal cord
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Male tropical túngara frogs have evolved masses on their vocal cords that help them woo females with complex calls, show scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
SanDisk, Philips advance phone ticketing
May 03, 2006 |
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SanDisk and Philips are working on a chip that will allow travelers to pay for train and bus tickets using their cell phones.
Alabama alligators may become hunted
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Alabama officials are reportedly considering establishing an alligator hunting season to combat a dramatically rising gator population.
Lawsuit claims school bus pollution
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Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit this week in San Francisco, claiming some school buses fill with cancer-causing levels of diesel exhaust fumes.
In Brief: Loral to build AsiaSat telecom satellite
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China's AsiaSat has tapped Space Systems/Loral to build its new telecommunications satellite, which is slated for launch in 2008.
Scientific journals now available in Iraq
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University of Maryland scientist D.J. Patil and colleagues have built a digital library, making 17,422 journal titles available to Iraqi scientists.
Why mice don’t get cancer of the retina
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Humans are more susceptible to developing the eye cancer retinoblastoma than mice because, unlike humans, mice can compensate for the loss of activity of a gene critical to normal retinal development , according ...
'Chernobyl' virus author dodges prison
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A Russian college student convicted of creating the Chernobyl computer virus received a two-year suspended sentence Tuesday.
Hormones may affect how brain listens
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From zebra fish to humans, reproductive hormones govern behavioral responses to courtship signals. A new Emory University study conducted in songbirds suggests that hormones may also modulate the way the auditory system processes ...
Microsoft, Calif. municipalities to settle
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A tentative $70 million settlement was announced Tuesday to resolve antitrust claims brought on by Californian local government entities against Microsoft.
Researchers report technique for freezing and preserving genetically enhanced pig embryos
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Researchers led by a University of Missouri-Columbia professor of reproductive biotechnology have reported success in freezing and preserving swine embryos that were created by in vitro techniques and that carried modified ...
New satellite service for disaster teams
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Global Relief Technologies, GeoEye and Telenor launched a joint venture to provide satellite imagery to disaster-relief teams in remote areas of the world.
In Brief: Vitesse receives securities lawsuit
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An investor has sued Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation accusing the company of securities-law violations, the investor's legal defense announced Wednesday.
