A mathematical problem that just doesn't add up
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2007 |
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Most of us share it and it seems a safe enough assumption: mathematical skills and performance develop and advance as students progress through their elementary school years. However, a new study by University of Notre Dame ...
The equivalent of a new quantum liquid?
May 04, 2007 |
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“Physicists usually study anyons when there are a few of them and they are far separated,” Adrian Feiguin, a researcher at Microsoft Research Station Q at the University of California, Santa Barbara tells PhysOrg.com. “One o ...
Widespread 'Twilight Zone' Detected Around Clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 04, 2007 |
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There seems to be something new under the sun -- in the sky, specifically -- that could complicate scientists' efforts to get a fix on how much the world will warm in the future. Greenhouse gases are not the ...
Mars Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Volcanic Explosion
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2007 |
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered evidence of an ancient volcanic explosion at "Home Plate," a plateau of layered bedrock approximately 2 meters (6 feet) high within the "Inner Basin" of ...
The brain can rapidly reorganise to recover from damage
May 04, 2007 |
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The brain can transfer specific functions to new areas when part of it is damaged, according to Oxford research.
Geologists to test theory that Asia is being 'stuffed' under Tibetan Plateau
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 04, 2007 |
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For nearly a decade and a half, Cornell geologist Larry Brown has been leading an international seismic profiling effort in Tibet, using explosions to probe the deep earth and discover how continents formed ...
No food for hungry gray whales
May 04, 2007 |
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A Canadian researcher says gray whales in the eastern Pacific are facing starvation.
US control strategies may make flu epidemics worse, study shows
May 04, 2007 |
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Regular as clockwork, the flu arrives every year. And, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population on average will come down with it. About 36,000 people will ...
Has Digg Dug a Legal Hole for Itself?
May 04, 2007 |
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Call it the Internet's version of a bloodless coup. A revolt by users of Digg.com led the administrators of the Web site to reverse a decision to remove stories containing code used to circumvent digital rights management ...
GIOVE-A transmits first navigation message
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2007 |
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Earlier this week, GIOVE-A successfully transmitted its first navigation message, containing the information needed by user receivers to calculate their position. Prior to reaching this milestone, the satellite ...
A beautiful lawn doesn't just happen
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May 04, 2007 |
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A tree can be a lawn's best friend, or not. Most people with home lawns also have trees and shrubs in the landscape. Sometimes trees and lawns get along well together and sometimes they don't. The shade produced by trees ...
Multitasking is hardest in the early morning
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2007 |
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Multitasking seems to come easier for some and is virtually impossible for others, however new research shows that it is difficult for all in the late night and early morning.
Fuel from fiber -- Pretreatment can put corn stalks, trees in your car's tank
May 04, 2007 |
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"Put a tree in your tank." Fuel companies aren't touting that slogan. At least not yet.
Common genetic variation is linked to substantial risk for heart attack
May 04, 2007 |
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A common genetic variation on chromosome 9p21 is linked to a substantial increase in risk for heart attack, according to a new international research study. The findings are published in the online edition of Science, and wi ...
Climate change impacts stream life
May 04, 2007 |
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Climate change is warming Welsh streams and rivers, affecting the number and variety of some of their smallest animals, a major Cardiff University study has found.
