Forcing viruses to evolve to help, not harm
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Viruses and humans have evolved together over millions of years in a game of one-upmanship that, often as not, left humans sick or worse. Now, a University of California, Berkeley, researcher has shown that viruses - in this ...
Apple Unveils New 1GB iPod nano
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Apple today unveiled a new 1GB iPod nano for $149, offering the same features as the 2GB and 4GB iPod nano models and holding up to 240 songs or 15,000 photos. The new 1GB iPod nano’s ultra-portable design ...
Italy creates eco-station on Mount Everest
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Italy has built a laboratory on top of Mount Everest to better analyze the Earth's atmosphere.
Scientists discover exactly how bats fly
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University of Maryland scientists using infrared cameras and ultrasonic microphones have found exactly how a bat moves in response to sound.
Panamanian amphibians attacked by fungus
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Something wicked this way comes -- at least if you're a frog or salamander living near El Cope, Panama.
Gen X & Y use Net to spark Valentine fire
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Gen X and Y are sparking the Valentine's Day romantic fire with some technological assistance.
Estonian oil spill threatens 35,000 birds
Feb 07, 2006 |
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As many as 35,000 birds, including rare white-tailed eagles and eagle owls, are in danger as the result of an oil spill off Estonia's northwest coast.
Entertainment industry fights piracy
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Finding itself in a whirlwind battle of fighting revenue losses as a result of piracy, the entertainment industry is pushing legislation that would prevent the exploitation of a gap in content protection technology known ...
Spirit Nears Home Plate
Feb 07, 2006 |
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Spirit continues to make progress toward "Home Plate," a conspicuous circular feature scientists hope to investigate before the Martian winter, in search of layered rock outcrops that may provide additional information about ...
Gulf of Maine groundfish trawling studied
Feb 07, 2006 |
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University of Maine scientists say they have completed a long-term study of the effects of groundfish trawling on the sea floor of the Gulf of Maine.
Sonar monitors California squid fishery
Feb 07, 2006 |
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California's $30-million-a-year squid industry has quadrupled during the past decade and now scientists are using sonar to assess squid stocks.
Dedicated dog owners walk more than others
Feb 07, 2006 |
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A University of Victoria study suggests dedicated dog owners log more exercise time than their urban neighbors without pet dogs.
Council wants youths to think spatially
Feb 07, 2006 |
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The National Research Council in Washington is urging educators to teach K-12 students to think spatially, using geographic information systems.
NASA fares well in federal spending plan
Feb 07, 2006 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration fared well in the administration's 2007 budget proposal, gaining a $16.8 billion increase.
XM to air World Baseball Classic
Feb 07, 2006 |
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XM Satellite Radio will air every game of the World Baseball Classic, the company said Tuesday.
