Archive: 02/08/2008
Botanists see winter fading away in U.K.
Climate change is leading some British botanists to conclude that winter is disappearing as a distinct season in the United Kingdom.
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Workplace autopilot threatens security risk perception
Safeguarding sensitive information - no matter how sophisticated the IT system - can never be foolproof, according to research published this week by Leeds University Business School.
Feb 08, 2008 |
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'Love Hormone' Promotes Bonding
Gazing into your lover’s eyes isn’t only romantic; it may also mimic early attachments that forever alter your brain and body.
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Researchers produce nanowires easier, faster than before
Sometimes simpler is better. Engineering researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new way to produce ultra-thin electricity-conducting wire that is simpler and faster than existing processes.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 08, 2008 |
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New Research on the 2002 Collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf
A new study co-authored by NSIDC Research Scientist Ted Scambos and published in Volume 54 of the Journal of Glaciology sheds light on the 2002 collapse of a massive Antarctic ice shelf.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Deep Impact Begins Hunt for Alien Worlds
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is aiming its largest telescope at five stars in a search for alien (exosolar) planets as it enters its extended mission, called Epoxi.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Moss protein plays role in Alzheimer's Disease
Preventing Alzheimer's disease is a goal of Raphael Kopan, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and pharmacology at the Washington University School of Medicine. The moss plant Physcomitrella patens studied ...
Biology /
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Earth's orbit creates more than a leap year
The Earth's orbital behaviors are responsible for more than just presenting us with a leap year every four years. According to Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and planetary sciences ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 08, 2008 |
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French paradox redux? U.S. vs. French on being full
It's the French paradox redux: Why don't the French get as fat as Americans, considering all the baguettes, wine, cheese, pate and pastries they eat?
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Deadly storms underscore new research finding: Mid-South is most vulnerable region to tornadoes
The tornadoes that swept across the mid-South on Tuesday and Wednesday illustrate in tragic fashion the findings of a recently published study by Northern Illinois University meteorologist Walker Ashley.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Listening for the cosmic symphony: New SU supercomputer will help scientists listen for black holes
Scientists hope that a new supercomputer being built by Syracuse University's Department of Physics may help them identify the sound of a celestial black hole. The supercomputer, dubbed SUGAR (SU Gravitational and Relativity ...
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Extremophile Hunt Begins
A team of scientists has just left the country to explore a very strange lake in Antarctica; it is filled with, essentially, extra-strength laundry detergent. No, the researchers haven't spilled coffee on ...
Biology /
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Teams battle to on-screen victory
Tanks, soldiers, snipers, mortars and bombers fanned out rapidly over unfamiliar undulating terrain, searching for their enemy counterparts and trying to seize control of battle towers. Some armies swarmed ...
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Taxi! Novel location-based services hailed
European researchers are developing a range of novel technologies and end-to-end solutions for indoor and outdoor geo-location scenarios encountered by the likes of utility companies, emergency services and ...
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Studying rivers for clues to global carbon cycle
In the science world, in the media, and recently, in our daily lives, the debate continues over how carbon in the atmosphere is affecting global climate change. Studying just how carbon cycles throughout the Earth is an enormous ...
Feb 08, 2008 |
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