Coastal Water Contamination Increases with Population
Jun 08, 2006 |
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The increase in coastal area population is directly correlated to an increase in contaminated waters and shellfish bed closings. Over 85 percent of all beach closures and advisories in 2004, over 19,950 days, were a result ...
Hypothesis formed on evolution of archaea
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Jun 08, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they've found evidence microorganisms called archaea may have evolved from a moderate temperature environment.
Massive-star supernovae found to be major space dust factories
Jun 08, 2006 |
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An unaccounted for source of space dust which spawns life in the universe has been identified by an international team of scientists. They report in Science Express that Type II supernovae – where a massive star comes to the ...
Football fans may drink to compensate for not playing
Jun 08, 2006 |
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Men across the nation will be getting the pints in and staring at the big screen this month as the World Cup kicks off in Germany. But what do football and alcohol have to do with being a man? A recent psychological study ...
Female birds boost up their eggs when hearing sexy song
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Jun 08, 2006 |
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In a new study published in the latest issue of Ethology researchers show that female songbirds can alter the size of eggs and possibly the sex of their chicks according to how they perceive their mate’s quality.
Kids reject healthy school meals
Jun 08, 2006 |
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Students in Scotland appear to prefer lunch from home rather than the new healthier menus being offered at school.
1 in 3 British men de-stress with alcohol
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A survey of British men has found 96 percent experience work-related stress, and 37 percent use alcohol as a way to put work behind them.
In Brief: Modern technology locates ancient tombs
Jun 08, 2006 |
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Modern technology, including aircraft and aerial photography, have reportedly helped locate a series of ancient tombs in Italy's mountainous Abruzzo area.
Do female guppies risk their lives to avoid sex?
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Sexual harassment is burden that females of many species face, and some may go to extreme lengths to avoid it. In a paper published in The American Naturalist, Dr Darren Croft from the University of Wales, Bangor and a rese ...
RIAA objecting to free vid sites
Jun 08, 2006 |
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In the realm of copyright conflicts, only the skirmishes change; the core issues remain the same. Several years after its heightened battle against music-file swapping over peer-to-peer sharing networks, the Recording Industry ...
In Brief: Sirius to add another satellite by 2008
Jun 08, 2006 |
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New York's Sirius Satellite Radio will build a new satellite together with Space Systems/Loral, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications.
U.S. scientists develop disaster software
Jun 08, 2006 |
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U.S. government scientists have developed software for managing collection, visualization, and analysis of environmental sampling data.
Microsoft opens Zurich Developer Center
Jun 08, 2006 |
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Microsoft announced Thursday it has opened a Microsoft Developer Center in the Greater Zurich Area.
Broadband Report: Web video on your TiVo?
Jun 08, 2006 |
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TiVo announced Wednesday that customers will be able to view Web video on their TiVo-based DVR devices. The new service dubbed "TiVoCast" will work with the company's new Series 2 TiVo set top DVR boxes, as long as it's connected ...
Using technology against technology
Jun 08, 2006 |
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Media-industry experts stress the value of using technology to allow parents to control their children's media intake.
