Archive: 06/09/2009
Wildlife Conservation Society supports world's first study of egg-laying mammal
A Wildlife Conservation Society research intern working in the wilds of Papua New Guinea has successfully completed what many other field biologists considered "mission impossible"—the first study of a rare ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Green but costly, hybrid buses far from mass production
Fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly, hybrid buses starred at a public transportation congress in Vienna this week, but they still face a long road before becoming cost-effective on a mass scale.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Bing luring Internet searchers: comScore
Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing boosted the software giant's share of the US market in the week following its release, industry tracking firm comScore reported Tuesday.
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Ultracool stars take 'wild rides' around, outside the Milky Way
Astronomers have found that stars of a recently discovered type, dubbed ultracool subdwarfs, take some pretty wild rides as they orbit around the Milky Way, following paths that are very different from those of typical stars. ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Engineers unveil new lighting solutions
A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Computer Finds Massive Black Hole in Nearby Galaxy
Astronomers Karl Gebhardt of The University of Texas at Austin and Jens Thomas of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have used new computer modeling techniques to discover that the black ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Groundwater fingered as a source of methylmercury in coastal waters
For the first time, scientists have detected a highly toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in California.
Jun 09, 2009 |
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New technique improves estimates of pulsar ages
Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new technique to determine the ages of millisecond pulsars, the fastest-spinning stars in the universe.
Jun 09, 2009 |
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New research shows potential for a male contraceptive
Researchers have known for more than half a century that sperm is able to fertilize an egg only after it has resided for a period of time in the female reproductive tract. Without this specific interaction ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Biodiesel blend performs as well as ultra-low sulfur fuel
Those worried about a performance drop-off going from standard diesel fuel to the more environmentally friendly B20 biodiesel blend can ease their minds.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Researchers develop new method for breast cancer biomarker discovery
Three researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have developed and evaluated a new one-step bioanalytical approach that allows them to profile in detail complex cellular extracts of proteins. ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Isolated forest patches lose species, diversity
Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ecosystems.
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church
Older African American women may attend religious services more often than African American men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new University of Michigan study found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Gene study may help solve Sydney rock oyster mystery
A study of oyster genetics is helping scientists better understand the mysterious QX-disease, which has been responsible in the past for killing Sydney rock oysters in the Georges and Hawkesbury Rivers.
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Fast Pandemic Detection Tool Ready to Fight Flu
In a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector institutions, researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics ...
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