Spitzer Catches Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust
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Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Despite media coverage of politics, voters not likely to choose carefully, UW professor says
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Despite massive media coverage of the 2008 election, most Americans will make poorly considered decisions about their choices, says John Gastil, a communication professor at the University of Washington. The upcoming Washington ...
2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going. The season officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. That means that for the most part, storms have formed and fizzled ...
Fossil record suggests insect assaults on foliage may increase with warming globe
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Insects will feast and leafy plants will suffer if temperatures warm and atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, according to a team of researchers who studied evidence of insect feeding on fossil leaves from ...
Learning disabilities associated with language problems later in life
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Individuals with a neurodegenerative condition affecting language appear more likely to have had a history of learning disabilities than those with other types of dementia or with no cognitive problems, according to a report ...
Name that Space Telescope!
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance: NASA is inviting members of the general public from around the world to suggest a new name for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, ...
Scientists develop robotic rats to aid in rescue missions
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A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from Europe, the USA and Israel, has recently been set up with the aim of imitating ...
Anti-cancer drug damages brain vessels
Medicine & Health / Medications
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New research may help explain why an anti-cancer drug causes potentially fatal brain inflammation in certain patients. Scientists at Harvard Medical School mimicked the drug's activity in mice and found that it damaged the ...
Expert: Surgical gel has injured women
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A leading gynecologist in New Zealand alleges Confluent SprayGel has caused internal scarring in several women who used the surgical gel.
New component design could reduce cost of proposed Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
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Researchers at the DOE's Argonne National Laboratory have developed new state-of-the-art techniques that will lead to significant improvements in the performance of superconducting niobium cavities. Argonne's ...
Study finds patients with complex fibroadenomas can avoid surgery
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Complex fibroadenomas have a low incidence of malignancy, so women with this condition can be more conservatively treated and avoid surgical biopsy, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Hadassah-Hebrew ...
Dangerous duo: Hostility plus depression elevates risk for heart disease
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, report that hostility and depression appear to act together in a complex way to elevate inflammatory ...
Robot plumbs Wisconsin lake on way to Antarctica, jovian moon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A University of Illinois at Chicago scientist will lead a team testing a robotic probe in a polar-style, under-ice exploration that may have out-of-this world applications. But the team will keep to a venue that's much closer ...
Do co-workers engage or estrange after hours?
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It's true what they say. Business and pleasure really don't mix—at least not for Americans, according to a University of Michigan study.
NASA to Fly Viking Into Storms to Improve Aviation Safety
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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The S-3B Viking was built to take off and land on carrier ships, fly into enemy territory and take out threatening submarines. It's rugged, fast and powerful, but its fighting days are numbered.
