Natural scientists are less likely to believe in God than are social scientists
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Scientists in the social sciences are more likely to believe in God and attend religious services than are scientists in the natural sciences, according to a survey of 1,646 faculty members at elite research universities ...
Wireless World: Chips track license plates
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A controversial plan to embed radio frequency identification chips in license plates in the United Kingdom also may be coming to the United States, experts told UPI's Wireless World.
Technological advances could reduce effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Convention
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Technological advances within the chemical industry could erode the effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Convention's provisions for verification and compliance.
Plugging the leaks in a quantum computer
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New work by two researchers at HP Laboratories Bristol sets out to solve one of the major difficulties in quantum computer architectures that use directly interacting qubits.
Errors in the Measurement of Global Warming Corrected
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New Haven, Conn. — The effect of the sun’s heat on weather balloons largely accounts for a data discrepancy that has long contributed to a dispute over the existence of global warming, according to a report by scientists ...
Combination power-heat system created
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U.S. grocery stores, schools, hotels and hospitals are likely candidates for a high-efficiency system that provides heating, cooling and electric power.
Molecule tells flower to flower
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Swedish researchers report a breakthrough discovery in how plants control their flowering.
U.S. cybersecurity called "alarming"
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The United States' information technology infrastructure is "highly vulnerable to terrorist and criminal attacks," an expert has said.
Researchers Find How Some Antibiotics Kill Bacteria
Aug 12, 2005 |
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Researchers have uncovered how members of one family of antibiotics kill bacteria that make people sick.
UCSD Discovery Suggests 'Protosun' Was Shining During Formation Of First Matter In Solar System
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From chemical fingerprints preserved in primitive meteorites, scientists at UCSD have determined that the collapsing gas cloud that eventually became our sun was glowing brightly during the formation of the ...
More biodiversity at Chernobyl
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Nineteen years after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, researchers say the surrounding land in Ukraine has more biodiversity.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter blasts off
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41 aboard NASA's first Atlas V rocket.
Volcanic blast influences climate
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The volcanic ash cloud created by a volcanic blast can alter interactions between the atmosphere and sun, affecting climate patterns, say U.S. scientists.
New observations and climate model data
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For the first time, new climate observations and computer models provide a consistent picture of recent warming of Earth’s tropical atmosphere.
MIT finds genetic clue to bone and fat production
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MIT researchers have identified a gene that helps control the balance between bone and fat in the human body, a discovery that could pave the way for the prevention of childhood obesity and the treatment of osteoporosis.
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