Archive: 01/16/2006
Consumers vulnerable to phone data theft
The political site AMERICAblog announced Thursday that for only $89.95 it had purchased the cell-phone records of 100 calls over three days in November 2005 made or received by former presidential candidate General Wesley ...
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Earth: Past the point of no return
Renowned scientist James Lovelock says he believes the world has passed the point of no return for climate change, and civilization is unlikely to survive.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Tidal Tales of Minor Mergers: Young Stars Where They Shouldn't Be
Arizona astronomers have discovered a population of what appear to be young star clusters where they aren't supposed to be. The newborn stars appear to have formed in the debris of the NGC 2782 galaxy collision ...
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Professor accused of telling secrets
A California biotech company has reportedly filed a legal action against a University of Connecticut professor, alleging he disclosed trade secrets.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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APS X-rays reveal the real chemistry behind mercury mixed in mustard agent
The U.S government's effort to dispose of mustard agent from the 1940s by incinerating it was halted when workers discovered that hundreds of containers of the agent were contaminated with mercury. Researchers ...
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Stardust parachutes to soft landing in Utah
Nearly seven years after setting off in pursuit of comet Wild 2, the Stardust return capsule streaked across the night sky of the Western United States early Sunday, making a soft parachute landing in the Utah ...
Jan 16, 2006 |
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New species of mountain triton discovered
A team of scientists has just discovered a new species of mountain triton in the Montseny Nature Reserve. The species has been given the scientific name Calotriton arnoldi. It is the only endemic vertebrate species curren ...
Jan 16, 2006 |
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A step forward for footwear
Tired of resigning yourself to wearing uncomfortable footwear or hunting for hours in search of the right shoes, but think a made-to-order pair will be prohibitively expensive? Think again. A European project ...
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Fla. braces for pines' hurricane die-off
Environmental officials in South Florida are waiting to see if native slash pines will begin dying off in a delayed reaction to Hurricane Wilma in October.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Briefs: Cable to expand Persian Gulf telecom
An underwater cable project launched by three countries will increase telecommunications capacity in the Persian Gulf area.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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India counts its tigers
India is starting a comprehensive census of its Bengal tiger population in an effort to discover why the number of animals is declining.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Briefs: Survey shows record U.S. video-game sales
The sale of video games in the United States set a record last year with a 6-percent increase over 2004 to more than $10 billion, a recent survey concluded.
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Briefs: NTL revives Virgin Mobile sale talks
Virgin Mobile said Monday it was in preliminary talks on a potential sale to NTL but cautioned that a deal was not guaranteed.
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South Korean cloning expert: I was set up
South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who has admitted falsifying published stem cell and cloning research, reportedly says he was betrayed by colleagues.
Jan 16, 2006 |
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Networking: Securing illegals' records
Migrant farm workers flow into Salinas, Calif., during the lettuce-harvesting season, just as once portrayed, long ago, by novelist John Steinbeck. The difference is that now, the workers come to California's Central Valley ...
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