Archive: 08/16/2006
Bison hunters: More advanced than thought
A Canadian archaeologist says the First Nations of the Canadian Plains might have had complex tribal social structures 1,700 years earlier than thought.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Scientists study fighting flies
U.S. researchers say they have conducted the first comprehensive molecular analysis of aggressive behavior in a laboratory species.
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Study: Autism affects all brain functions
A U.S. study has provided evidence that autism affects the functioning of the entire brain, not just communication, social behavior and reasoning.
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Breaks in hibernation help fight bugs
U.S. scientists say a habit in some animals to periodically awake during hibernation might be an evolutionary mechanism to fight bacterial infection.
Biology /
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Coffee may cause a heart attack danger
U.S. scientists say they've determined a single cup of coffee might cause a heart attack in some people within an hour of drinking it.
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Circumcision to fight AIDS is debated
Delegates to the 16th International AIDS Conference meeting in Toronto are debating whether to endorse circumcision as a method to fight AIDS.
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Study shows long-term West Nile effects
U.S. medical experts say half of those infected with West Nile virus have ongoing health concerns more than a year later, including fatigue and tremors.
Aug 16, 2006 |
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S.Korea Wants People in 'Smart' Clothes
(AP) -- Technology-savvy South Korea isn't happy making only MP3 players and the memory chips that go inside many of the more popular models. It also wants people wearing South Korean "smart" clothes with built-in digital ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Newly discovered gene holds clues to evolution of human brain capacity
Scientists have discovered a gene that has undergone accelerated evolutionary change in humans and is active during a critical stage in brain development. Although researchers have yet to determine the precise ...
Biology /
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UA physicist discovers exotic superconductivity
University of Arizona Associate Professor of Physics Andrei Lebed has discovered that strong magnetism changes the basic, intrinsic properties of electrons flowing through superconductors, establishing an "exotic" ...
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Domain Names Can Leave Net Users in Tangled Web, Study Finds
In a world of e-mail spam and Internet scams, it’s often difficult to discern fact from fiction in cyberspace. Some Internet users can’t distinguish a real Web site from a fake one based on its domain name, and some users ...
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Voyager 1 Hits New Milestone
Voyager 1, already the most distant human-made object in the cosmos, reaches 100 astronomical units from the sun on Tuesday, August 15 at 5:13 p.m. Eastern time (2:13 p.m. Pacific time). That means the spacecraft, ...
Aug 16, 2006 |
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NASA Gives Atlantis a 'Go' for Liftoff on Aug. 27
At a press conference late Wednesday, following the two-day flight readiness review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's senior managers announced an Aug. 27 launch date for mission STS-115, resuming ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Anthrax Detector Developed
Spores of the dreaded Bacillus anthracis have already been used as a bioweapon against the civilian population. Once inhaled, the anthrax pathogen almost always leads to death if the victims are not treated within 24 to 48 ...
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Scientists use math to find oil
Mathematical procedures developed at MIT may soon help energy companies locate new sources of oil many kilometers underground.
Aug 16, 2006 |
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