Archive: 05/17/2006
ESA acquires Japanese ALOS satellite data
The Paris-based European Space Agency has, for the first time, acquired and processed images sent by Japan's four-ton Earth observation satellite.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Novel Structure In South Pacific Plant May Be 'Missing Link' In Evolution Of Flowering Plants
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study involving a "living fossil plant" that has survived on Earth for 130 million years suggests its novel reproductive structure may be a "missing link" between flowering ...
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Researchers Assess Risks Associated with Living in Low-Lying Coastal Areas
For many, sea-level rise is a remote and distant threat faced by people like the residents of the Tuvalu Islands in the South Pacific, where the highest point of land is only 5 meters (15 feet) above sea level ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2006 |
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Lawmakers brace for telecom reform
As U.S. legislators continue to debate whether the current system of providing Internet access should be changed, all agree that the development of the World Wide Web has revolutionized telecommunications and technology in ...
May 17, 2006 |
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Experts fear impacts of quake on San Francisco Bay Delta
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake could severely damage the San Francisco Bay Delta levee system and cut off vital water supplies for millions of Californians, according to findings presented by a panel of experts ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2006 |
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In Brief: Cable cos. step up emergency preparedness
U.S. Cable companies are stepping up efforts to prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies, an industry association said.
May 17, 2006 |
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Study: Industrial noise may harm Dolphins
British scientists say pile driving and industrial noise may be adversely affecting dolphin behavior, communication and breeding.
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RIAA sues XM over recording device
XM Satellite Radio is prepared to fight a lawsuit from the Recording Industry Association of America regarding the recording of satellite radio onto electronic devices.
May 17, 2006 |
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Ancient Etruscans unlikely ancestors of modern Tuscans, statistical testing reveals
For the first time, Stanford researchers have used novel statistical computer modeling to simulate demographic processes affecting the population of Tuscany over a 2,500-year time span. Rigorous tests used by the researchers ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 17, 2006 |
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'Pinball protons' created by ultraviolet rays and other causes can lead to DNA damage
Researchers have known for years that damaged DNA can lead to human diseases such as cancer, but how damage occurs--and what causes it--has remained less clear.
May 17, 2006 |
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Anthropologist unravels 10,000-year-old climate change mystery
A University of Alberta (Canada) anthropologist is heading up an international research team that will investigate why an entire Siberian culture of hunter-gatherers vanished between 7000 and 6000 BC.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 17, 2006 |
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When Dwarfs Gave Way to Giants
The first galaxies were small - about 10,000 times less massive than the Milky Way. Billions of years ago, those mini-furnaces forged a multitude of hot, massive stars. In the process, they sowed the seeds ...
May 17, 2006 |
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Ancient Egyptian colonialism studied
Canadian scientists say an archaeological cemetery site along the Nile River is shedding new light on ancient Egyptian colonialism administration.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 17, 2006 |
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Crews selected for future NASA missions
NASA Wednesday announced crew assignments for two 2007 space shuttle missions to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2006 |
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In Brief: BT names first 6 'Wireless City' locations
Britain's BT announced agreements Wednesday with the first six of its "Wireless City" communities that will soon offer completed wireless Internet access.
May 17, 2006 |
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