Space-time Vortex
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Is Earth in a vortex of space-time? We'll soon know the answer: A NASA/Stanford physics experiment called Gravity Probe B (GP-B) recently finished a year of gathering science data in Earth orbit. The results, ...
Company makes bid for space travel
Nov 17, 2005 |
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Astronauts and passengers can go to space by 2008 if the company making the spaceship gets the funding, company officials said.
Annan to present prototype $100 laptop at World Summit on Information Society
Nov 17, 2005 |
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will unveil the first working prototype of the $100 laptop tonight at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, Tunisia. Annan will be joined by Nicholas Negroponte, ...
Mass murder mystery of Maya kingdom
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Forensic scientists with mass burial expertise have been called into an ancient Maya city in Guatemala to help unravel a 1,300-year-old mass murder mystery.
Researchers combine nanotubes and antibodies to detect cancer
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By coating the surfaces of tiny carbon nanotubes with monoclonal antibodies, biochemists and engineers at Jefferson Medical College and the University of Delaware have teamed up to detect cancer cells in a tiny drop of water. ...
Hubble, Sloan Quadruple Number of Known Optical Einstein Rings
Nov 17, 2005 |
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Astronomers have combined two powerful astronomical assets, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, to identify 19 new "gravitationally lensed" galaxies. Among these 19, they ...
DNA Studies Show Microevolution in Penguins
Nov 17, 2005 |
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By comparing the genetic code retrieved from 6,000-year-old remains of Adelie penguins in Antarctica with that of modern Adelies living at the same site as their ancestors, an international team of researchers ...
Astrophysicists put kibosh on alternative theory of star formation
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Nov 17, 2005 |
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Astrophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have exploded one of two competing theories about how stars form inside immense clouds of interstellar ...
Air in Fallon, Nev. has elevated levels of tungsten and cobalt
Nov 17, 2005 |
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The air in Fallon, Nev. has significantly higher levels of tungsten and cobalt than does the air in neighboring towns, according to a new research report. The research suggests that the metals in the air come from a point ...
Genome sequencing aids investigation of an ancient and mysterious life-form
Nov 17, 2005 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are using the latest in genetic technology to investigate an ancient form of life--the poorly understood microorganisms known as Archaea.
Study: Connection between music, reading
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Researchers at Stanford University say they have made a connection between a person's musical training and their ability to process words.
Traffic circles may become widespread
Nov 17, 2005 |
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Modern roundabouts, or traffic circles, not only reduce crashes, but research shows they also can help alleviate traffic backups and resulting delays.
Probing Question: Which comes first, the words or the music?
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Many people know that "Scrambled Eggs" was the working title of the Beatles' "Yesterday," the most-recorded song in history. Paul McCartney dreamed the melody and harmony one night, woke up, turned on a tape recorder, and ...
Study: Global warming real, taking toll
Nov 17, 2005 |
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A study published Thursday shows global warming is taking a toll on the world -- 150,000 deaths annually -- mostly in underdeveloped countries. And the number could double in 25 years.
Study: Climate change alters water supply
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U.S. researchers studying global climate change say hotter temperatures are melting glaciers will have a detrimental effect on the environment and economy.
