What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor
Aug 18, 2006 |
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He's not the enemy of God, his name really isn't Lucifer and he isn't even evil. And as far as leading Adam and Eve astray, that was a bad rap stemming from a case of mistaken identity.
Cosmic Stocktake Reveals What's Left of Big Bang
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The Universe has guzzled its way through about 20 per cent of its normal matter, or original fuel reserves, according to findings from a survey of the nearby Universe by an international team of astronomers involving researchers ...
Student Creates Electric Tweezers
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The ability to sort cells or manipulate microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists, thanks to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...
Have you ever seen an elephant... run?
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If an elephant is thundering towards you at 15mph you are probably not too concerned with the finer points of biomechanics or the thorny question about whether they are truly running or not. But for researchers, ...
More Details in the Nanocosmos of the Cell
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry have further opened the door to the nanocosmos of the cell. The researchers have, for the first time, improved the resolution of STED microscopes ...
'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher
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Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids' soccer game? How about the business cell phone? Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer's dream come true, think again: according ...
Loss of just one species makes big difference in freshwater ecosystem, study finds
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Researchers at Dartmouth, Cornell University, and the University of Wyoming have learned that the removal of just one important species in a freshwater ecosystem can seriously disrupt how that environment functions. ...
Small Ohio town boasts most angioplasties
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The U.S. government and at least one major insurer are wondering why doctors in the small Ohio town of Elyria are performing so many angioplasties.
High suicide rate for older white males
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Older white males have the highest suicide rate in the United States, said the Population Reference Bureau in Washington.
Researcher urges nuclear waste options
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The Bush administration is eagerly pushing nuclear power as a way to help solve the U.S. energy crisis. But in its new plan for nuclear waste management, the administration is taking the wrong approach, says an MIT professor ...
Gene Gives a Boost to Tumor Suppression
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Angiogenesis, or the growth of new blood vessels, is an important naturally occurring process in the body. As with normal tissues, tumors rely on angiogenesis to supply them with the oxygen and nutrients they need for growth.
Study re-examines Vietnam stress disorder
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A review of an 18-year-old U.S. study of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by Vietnam veterans found sharply fewer were affected than originally reported.
Atlantis crew has longest training ever
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(AP) -- Atlantis' six astronauts were supposed to fly to the international space station more than three years ago. But the Columbia disaster in early 2003 and problems with the shuttle fuel tank kept the spacecraft ...
Bacteria-based nanoclusters
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Scientists from the research center Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (Germany) use the survival mechanism of special bacteria to produce solid nanoclusters out of palladium. The tiny bullets, only a few billions ...
SMART-1 on the trail of the Moon's beginnings
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The D-CIXS instrument on ESA's Moon mission SMART-1 has produced the first detection from orbit of calcium on the lunar surface. By doing this, the instrument has taken a step towards answering the old question: ...
