Moon's South Pole: No Evidence For Ice Sheets
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Using the highest resolution radar-signal images ever made of the moon – images from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Arecibo Telescope in Arecibo, P.R., and the NSF’s Robert C. Byrd Telescope in Green ...
The smell of iron
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Where does the strange but typical "metallic" smell come from when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils, railings, or coins? "The smell of iron upon contact with skin is ironically a type of human body odor," states ...
Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed a new type of miniature endoscope that produces three-dimensional, high-definition images, which may greatly expand the application of minimally ...
Planet-Finding by Numbers
Oct 18, 2006 |
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More than a decade after the first planets beyond our solar system were found, astronomers have discovered about 200 of these "extrasolar planets," as they're called. Using a common-sense definition of potentially ...
Potential risks associated with widespread use of pandemic influenza drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Tamiflu, an antiviral flu drug, is recommended worldwide for the prevention and treatment of pandemic influenza infection, but extensive use by the human population could cause a serious environmental challenge as well as ...
Very long-term forecast: Northwest winters will be even wetter
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2006 |
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If you think Pacific Northwest winters are gray and rainy now, just wait. By the end of this century winter storms are likely to be much more pronounced, particularly west of the Cascade Range, according to ...
Researchers Make Breakthrough in Understanding Early Brain Development
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of Wyoming have made what they describe as a "breakthrough" in understanding how sensory experiences during early life promote the formation of fine connections in the brain, paving the way for ...
Ocean Data Confirms Fishing Puts Targeted Species in 'Double Jeopardy'
Oct 18, 2006 |
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For the first time, a research study has shown that fishing can promote boom and bust swings in supplies of targeted fish stocks. The study, authored by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the ...
Natural Chemical Found in Strawberries Boosts Memory in Healthy Mice
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Oct 18, 2006 |
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Mothers have long exhorted their children to eat their fruit and vegetables. But once kids are beyond mom’s watchful eye, the hated greens often go the way of Barbie dolls and power rangers. Now, there’s another reason to ...
Latest Buzz: Marijuana May Slow Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease
Oct 18, 2006 |
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New evidence in rats suggests that marijuana may contain compounds that slow the memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease. Marijuana has strong anti-inflammatory effects, and many researchers believe that there is ...
Spy software used in call centers
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Forrester Research of Cambridge, Mass., said sales of "emotion detection" technology to corporate call centers has reached $400 million annually.
Study: Hospital cell phone ban unnecessary
Oct 18, 2006 |
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British researchers say they have determined the "hysteria" surrounding the use of cellular telephones in many hospitals is not justified.
Feeling ripped off? How dynamic pricing affects perceptions of fairness
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Dynamic pricing, in which sellers make frequent adjustments to their prices, has become more feasible as internet buying increases. In the first study to examine how such pricing strategies affect perceptions of fairness, ...
Was There Water on Mars Long Enough for the Origination of Life?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Based on the lovely green rock, olivine, also known as the gemstone, peridot, a Virginia Tech graduate student has created a mineral lifetime diagram that provides the a clue to when and for how long there might have been ...
How brain injury leads to seizures, memory problems
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In a finding that may provide a scientific basis for eventual treatment, neurology researchers have shown that traumatic brain injury reduces the level of a protein that helps keep brain activity in balance. The resulting ...
