Martian snow source of tropical glaciers
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Snow is the source of glacial deposits found at the base of the majestic volcanoes and mountains dotting the mid-latitude and tropical regions of Mars. Based on an innovative blend of geological observations ...
Happy 20th birthday to the computer virus
Jan 19, 2006 |
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The PC virus is celebrating its 20th birthday this year, according to one computer-security group.
The science of tickling
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Anticipating our own touch - for example in tickling oneself - reduces its impact, says Queen's psychologist Dr. Randy Flanagan, a member of the university's Centre for Neuroscience Studies. This is evidence of an important ...
Study: Men find retribution more rewarding
Jan 19, 2006 |
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A University College London brain imaging study suggests men gain greater satisfaction than women when witnessing retribution.
China to hasten telecom regulation
Jan 19, 2006 |
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In a bid to curb rampant spam and growing fraud conducted over mobile services, China will speed up creation of a new telecom law this year that will insist on all mobile-phone subscribers to register using their real names.
Climate monitor to sample African dust
Jan 19, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say they plan to place a newly developed portable atmospheric laboratory in Niger to sample African dust.
International HIV/AIDS study is halted
Jan 19, 2006 |
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The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says enrollment into an international HIV/AIDS trial has been halted.
Bees may transmit viruses to offspring
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture report what may be the first evidence of queen honeybees transmitting viruses to their offspring.
Briefs: InterDigital, Infineon team up 3G software
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Longtime allies InterDigital Communications and Infineon Technologies are teaming up on development of HSDPA software for 3G mobile networks.
Researchers to tackle a pelican mystery
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Federal and state researchers say they will perform the first continent-wide census of the American white pelican population conducted in about 25 years.
Support of federal programs may be waning
Jan 19, 2006 |
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A Rutgers University researcher says public support for environmental protection in the United States as a federal government priority is declining.
Dusty Planetary Disks Around Two Nearby Stars Resemble Our Kuiper Belt
Jan 19, 2006 |
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These two bright debris disks of ice and dust appear to be the equivalent of our own solar system's Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy rocks outside the orbit of Neptune and the source of short-period comets. The disks ...
Growing crops to cope with climate change
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Scientists at a British plant science center say they've found a gene that might help develop crops better able to cope with the changing world climate.
British memory retention study is detailed
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British scientists say they've found that the ability to remember the details of a natural scene is unaffected by the distraction of another activity.
Scientists develop process for creating biocompatible fibers
Jan 19, 2006 |
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Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a single-step process for creating nonwoven fibrous mats from a small organic molecule – creating a new nanoscale material with potential applications where biocompatible materials ...
