Archive: 09/19/2006
More AIDS patients die of other causes
New York's Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control report has said it is becoming less common for AIDS patients to die of causes related to the disease.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Mars echo from Italian radar reported
Italian and U.S. space agency officials say they've received the first signals from an Italian radar orbiting Mars to search for water or ice on the planet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Unusual meteorite found in Antarctica
U.S. scientists say they recovered an unusual meteorite late last year in Antarctica -- a type of lunar meteorite seen only once before.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Perceived facial similarities studied
U.S.-led research has found judgments of facial similarity are highly predictive of genetic similarity.
Sep 19, 2006 |
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New Material to Be Tested on International Space Station
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced today it has delivered a suite of unique materials to NASA for testing on the International Space Station (ISS) sometime during the summer of 2007. The materials, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Scientists discover a new healthy role for fat
Too much body fat may be a bad thing, but there is increasing evidence that too little fat also may have some surprisingly negative consequences.
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Superconductivity Project Addresses Urban Power Challenges
Twenty thousand households in suburban Columbus, Ohio, are about to receive electricity through a high temperature superconducting cable developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Bird Moms Manipulate Birth Order to Protect Sons
According to a new study by scientists at the University of Arizona, female house finches are able to change their hormonal makeup to ensure male birds hatch later, grow faster and spend less time in the nest ...
Biology /
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Expedition 14 to Arrive at Space Station Early Wednesday
The Soyuz TMA 9 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 14 crew continues its chase of the International Space Station. The Soyuz is scheduled to dock with the station at 1:24 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2006 |
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IBM and Telenor Develop Mobile Devices and Networks That Learn and Adapt
IBM and Telenor have developed new mobile communications technology for global business users that will allow mobile devices and networks to automatically learn about their users' whereabouts and preferences as they commute, ...
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Imaging technology restores 700-year-old sacred Hindu text
Scientists who worked on the Archimedes Palimpsest are using modern imaging technologies to digitally restore a 700-year-old palm-leaf manuscript containing the essence of Hindu philosophy.
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Researchers establish scientific link between acne treatment and depression
A drug commonly used to treat severe acne can lead to depressive behaviour in mice, according to research published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Mars mission Risk 29: Scientists research ways to reduce radiation-induced brain damage
Among the gravest risks of a manned flight to Mars ranks the possibility that massive amounts of solar and cosmic radiation will decimate the brains of astronauts, leaving them in a vegetative state, if they survive at all.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2006 |
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At the core
A few years ago, chemical analyses of deep sea muds that used a new X-ray technology were able to help explain why the Classic Mayan civilization collapsed more than a thousand years ago.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread
Mercury pollution is making its way into nearly every habitat in the U.S., exposing countless species of wildlife to potentially harmful levels of mercury, a new report from the National Wildlife Federation shows.
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