Greenland ice sheet on a downward slide
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2006 |
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For the first time NASA scientists have analyzed data from direct, detailed satellite measurements to show that ice losses now far surpass ice gains in the shrinking Greenland ice sheet.
Store's interior design may be best front against shoplifting, study says
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Getting the goods on a thief may not be necessary if a store’s interior is designed to deter shoplifting in the first place, a new University of Florida study finds.
Yes, we have no blue bananas
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2006 |
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German scientists say color perception depends not only on an object's pigmentation but also on our knowledge of what the object should look like.
NASA approves construction of satellite to scan galaxies
Oct 19, 2006 |
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After eight years of study, NASA has approved the construction of an unmanned satellite that will scan the entire sky in infrared light to reveal nearby cool stars, planetary "construction zones" and the brightest galaxies ...
Antarctic ozone hole is a double record breaker
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2006 |
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NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists report this year's ozone hole in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere has broken records for area and depth.
Democracy not good at helping poor people
Oct 19, 2006 |
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A group of U.S. political scientists has concluded democracy may not be more beneficial to the poor than other political systems, contrary to prior findings.
Making the connection between a sound and a reward changes brain and behavior
Oct 19, 2006 |
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If you've ever wondered how you recognize your mother's voice without seeing her face or how you discern your cell phone's ring in a crowded room, researchers may have another piece of the answer.
In Brief: Russia to build moon rocket
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Russia is building a new spaceship that can fly to the moon.
Researchers Find Food-free Route to Obesity
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Can people get fat -- and risk debilitating diabetes -- without overeating? The answer may be yes, according to Timothy Kieffer, a University of British Columbia researcher, who has found that imbalance in the action of a ...
Scientists identify switch for brain's natural anti-oxidant defense
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have found how the brain turns on a system designed to protect its nerve cells from toxic "free radicals," a waste product of cell metabolism that has been implicated ...
Professor scoops top prize for 2D atomic crystals discovery
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Professor Andre Geim of the School of Physics and Astronomy has been awarded the 2007 Mott Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for his ground-breaking work. The research of Professor Geim, Dr Kostya Novoselov and ...
Fat kids linked to lack of sleep
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims Dr Shahrad Taheri of the University of Bristol.
China's fast reactor set for tests in 2010
Oct 19, 2006 |
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China's first experimental fast nuclear reactor that can burn up to 70 percent of uranium fuel is expected to start trials in four years.
The star, the dwarf and the planet
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Astronomers have detected a new faint companion to the star HD 3651, already known to host a planet. This companion, a brown dwarf, is the faintest known companion of an exoplanet host star imaged directly ...
Decoding Mars's cryptic region
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2006 |
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Mars Express's OMEGA instrument has given planetary scientists outstanding new clues to help solve the mystery of Mars's so-called 'cryptic region'.
