Archive: 02/20/2008
Greenland's rising air temperatures drive ice loss at surface and beyond
A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, stoked by warming air temperatures, and fueling loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Reducing kids' salt intake may lower soft drink consumption
Children who eat less salt drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure and later-in-life heart attack and stroke, researchers reported in the print ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Calls to doctor's office may delay stroke treatment
Calling a primary care doctor instead of 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke can delay patients from reaching an emergency room during the most critical period — the first three hours after onset of stroke symptoms, researchers ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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GLAST rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral
The first stage of the Delta II rocket to be used to launch the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Rresearchers determine structure of protein that mutates DNA of the AIDS virus HIV-1
Understanding the structure of proteins involved in inhibiting HIV-1 infection could help in the battle against AIDS, and University of Minnesota researchers have taken a crucial step in that direction.
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Feb 20, 2008 |
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NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Shuttle Discovery
NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Study shows effects of vitamin D and skin's physiology
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that previtamin D3 production varies depending on several factors including skin type and weather conditions. The study will appear in the March 2008 ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Fiber-optic booster on a chip
More and more of our communications -- from text messages to high-definition television -- travel over optical fiber. At last count the United States was crisscrossed by more than 80 million miles of it, with ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Researchers release most detailed global study of genetic variation
University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at the National Institute on Aging have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation, a treasure trove offering new ...
Biology /
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Drifting off to sleep
Researchers studying the resting behaviour of wild sperm whales have found evidence that whales literally 'drift' off to sleep.
Biology /
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Television shows can affect racial judgments
A new study published in the journal Human Communication Research reveals that viewers can be influenced by exposure to racial bias in the media, even without realizing it.
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Aromaticity may occur in unexpected materials
Shiv Khanna, Ph.D., professor of physics, and colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University and Penn State, were recently highlighted in the Editor’s Choice section of the journal Science, as well as the ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Researchers Discover New Way to Store Information Via DNA
Researchers at UC Riverside have found a way to get into your body and your bloodstream. No, they’re not spiritual gurus or B-movie mad scientists. Nathaniel G. Portney, Yonghui Wu, Stefano Lonardi, and Mihri Ozkan from UCR’s ...
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Who's Orbiting the Moon?
The space around Earth is a busy place, as teeming with traffic as a roundabout. More than 500 active satellites are bustling about up there right now. Some are transmitting radio, television, and telephone ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Key to TB's 'staying power' unlocked
The first report of a biomolecular structure resolved using the Oxfordshire Diamond synchrotron is giving vital help in the fight against tuberculosis.
Feb 20, 2008 |
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