A 'prisoner's dilemma' for real-life situations
Sep 20, 2006 |
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What's best for the individual and what's best for society are often not the same thing--this predicament is the premise for the famous "prisoner's dilemma" game. However, healthy societies depend on individuals ...
'Champagne supernova' challenges understanding of how supernovae work
Sep 20, 2006 |
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An international team of astronomers led by a group at the University of Toronto has discovered a supernova more massive than previously believed possible. This has experts rethinking our basic understanding ...
Brain stimulation creates shadow person
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Swiss scientists say they've found electrical stimulation of the brain can create the sensation of a "shadow person" mimicking one's bodily movements.
Unusual island evolution happens faster than thought
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In evolutionary circles, giant rats and miniature elephants have long been accepted as the products of accelerated evolution in isolated environments such as islands, but McGill paleontologist Virginie Millien has been the ...
Ancient fortress construction found
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 20, 2006 |
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A section of a fortress constructed during the 1670s has been found in Norway, giving experts a rare look at something previously only seen in sketches.
To be or not to be: Is it all about spinning?
Sep 20, 2006 |
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Thanks to the unique possibilities offered by ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), astronomers have solved a 140-year-old mystery concerning active hot stars. They indeed show that the star Alpha ...
Greenland ice sheet still losing mass
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2006 |
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Data gathered by a pair of NASA satellites orbiting Earth show Greenland continued to lose ice mass at a significant rate through April 2006, and that the rate of loss is accelerating, according to a new University ...
Breakthrough in computer chip design eliminates wires in data transmission
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Research slated to appear in the October 2 edition of the Optical Society of America's Optics Express will unveil that researchers have created a new laser-silicon hybrid computer chip that can produce laser beams that w ...
New research puts 'killer La Palma tsunami' at distant future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2006 |
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The volcanic island of La Palma in the Canaries is much more stable than is generally assumed, Dutch scientists working at the TU Delft have found. The southwestern flank of the island isn’t likely to fall into the sea (potentially ...
Watching DNA Repair in Real Time
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Sep 20, 2006 |
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Direct observations of DNA are giving new insights into how genetic material is copied and repaired.
Scientists discover new ring and other features at Saturn
Sep 20, 2006 |
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Saturn sports a new ring in an image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sunday, Sept. 17, during a one-of-a-kind observation.
How the brain keeps emotions at bay
Sep 20, 2006 |
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Daily life requires that people cope with distracting emotions--from the basketball player who must make a crucial shot amidst a screaming crowd, to a salesman under pressure delivering an important pitch to a client. Researchers ...
Making coal cleaner
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University of Queensland researchers are working on a process that could make the theory of clean coal a reality. Dr Joe da Costa's research group, from the Division of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering, has ...
NASA enters venture capital partnership
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2006 |
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NASA says it has joined with Red Planet Capital Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., to gain access to new and innovative scientific technologies.
Enzyme shreds Alzheimer's protein
Sep 20, 2006 |
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An enzyme found naturally in the brain snips apart the protein that forms the sludge called amyloid plaque that is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), researchers have found. They said their findings in mice ...
