Undersea microbes active but living on the slow side
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Deeply buried ocean sediments may house populations of tiny organisms that have extremely low maintenance energy needs and population turnover rates of anywhere from 200 to 2,000 years, according to an international team ...
Roving The Red Planet
Feb 21, 2006 |
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NASA's Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been working overtime to help scientists better understand ancient environmental conditions on the red planet. The rovers are also generating excitement about ...
Red knot birds threatened by crab decline
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Virginia Tech and New Jersey scientists say a reduction in the number of red knot shorebirds is linked with a decline in Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs.
Study: Gorillas also have culture
Feb 21, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists reportedly have identified the hallmark of culture -- behavior passed on by social rather than genetic influences -- among gorillas.
Levee modeling study to provide technical data for rebuilding New Orleans
Feb 21, 2006 |
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To provide essential data for the rebuilding of the ravaged levees in New Orleans, engineers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be studying small-scale models of sections of the flood-protection system. The researchers ...
Study: Containment can't stop flu pandemic
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Scientists say they've concluded containment might buy time, but is not enough to stop a flu pandemic.
Media experiment aims for a million hits
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Can a Web site attract millions of visitors in a relatively short amount of time without spending any money on advertising?
EPA's powers challenged in Supreme Court
Feb 21, 2006 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in what reportedly might become a landmark case involving federal environmental powers.
Intel announces technology center in Gaza
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Intel, in a partnership with American Near East Refugee Aid, will build a technology center at the Islamic University of Gaza, the firm announced.
Wireless chip developed for disaster teams
Feb 21, 2006 |
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A means of tagging and keeping track of disaster victims using wireless microchips was unveiled Tuesday at a forensics conference in Seattle.
Some EU nations want bird flu vaccinations
Feb 21, 2006 |
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France and the Netherlands are reportedly asking the European Union for permission to vaccinate some wild birds against the avian flu.
Tiny devices to feed advances in food safety and quality
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Laboratory testing of agricultural produce in the wake of the food scares of the 1990s has made the food on European dinner tables safer than ever before. But, say a team of researchers, an even better job ...
Contamination impact studied in amphibians
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Scientists at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near Aiken, S.C., have found amphibians are exposed to contaminants through maternal transfer.
WiFi coming to London's center city
Feb 21, 2006 |
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The City of London plans to launch WiFi access throughout the city's Square Mile area later this year.
Japan postpones rocket launch
Feb 21, 2006 |
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The launch of a Japanese rocket carrying an infrared satellite has been postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday morning due to bad weather.
