Archive: 05/21/2007
Scientists reconstruct the prehistoric behavior and ecology of northern fur seals
A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology, and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, biochemistry, ...
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Alarming acceleration in CO2 emissions worldwide
Between 2000 and 2004, worldwide CO2 emissions increased at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s—the rate increased from 1.1 % per year during the 1990s to 3.1% per year in the early 2000s.
May 21, 2007 |
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How does day length affect aggression in mice? It's in the genes
Imagine if a naturally occurring chemical in your body could help make you feel more calm and relaxed – but it would only work during the long days of summer. The same chemical would, instead, make you aggressive and nasty ...
May 21, 2007 |
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Geoscience converges under pressure
The contents of the deep Earth affect the planet as a whole, including life at its surface, but scientists must find unusual ways to "see" it. Only recently have researchers been able to produce the extreme temperatures and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 21, 2007 |
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CMU professor honored for computational complexity breakthrough
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the Russian Academy of Science will share the Association for Computing Machinery's 2007 Gödel Prize for their seminal work on what many consider the most important unresolved ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 21, 2007 |
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Study: Water chemical can cause cancer
U.S. government scientists have found evidence the chemical hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer in lab animals.
May 21, 2007 |
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Chemotherapy drug shrinks brain tumors
Cancerous brain tumors appear to respond favorably to the drug temozolomide when used as primary chemotherapy after surgery, and the treatment appears to work best in people missing a certain gene, according to a study published ...
May 21, 2007 |
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Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children
The rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children according to a study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health. The study is published this month in Annals of ...
May 21, 2007 |
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Caffeine powder is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc. is recalling its Caffeine Citrated Powder due to potential potency issues.
May 21, 2007 |
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Coal-to-liquids plant is considered
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a feasibility study for a commercial 50,000-barrel-a-day coal-to-liquids facility in the Illinois coal basin.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 21, 2007 |
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South Korean whale kills under-reported
A U.S. study of whale meat sold in South Korea suggests the number of whales being sold for human consumption is putting minke whales further at risk.
Biology /
May 21, 2007 |
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Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. The findings, ...
May 21, 2007 |
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K-State attosecond research could aid Homeland Security
Building a new laser-like X-ray source powerful and quick enough to capture fast motion in the atomic world is a big job. But Zenghu Chang, Kansas State University professor of physics, and his team of physicists and engineers ...
May 21, 2007 |
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Wearing Your Wireless
Movies and television have educated us more than we know. Thanks to detective thrillers, we understand about the drama of "wearing a wire." But a NASA-sponsored technology is paving the way for all of us to ...
May 21, 2007 |
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Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past
A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now. The processes that could ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 21, 2007 |
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