Why Christmas trees are not extinct
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Conifers such as Christmas trees suffer a severe plumbing problem. The "pipes" that carry water through firs, pines and other conifers are 10 times shorter than those in flowering trees. But a University of ...
Researchers develop new method for studying 'mental time travel'
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Neuroscientists at Princeton University have developed a new way of tracking people's mental state as they think back to previous events -- a process that has been described as "mental time travel."
Ancient Jawless Vertebrates Used Novel Immune Responses
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Researchers recently discovered that the sea lamprey, a modern representative of ancient jawless vertebrates, fights invading pathogens by generating up to 100 trillion unique receptors. These receptors, referred ...
Alcohol is a strong trigger of criminal violence
Dec 22, 2005 |
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A study at Karolinska Institutet of 133 violent offenders in Sweden shows that 78 (58%) had consumed alcohol within 24 hours before the violent act. A large majority of the offenders were men with psychiatric ...
Keck telescope captures faint new ring around Uranus
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Astronomers have made the first ground-based observations of one of two new rings discovered recently around the planet Uranus by the Hubble Space Telescope and announced today.
Satellite Newspapers Provides Hometown News Anywhere in the World
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Thanks to Satellite Newspapers you will never go without your local paper again. Satellite Newspapers Corp. provides the technological solution that puts your hometown newspaper right in your hands - no matter where you happen ...
2005 may set record as warmest year
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Two major meteorological organizations agree: 2005 was a very warm year, and if it didn't set a record for high temperatures, it came close to it.
Male elephants woo females with precise chemistry
Dec 22, 2005 |
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The exact chemical blend of a pheromone emitted by older male elephants in musth influences both a female elephant's interest in mating and how other surrounding elephants behave, a new study has found.
Better dancers get more desirable mates
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Dance is recognized as a courting signal in many animal species, including humans, and now Rutgers scientists have linked dancing ability to mate quality. The study, for the first time, links dancing ability to established ...
Spitzer Unveils Infant Stars in the Christmas Tree Cluster
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have given the world a spectacular new picture of a star-forming region called the "Christmas Tree Cluster," complete with first-ever views of a group of newborn ...
China faces barriers in RFID adoption
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Wal-Mart may be trying hard to convince its leading suppliers to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging on shipments, but pushing this technology's introduction to the Chinese manufacturers that ship between 50 ...
Europe’s newest Meteosat launches on Solstice Night
Dec 22, 2005 |
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The second member of Europe’s new generation of weather satellites has successfully been lifted onto orbit, continuing an uninterrupted series of launch successes since 1977.
Micro-gyroscopes that can detect cancer
Dec 22, 2005 |
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A vibrating disc no bigger than a speck of dust could help to diagnose and monitor common types of cancer and provide specialists with information about the most appropriate therapy.
Scientists stymied by inch-long fish
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Scientists say they are unable to explain the steady declined in the number of pupfish -- an endangered species that lives only in a Nevada limestone cave.
Alberta caribou at risk of extinction
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Canadian environmentalists trying to prevent the extinction of Alberta's woodland caribou are asking the government to protect the remaining herds.
