Archive: 08/23/2006
Astronomers use supercomputers to study atoms linked to black holes
Super-hot atoms in space hold the key to an astronomical mystery, and an Ohio State University astronomer is leading an effort to study those atoms here on Earth.
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Global warming affects Alaska
Global warning is changing Alaska, eliminating tourist sights such as glaciers, and with melting ice causing rising waters to flood villages.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Lens solution blamed for eye infection
A U.S. agency and eye doctors reportedly agree the ReNu With Moisture Loc contact lens solution alone was responsible for an eye infection outbreak this year.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Study: extra pounds can mean early death
A study by the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., has suggested people who are moderately overweight have an increased risk of premature death.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Fermilab's future: to be determined
The University of Chicago wants to become administrator of Fermilab -- the home of the Tevatron, the world's most powerful atomic particle accelerator.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Happy mice used in depression study
Canadian scientists are using a breed of permanently "cheerful" mice to research a new treatment for clinical depression.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Phoenician tombs are found in Sicily
Archaeologists report the discovery of 40 Phoenician sarcophagi in what was once a sacred burial ground in Sicily, near Marsala.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Bracelet maker accused of false claims
The manufacturer of the "ionized" Q-Ray bracelet has been accused in Chicago of false advertising for claiming the product acts as a pain reliever.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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New device cuts gas engine air pollution
Two U.S. scientists say they've developed a light-weight, relatively inexpensive way of reducing unburned hydrocarbon air pollutants from gasoline engines.
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Engineers Find New Way to Close Levees
A team of University of South Carolina civil engineers who have studied the failure of the 17th Street canal levee in New Orleans say they have found a cost-effective and efficient way to halt flooding caused by breached ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Tight-knit family: even microbes favor their own kin
New research published by Rice University biologists in this week's issue of Nature finds that even the simplest of social creatures - single-celled amoebae - have the ability not only to recognize their own family member ...
Biology /
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Fast-growing trees could take root as future energy source
A tree that can reach 90 feet in six years and be grown as a row crop on fallow farmland could represent a major replacement for fossil fuels. Purdue University researchers are using genetic tools in an effort ...
Biology /
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Sulfur signature changes thoughts on atmospheric oxygen
Ancient sediments that once resided on a lake bed and the ocean floor show sulfur isotope ratios unlike those found in other samples from the same time, calling into question accepted ideas about when the Earth’s atmosphere ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Scientists Discover How We Detect Sour Taste
A team headed by biologists from the University of California, San Diego has discovered the cells and the protein that enable us to detect sour, one of the five basic tastes. The scientists, who included researchers ...
Biology /
Aug 23, 2006 |
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Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation
Supermassive black holes in some giant galaxies create such a hostile environment, they shut down the formation of new stars, according to NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer findings published in the August 24 ...
Aug 23, 2006 |
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