Archive: 12/24/2007
Moon, Mars bright lights in the big sky
The moon and Mars -- not the stars -- emitted enough wattage Monday to providing night travelers by sleigh and by foot a lighted way to their destinations.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 24, 2007 |
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NSF-chartered Plane Crashes While Taking Off from Remote Antarctic Field Camp
A National Science Foundation (NSF)-chartered aircraft operating in Antarctica crashed shortly after take-off earlier this week while providing support to a group of researchers at a remote location on the ...
Dec 24, 2007 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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Active mechanism locks in the size of a cell's nucleus
Cells know that size matters, especially when it comes to the nucleus. In the early 1900s, German scientists first proposed that the size of a nucleus is always proportional to the size of its cell. Now, more than a century ...
Biology /
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
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New method enables scientists to see smells
Animals and insects communicate through an invisible world of scents. By exploiting infrared technology, researchers at Rockefeller University just made that world visible. With the ability to see smells, these scientists ...
Dec 24, 2007 |
3.9 / 5 (44) |
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Study: Amino acid helps in copper binding
An amino acid has a huge role in the binding of copper, an essential metal for life, a study by U.S. university researchers showed.
Biology /
Dec 24, 2007 |
3.4 / 5 (7) |
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Study: Fever may ease autism for a while
Anecdotes about fevers triggering "normal" behavior in autistic children now have a scientific study to back them, researchers in Baltimore report.
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
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Old TVs bad landfill reception
When U.S. broadcasters switch to digital transmissions, millions of viewers will likely discard analog televisions creating a potential environmental disaster.
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.4 / 5 (10) |
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World's only ultrafast electron microscope takes 4-D 'movies' of molecules
A unique electron microscope that can help create four-dimensional “movies” of molecules may hold the answers to research questions in a number of fields including chemistry, biology, and physics, according to an article ...
Dec 24, 2007 |
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Toward improved non-stick surfaces at the flip of a switch
Researchers in New Jersey report development of a new type of non-stick material whose ability to shed liquids like water from a duck’s back can be turned on or off simply by flipping an electrical switch.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (24) |
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New report challenges idea that snuff is a 'safer' substitute for cigarettes
A 20-year review of scientific research on tobacco and cancer challenges the idea that moist snuff — increasingly popular in the United States — can be a safer substitute for cigarette smoking. The review, ...
Dec 24, 2007 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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Culinary shocker: Cooking can preserve, boost nutrient content of vegetables
In a finding that defies conventional culinary wisdom, researchers in Italy report that cooking vegetables can preserve or even boost their nutritional value in comparison to their raw counterparts, depending ...
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (69) |
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SmartGrow uses hair to grow food
A new product marketed as SmartGrow uses human hair imported from China and India to help people with their horticultural efforts.
Dec 24, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (6) |
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Where and why humans made skates out of animal bones
Archaeological evidence shows that bone skates (skates made of animal bones) are the oldest human powered means of transport, dating back to 3000 BC. Why people started skating on ice and where is not as clear, since ancient ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 24, 2007 |
3.8 / 5 (11) |
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