Archive: 02/26/2007
Mellow in Europe, crazy in America
Reed canarygrass is a bit like some people on vacation. At home, they stay on their side of the fence, and speak nicely with the neighbors. But jet them into Las Vegas and by week's end they are shoving other people out of ...
Biology /
Feb 26, 2007 |
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New insights into high-temperature superconductors
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory in collaboration with a physicist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have discovered that two different physical parameters —pressure and the substitution ...
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Early Europeans unable to stomach milk
The first direct evidence that early Europeans were unable to digest milk has been found by scientists at UCL (University College London) and Mainz University.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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The cost of keeping eggs fresh for mother cockroaches
One of the defining differences between the sexes is in the size of their gametes. Males make many tiny sperm while females make only a few large eggs. This suggests that sperm are cheap while eggs are expensive. ...
Biology /
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Volcano ground rising near Naples, Italy
Geologists are reporting the ground at the Campi Flegrei caldera, near Naples, Italy, is undergoing renewed uplift.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Repressed memory is cultural creation
Researchers at Harvard Medical School said the disorder known as repressed memory has a cultural rather than a scientific basis.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 26, 2007 |
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U.S. funds hydrogen experiment
The U.S. Energy Department has awarded a U.S. researcher a $3 million grant for a project that focuses on harnessing photoactive material from the sun.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Scientists remove allergens from prawns
Chinese researchers say they have good news for seafood allergy sufferers who might soon be able to eat prawns without the fear of an adverse reaction.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Drug shows promise for Down syndrome
Researchers at California's Stanford University report a drug known as PTZ can improve the learning and memory of lab mice with Down syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Hallucinogenic herb a problem in Wash.
Both Washington state and U.S. officials are growing increasingly concerned over the popularity of a legal hallucinogenic herb in the region around Seattle.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Researchers study harmful particulates
Reducing barnyard emissions is one way to help reduce the harmful effects of tiny atmospheric air particles that can cause severe asthma in children, and lung cancer and heart attacks in some adults.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Professor researches cell phone usage among college students
Cell phones are commonplace fixture in United States culture these days, but a recent Virginia Tech survey reveals not only whom college students are talking to, but also for how long, and from where they converse.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Milky Way Black Hole May Be a Colossal 'Particle Accelerator'
Scientists were startled when they discovered in 2004 that the center of our galaxy is emitting gamma rays with energies in the tens of trillions of electronvolts. Now astrophysicists at The University of Arizona, ...
Feb 26, 2007 |
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With a smart grid, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could have system benefits
Xcel Energy announced the results of a six-month study related to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and how an increase in their popularity may affect Colorado. The study found that PHEVs may result in a reduction ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Searching for Signs of Life on Mars
NASA-funded researchers are refining a tool that could not only check for the faintest traces of life's molecular building blocks on Mars, but could also determine whether they have been produced by anything ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2007 |
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