'Remarkable' Drop in Arctic Sea Ice Raises Questions
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Melting Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a 29-year low, significantly below the minimum set in 2005, according to preliminary figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, part of the University of Colorado ...
Why quitting may be good for you
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Are there times when it is better to simply give up? Psychologists have been exploring this question, and more specifically a possible link between tenacity and both physical and mental health.
Researchers discover forests of endangered tropical kelp
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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A research team led by San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously thought endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands. ...
Blowing a Hole in a Comet: Take 2
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Two years ago, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft blasted a hole in Comet Tempel 1, offering researchers their first look inside a comet. One small problem: The cloud of debris was so thick no one could clearly ...
Team demos safety of RNA therapy
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Researchers from MIT, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and other institutions have demonstrated the safety of a promising type of genetic therapy that could lead to treatments for a wide range of diseases such as cancer.
Alcohol and cancer: is drinking the new smoking?
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have clarified the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of head and neck cancers, showing that people who stop drinking can significantly reduce their ...
Spinning slowly in the web
Sep 26, 2007 |
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University of St Andrews astronomers have succeeded in tracing the magnetic web that binds newly forming stars to their surrounding gas and dust. The findings will improve understanding of how stars, including ...
Sports drinks face junk food label
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Public health advocates are lobbying for limits on the availability of sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade in high school vending machines.
Mice teeth explain the troubles with human wisdom teeth
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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During evolution, many of a species’ properties are shaped by ecological interactions. This is readily evident in mammalian teeth, whose many features closely reflect what each species eats. However, for a long time scientists ...
Plants can be used to study how and why people respond differently to drugs
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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While prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some people, in others the same dose of the same drug can cause an adverse reaction or no response at all.
New animal and plant species found in Vietnam
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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World Wildlife Fund scientists said today that the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area in central Vietnam underscores the importance of conservation efforts in the ancient tropical forests of the ...
World leaders need to remain alert to latest scientific thought on climate change
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Melting icecaps and ‘climate chaos’ have put climate change at the top of the agenda for the UN General Assembly’s meeting this week. The meeting is a precursor to the November meeting in Bali where leaders will try to agree ...
Saltwater crocodiles find their way home
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Australian scientists have discovered saltwater crocodiles have the ability to return to their home territory across significant distances.
New molecular clock indicates smallpox evolved earlier than believed
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Smallpox is older than thought, according to results of a new technique reported in the Sept. 24 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ...
Sharp to Introduce Seven New Blu-Ray Disc Recorders
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Sharp Corp. will introduce into the Japanese market seven AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Recorders that reflect Sharp's persistent focus on true image quality and easy operability.
