Endeavour Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
After 16 days in space and 250 orbits of the Earth, space shuttle Endeavour touched down at 8:39 p.m. EDT Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bringing the STS-123 mission to a flawless end.
NASA to televise Jules Verne maneuvers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2008 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
0
The U.S. space agency said it will televise a series of maneuvers by the European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft next week.
'Wildcat Power Cord' repairs cruciate ligament in dairy cow's knee
Mar 27, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
An 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow is back at her Kansas farm thanks to a decade of research and an experimental surgery performed at Kansas State University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Faster koa tree growth without adverse ecosystem effects
Biology /
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have completed a study on ways to make high-value koa trees grow faster, while increasing biodiversity, carbon sequestration, scenic ...
Small desert beetle found to engineer ecosystems
Biology /
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
The catastrophic action a tiny beetle is wreaking on the deteriorating Chihuahuan desert will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological Society's Ecological Entomology journal.
Armed beetles find a mate, whatever their size
Biology /
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
One species of armed beetle is proving that size doesn’t necessarily matter when it comes to finding a mate. The creature’s ‘pulling techniques’ will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological So ...
Wii remote adapted to military robot
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
Two U.S. Department of Energy scientists in Idaho say they have adapted technology from Nintendo's Wii remote to control a mine-clearing robot.
Genetic test improves artificial fertilization
Mar 27, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Polar body diagnosis can make artificial fertilization more successful, according to Katrin and Hans van der Ven and Markus Montag of Bonn University Clinic, writing in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International ...
Americans living longer, enjoying greater health and prosperity, but important disparities remain
Mar 27, 2008 |
4 / 5 (2) |
1
Average life expectancy continues to increase, and today’s older Americans enjoy better health and financial security than any previous generation. However, rates of gain are inconsistent between the genders and across age ...
Additional evidence of wolverine found in the Tahoe National Forest
Biology /
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
During ongoing investigations by an Oregon State University graduate student, the Forest Service, and California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), two additional wolverine photographs were captured this past ...
Study shows weight bias is as prevalent as racial discrimination
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Discrimination against overweight people—particularly women—is as common as racial discrimination, according to a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University.
Heparin recall spreads in Europe
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
France, Italy and Denmark are recalling heparin after an Italian firm purchased contaminated ingredients from China, EU drug regulators said.
AIDS experts go back to basics
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 27, 2008 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
2
The head of the U.S. agency in charge of AIDS research says scientists need to go back to basics to find a vaccine against the HIV virus.
Researchers Demonstrate Molecular Delivery System for Molecular Communication
Biology /
Mar 27, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that in experiments being carried out jointly with Professor Kazuo Sutoh of the Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and Associate Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute ...
More Honduran cantaloupes recalled
Mar 27, 2008 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced more companies have joined in the recall of Honduran-produced cantaloupes due to possible contamination.
