Australia: Japan's whaling program a sham
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Australian officials say a 10-year project examining whales off Australia's Antarctic territory prove Japan's whaling program has no scientific basis.
Fujitsu's 200GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive for Notebooks
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Fujitsu today announced the MHV2200BT, a 200GB 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive, as part of a coordinated global launch.
British supermarket chain stops cod sales
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Asda, Britain's second-largest supermarket chain, says it will stop selling North Sea cod in about three months.
FEC approves new Internet rules
Mar 28, 2006 |
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The Federal Election Commission approved Monday new rules that would specifically deal with paid Internet political ads on Web sites, but excepting most Internet communications including blogging.
See Total Solar Eclipse Tomorrow in a Different Light
Mar 28, 2006 |
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A major astronomical event occurs Wednesday -- a total solar eclipse in which the moon's shadow blocks Earth-bound views of the sun from Brazil to Mongolia. In Wednesday's event, a total eclipse lasting up ...
Carbon nanotube absorption measured in worms, cancer cells
Mar 28, 2006 |
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University of Michigan researchers have discovered how to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells, a breakthrough that will revolutionize scientists' understanding of how the ...
Asleep or awake we retain memory
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Sleeping helps to reinforce what we’ve learned. And brain scans have revealed that cerebral activity associated with learning new information is replayed during sleep. But, in a study published in the open access journal ...
Ultrasound And Algae Team Up To Clean Mercury From Sediments
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Ultrasound and algae can be used together as tools to clean mercury from contaminated sediment, according to an Ohio State University study. This research could one day lead to a ship-borne device that cleans ...
X-ray method improves soft tissue detail
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Mar 28, 2006 |
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Swiss scientists say they've developed a technique for improving the detail obtained in X-ray images of soft tissues.
Device Could Make Web Shopping More Secure
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Each year more and more people are shopping online. Some estimates already put the annual value of online commerce at well over $100 billion, in the United States alone. Yet, as popular as it has become, many ...
Electric Snowmobile: Sled-Necks, Tree-Huggers Unite
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Eleven Utah State University engineering students designed and built an electric snowmobile that runs so clean the National Science Foundation will use it this summer to conduct research in Greenland’s polar ...
Study: World's seagrass beds are declining
Mar 28, 2006 |
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A University of New Hampshire scientist says the world's seagrass beds -- important habitats, food sources and sediment stabilizers -- are disappearing.
Rebound Marriages No More Likely to End in Divorce
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Many self-help books and well-meaning friends and relatives offer this advice to newly divorced friends: Don't marry on the rebound. Don't rush into or commit to a serious relationship prematurely. Wait until you are good an ...
Horse antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1 are effective as treatment in mice
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1, derived from horses, prevent mice infected with H5N1 from dying from the virus. A study published today in the open access journal Respiratory Research reveals that a dose of 100 ...
Britain looks to reducing food ads
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Britain's Office of Communications has been examining the case for restricting food and drink advertising on television aimed at children.
