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 New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For MoonThe same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. |
 Powering up microwave amplifiers for a wireless worldFour years ago, Europe trailed the rest of the world in microwave amplifier research and development. Now, however, European-designed transistors and amplifiers equal or outperform the competition worldwide. ... |
 Planets Align for the 4th of JulyNews Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky. No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the twilight glow of sunset, a trio of worlds ... |
 Mars air once had moistureA new analysis of Martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, ... |
 Whaling commission buys time to resolve thorny issuesThe International Whaling Commission agreed Tuesday to put off votes on a Japanese bid to resume commercial whaling and an environmentalist initiative to create a whale reserve in the South Atlantic. |
Tuna populations at riskInternational agency challenged to stop over-fishing
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UCSF and YouTube create novel channel to drive medical researchYouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to tap the video sharing platform ... |
 Innovative Germans let others make the profitsGermans are innovative European champions but although they created the MP3 audio encoding format and the fax, it is often foreign groups that have profited from their development. |
 First private space flight to ISS in 2011 (Update) The first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency and could be carrying space tourist Google co-founder Sergey Brin. |
 Web of possibilities: Researcher finds new avenues for social research onlineWhy do certain songs become hits while others flop? How can individuals be encouraged to consider the public good rather than act selfishly? Why are casual relationships sometimes as important as connections ... |
New research links smoking and body mass index to hearing lossSmoking and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors in the development of age-related hearing loss, says one of the largest-ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss – but alcohol has a protective effect. The study ... |
Healing through horsesHorses not only are fun to ride, but can help teach relationship skills as well as aiding people with physical or mental disabilities -- or so says equitherapy. |
 Phoenix probe lands on Mars (Update 4)NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars Sunday to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic ... |
Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate cluesOn May 25, 2008, approaching 5 p.m. PDT, NASA scientists will be wondering: Just how green is their valley? That's because at that time the Phoenix Mars Mission space vehicle will be touching down on its three legs to make ... |
 Foot-dragging Mars rover finds Yellowstone-like hot spring depositsDeposits of nearly pure silica discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in Gusev Crater formed when volcanic steam or hot water (or maybe both) percolated through the ground. Such deposits are found ... |
