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ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination Space & Earth science April 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet It was on 9 November last year that ESA's Venus Express spacecraft lifted off from the desert of Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. Now, after having travelled 400 million kilometres in only about five ...

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East General Science April 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet An important collection of ancient Jewish and Arabic documents, equal in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discovered as fragments in an old storeroom, has received a major grant for its upkeep. The Taylor-Schechter ...

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one General Science April 13, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart.

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke General Science April 18, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's General Science April 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Belgium researchers say they are the first to demonstrate the quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major factor of Alzheimer's disease.

University of Utah to help build bionic arm Electronic Devices April 24, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Utah researchers will receive up to $10.3 million to help develop a new prosthetic arm that would work, feel and look like a real arm. The Utah work is a key part of a U.S. Department of Defense ...

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion General Science April 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers calculate the prospective gains from a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion.

Net neutrality provision dumped Technology / Internet April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote.

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth Space & Earth science / Space Exploration April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet There will be no tsunamis, firestorms or mass extinctions to spoil your Memorial Day weekend. Although the Internet is rife with speculation that a fragment of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will strike the ...

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated Medicine & Health May 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Harvard study suggests the prevalence of U.S. obesity has been greatly underestimated because people provide false information about themselves.

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution Medicine & Health May 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune cells may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...

Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments Technology / Engineering May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals Space & Earth science / Environment May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say tons of bacteria-killing chemicals are being released into the environment annually, possibly entering food and water supplies.

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Sight saving stick Medicine & Health May 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind.

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ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination Space & Earth science April 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet It was on 9 November last year that ESA's Venus Express spacecraft lifted off from the desert of Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. Now, after having travelled 400 million kilometres in only about five ...

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East General Science April 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet An important collection of ancient Jewish and Arabic documents, equal in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discovered as fragments in an old storeroom, has received a major grant for its upkeep. The Taylor-Schechter ...

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one General Science April 13, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart.

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke General Science April 18, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's General Science April 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Belgium researchers say they are the first to demonstrate the quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major factor of Alzheimer's disease.

University of Utah to help build bionic arm Electronic Devices April 24, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Utah researchers will receive up to $10.3 million to help develop a new prosthetic arm that would work, feel and look like a real arm. The Utah work is a key part of a U.S. Department of Defense ...

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion General Science April 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers calculate the prospective gains from a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion.

Net neutrality provision dumped Technology / Internet April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote.

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth Space & Earth science / Space Exploration April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet There will be no tsunamis, firestorms or mass extinctions to spoil your Memorial Day weekend. Although the Internet is rife with speculation that a fragment of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will strike the ...

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated Medicine & Health May 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Harvard study suggests the prevalence of U.S. obesity has been greatly underestimated because people provide false information about themselves.

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution Medicine & Health May 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune cells may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...

Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments Technology / Engineering May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals Space & Earth science / Environment May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say tons of bacteria-killing chemicals are being released into the environment annually, possibly entering food and water supplies.

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Sight saving stick Medicine & Health May 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind.

ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's

University of Utah to help build bionic arm

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion

Net neutrality provision dumped

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution

Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals

'Second skin' helps care for all

Sight saving stick

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