Sunday, February 15, 2009

Study Takes Step Toward Erasing Bad Memories

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Image from The Daily Galaxy : From Zimbio: LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A widely available blood pressure pill could one day help people erase...

Tailplane Icing (Video)

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NASA figured it all out 11 years ago. The link is HERE .

Do We Need A New Internet?

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Image by Guy Hoffman From The New York Times: Two decades ago a 23-year-old Cornell University graduate student brought the Internet to its ...

Mini Nuclear Plants In Alaska

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The Toshiba 4S (Super-Safe, Small and Simple) nuclear power plant is designed to be delivered, installed, and carried away 30 years later. I...

Camouflaging Of Viral DNA Could Be Crucial Step In Progression Of Cancers

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From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2009) — An estimated 15% of cancer cases can be linked to a viral infection, however the biologic...

Scientists Warn Of First Ever Case Of Human Mad Cow Disease From Blood Plasma

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From The Telegraph: The first case of a person being infected with the human form of mad cow disease after receiving contaminated blood plas...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

New Artificial DNA Points to Alien Life

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From Live Science: CHICAGO — A strange, new genetic code a lot like that found in all terrestrial life is sitting in a beaker full of oily w...

Wildlife Salute Valentines Day Of Their Own

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Grizzly family. (Credit: Image courtesy of National Wildlife Federation) From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2009) — While they might...

Obama's BlackBerry Brings Personal Safety Risks

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President Obama and his BlackBerry at the White House in late January. (Credit: UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/Pool) From CNET News: When the mainstrea...

The Sweet Truth: Chocolate Can Be Healthy

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From Live Science: A bar of chocolate for your Valentine isn’t just a sweet treat, it can also be a boon to the body. The ways in which the ...

Scientists Discover Material Harder Than Diamond

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Photo: A diamond ring. Scientists have calculated that wurtzite boron nitride and lonsdaleite (hexagonal diamond) both have greater indentat...

Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic Origins

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The Cosmic Chemistry Cycle. (Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF) From Science Daily: ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2009) — Processes that laid the f...

The Romantic Evolution of True Love

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From Live Science: True love is all about finding that one certain someone, and anthropologists have led us to believe that the quest for th...

Valentine’s Gifts For Your Science Geek

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From Smithsonian Magazine: Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, and you may be wondering what to buy for your own geeky Valentine (or what to...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Goodbye Mr Nice Guy

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From Scienceagogo: Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers have turned up some new answers to the age-old question of what we want...

The Most Tragic Love Stories in History

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A painting of Antony and Cleopatra by Lawrence Alma-Tadema in 1885 From Live Science: Nothing celebrates Valentine's Day quite like a go...

Cooking Helped Humans Evolve ... With Side Effects

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From Wired Science: CHICAGO — Raw-food devotees take note: Your diet is not in any way natural. Humans are as adapted to cooking our food as...

New Refrigeration System Based On Magnetics More Economical And Quieter Than Current Technology

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A magnetocaloric material heats up when magnetized (b); if cooled and then demagnetized (c), its temperature drops dramatically (d). NIST sc...

Saliva: Secret Ingredient In The Best Kisses

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From Live Science: CHICAGO — Go ahead. Kiss the girl. And you might make it a wet one, because scientists who are starting to understand the...

Scanner Reveals Details Of Egyptian Mummy Inside Casket

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Scan shows coffin and details of Meresamun's skeleton, including her eye sockets, jaw and shoulders From The Independent: Stunning image...
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