18/12/2006

NASA and Google to Bring Space Exploration Down to Earth

NASA Ames Research Center and Google have signed a Space Act Agreement that formally establishes a relationship to work together on a variety of challenging technical problems ranging from large-scale data management and ...

Fossil Discovery Turns Scientific Theory on Its Head

An international team led by University of Adelaide palaeontologist Trevor Worthy has discovered a unique, primitive type of land mammal that lived at least 16 million years ago on New Zealand.

Nanomaterials vulnerable to dispersal in natural environment

Laboratory experiments with a type of nanomaterial that has great promise for industrial use show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments -- especially when natural organic materials are present.

How to avoid a bat

Current understanding of the co-evolution of bats and moths has been thrown into question following new research reported today in Current Biology.

Virtual experiences can cause embellished, false memories

The next time you're in the market for a new camera, it might be best to read about the product's capabilities in a brochure rather than taking it for a test-run in an interactive, computer-generated virtual world. New research ...

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