The Central Leather Research Institute in Adyar, India, says a new chemical process may revolutionize the world's leather-tanning industry.

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Jan 19, 2006 3.1 / 5 (15) 0

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture report what may be the first evidence of queen honeybees transmitting viruses to their offspring.

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A US space probe set off on a decade long mission to start an exploration of Pluto on the fringes of the solar system.

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Jan 19, 2006 4.4 / 5 (20) 0

The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says enrollment into an international HIV/AIDS trial has been halted.

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Jan 19, 2006 4 / 5 (2) 0

Managing your money is no easy task. While television commercials make it look easy to do all your banking online in just five minutes, on the next channel, insurance companies warn of crooks that will steal ...

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Jan 19, 2006 3.4 / 5 (23) 0

A University of California-Riverside study suggests harvesting the largest individuals from a fish population introduces harmful genetic changes.

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Semiconductors may be the best way for China to move beyond simply being regarded the factory to the world, albeit a huge one at that.

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There's a bit of good-natured ribbing going on at the UW Madison Synchrotron Radiation Center, where researchers are hard at work to better understand Bucky Balls, the nickname for the famous molecule, Carbon-60 ...

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Jan 19, 2006 4.4 / 5 (7) 0

Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a single-step process for creating nonwoven fibrous mats from a small organic molecule – creating a new nanoscale material with potential applications where biocompatible materials ...

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Jan 19, 2006 4 / 5 (1) 0

Snow is the source of glacial deposits found at the base of the majestic volcanoes and mountains dotting the mid-latitude and tropical regions of Mars. Based on an innovative blend of geological observations ...

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Jan 19, 2006 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

Anticipating our own touch - for example in tickling oneself - reduces its impact, says Queen's psychologist Dr. Randy Flanagan, a member of the university's Centre for Neuroscience Studies. This is evidence of an important ...

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These two bright debris disks of ice and dust appear to be the equivalent of our own solar system's Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy rocks outside the orbit of Neptune and the source of short-period comets. The disks ...

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Jan 19, 2006 5 / 5 (1) 0

Telecom carriers NTT Communications and Telefonica International will link their international data networks and extend service across much of the world.

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Verizon and Yahoo! said Thursday they will start up a new Internet service.

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Amazon.com will start providing original weekly entertainment series from June 1, the online retailer said Thursday.

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