Archive: 05/20/2009
Scientists discover area of brain that makes a 'people person'
Cambridge University researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 20, 2009 |
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Fire and water reveal new archaeological dating method
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way of dating archaeological objects - using fire and water to unlock their 'internal clocks'.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 20, 2009 |
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Survey finds slower decline of honeybee colonies
(AP) -- The decline of honeybee colonies has slowed slightly since last fall, but a mysterious combination of ailments is still decimating the insect's population, federal researchers say.
May 20, 2009 |
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Atlantis astronauts who fixed Hubble earn day off
(AP) -- After five grueling spacewalks to fix the Hubble Space Telescope, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis gets a day off.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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Small aftershock rattles downtown Los Angeles
(AP) -- A small but widely felt aftershock jolted the Los Angeles region Tuesday, two days after a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck. An apartment building in Long Beach was evacuated due to roof damage but there were no reports ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 20, 2009 |
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Yahoo searching for ways to show fewer Web links
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is pruning Web links from its Internet search results as it strives to provide more immediate gratification and lure traffic away from the market leader, Google Inc.
May 20, 2009 |
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