University of Pittsburgh scientists say they've genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that has proven 100 percent effective in mice and chickens.

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Jan 26, 2006 4.5 / 5 (122) 0

A study of seven tropical forests around the world has shown nature encourages biodiversity by favoring the growth of less common trees. Older, rarer trees get a survival boost.

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Jan 26, 2006 4.6 / 5 (7) 0

Scientists have sequenced and compared the genomes of planktonic microbes living throughout the water column in the Pacific Ocean. The pioneering study yielded insight into the specialization of microbial communities ...

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Jan 26, 2006 4.3 / 5 (3) 0

The lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) and human-rights activists have clashed in an irreconcilable battle over the social role of Ru.net, the Russian segment of the World Wide Web.

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Jan 26, 2006 3.3 / 5 (3) 0

University of Illinois scientists say children who have a good friendship before a sibling's birth are likely to have a better sibling relationship.

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Jan 26, 2006 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Two new studies by a University of Rochester researcher show that mountain ranges rise to their height in as little as two million years—several times faster than geologists have always thought. Each of the findings came ...

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Jan 26, 2006 4.4 / 5 (17) 0

Researchers at Northeastern University and the University of California, Irvine say that scientists might soon have evidence for extra dimensions and other exotic predictions of string theory. Early results ...

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Jan 26, 2006 4.7 / 5 (277) 0

Yale researchers have recently received funding from the National Science Foundation to observe, describe and explain severe atmospheric turbulence over mountains, and the effect of "gravity waves" on the stratosphere.

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Jan 26, 2006 3.9 / 5 (8) 0

China's Huawei Technologies is boasting that its softswitch system helped Saudi Telecom sail through the crush of calls during the recent Haj.

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Jan 26, 2006 5 / 5 (2) 0

British Internet service provider Be reportedly has secured financing for the rollout of its next-generation broadband network.

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Chunghwa Telecom is taking part in a project to bring wireless services to Taiwan's hospital system.

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It may still be January, but the Arctic region is reportedly experiencing record, summerlike temperatures.

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Jan 26, 2006 3.8 / 5 (15) 0

Nanotechnology, defined as science and engineering done at the scale of a billionth of a meter, promises to have a profound impact on society. It has been heralded by many scientists, futurists and investors as the next industrial ...

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Jan 26, 2006 3.2 / 5 (9) 0

One of the paradoxes of recent explorations of the Martian surface is that the more we see of the planet, the more it looks like Earth, despite a very big difference: Complex life forms have existed for billions ...

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Jan 26, 2006 4.8 / 5 (5) 0

The importance of understanding the process by which a result was generated is fundamental to many real-life applications in science, engineering, medical domain, supply management, etc. Without such information, users cannot ...

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Jan 26, 2006 3 / 5 (2) 0