Archive: 01/26/2007
Exploiting space with low-cost satellites
At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure UK academia and industry representatives met in London (24th January 2007) to look at opportunities for exploiting space using low cost satellites.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Fruit flies and global warming -- Some like it hot
Researchers working in Australia have discovered ways in which fruit flies might react to extreme fluctuations in temperature. Short-term exposure to high heat stress ("heat hardening") has been known to have negative effects ...
Biology /
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Terrestrial Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems
The list of confirmed extrasolar planets keeps growing, and has now passed two hundred members — almost all of which are gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn. But the hunt is on for Earth-like worlds! With the successful launch ...
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Folic acid cuts risk of cleft lip
Taking folic acid supplements in early pregnancy seems to substantially reduce the risk of cleft lip, finds a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Reducing caffeine intake has no effect on birth weight or length of pregnancy
There is no evidence that moderate levels of caffeine consumption during pregnancy lead to a greater risk of premature births and underweight babies despite warnings from some public health officials, finds a new study on ...
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Lutetia asteroid in Rosetta's spotlight
Earlier this month ESA's Rosetta had a first look at asteroid 21-Lutetia, one of the targets of its long mission. The onboard camera OSIRIS imaged the asteroid passing through its field of view during the spacecraft's ...
Jan 26, 2007 |
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