No word Monday from a courtroom in Virginia where a federal judge is mulling a patent dispute that could shut down BlackBerry e-mail service.

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Feb 27, 2006 1.5 / 5 (6) 0

It is a widely accepted view in both research and popular literature: our ancient ancestors were hunters; aggressive, competitive and natural killers. This “Man the Hunter” idea has long influenced our understanding of ...

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Feb 27, 2006 3.9 / 5 (13) 0

Making tubes useful often means joining them to other tubes and linking them together in networks. Easy enough to do with standard water pipes — but on the nanoscale, joining nanotubes is hard to do.

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Feb 27, 2006 4.4 / 5 (36) 0

A collaboration of the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Keio University and Burton Inc. has produced a device to display "real 3D images" consisting of dot arrays ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.3 / 5 (470) 2

Scientists say mangroves, the backbone of tropical ocean coastlines, are far more important to the global ocean's biosphere than previously thought.

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Feb 27, 2006 4.7 / 5 (9) 0

If the history of life were to play out again from the beginning, it would have a similar plot and outcomes, although with a different cast and timing, argues UC Davis paleontologist Geerat Vermeij in a new ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.7 / 5 (21) 0

Who will operate the nanotechnology factories of the future? Will the public be able to make informed decisions about new nanometer-scale products and services? Will tomorrow’s nanotechnology industry face ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.1 / 5 (8) 0

A team of archaeologists from Boston University and the University of Naples l’Orientale recently uncovered the oldest remains of sea-faring ships in the world and cargo boxes containing goods from the lost-land of Punt ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.8 / 5 (93) 1

What do a NASA engineer and a detective have in common? The answer is a new NASA photographic laser device that helps look for damages on NASA's Space Shuttle that can also be used to "shoot" more details in ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.1 / 5 (8) 0

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered a molecular mechanism directing the fate and function of cells during animal development. The findings could hold promise for the advancement of cancer ...

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Feb 27, 2006 4.9 / 5 (9) 0

An area just north of Tijuana and south of San Diego -- the last refuge for many endangered species -- is being threatened by a fence.

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Feb 27, 2006 5 / 5 (4) 0

A University of California-Berkeley researcher says he's discovered professional football coaches tend toward conservative decision-making behavior.

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Feb 27, 2006 3 / 5 (1) 0

A University of California-Berkeley researcher says he's discovered professional football coaches tend toward conservative decision-making behavior.

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Feb 27, 2006 3 / 5 (2) 0

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, workers at the nearby NASA Michoud Assembly Facility persevered through their own personal hardships to deliver a newly designed external ...

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Feb 27, 2006 5 / 5 (4) 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is, for the first time, ignoring recommendations from its Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee.

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Feb 27, 2006 4.9 / 5 (7) 0