Archive: 01/31/2006
Mali farmers don't want GM crops
Mali farmers say they don't want trials of genetically modified crops to begin in their nation -- the fourth poorest country in the world.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Security firms team up on spyware research
An alliance of major computer security companies has been formed to standardize and streamline their campaign against spyware.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Maine salmon may be facing extinction
Maine salmon might be facing extinction despite a $20 million, five-year rescue effort and inclusion on the federal government's list of endangered species.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Alaska volcano eruptions ground flights
Alaska Airlines has canceled all flights to and from Anchorage because of activity at the Augustine volcano, about 180 miles southwest of Anchorage.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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S.C. governor OK with intelligent design
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he believes intelligent design should be taught in his state's public school classrooms.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Virginia to eradicate zebra mussels
Virginia officials say they will attempt a first -- killing all zebra mussels from a large, open body of water.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Enter the semantic grid
Working under the IST programme-funded OntoGrid project, they are catalysing the evolution of the Grid from a distributed network of computers in which the meaning of information is implicit and hidden into ...
Jan 31, 2006 |
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School chief wants renewed science focus
The president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute wants U.S. President George Bush to urge a renewed national focus on science and technology.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Scientists explore effects of emotions
Researchers say people who have negative emotions without knowing their source often allow the emotions to affect decisions on unrelated issues.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Study: We really do like larger bills
A University of Iowa money study explores our preference for big bills over small ones -- and explains our marked reluctance to part with a larger bill.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Gov't Plan To Send First South Korean Into Space Likely To Be Delayed
South Korea's plan to send its first astronaut into space within the first half of 2007 is likely to be delayed following a rescheduling request by Russia, the Science Ministry said Friday, reports Asia Pulse.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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Two super heavy elements discovered
A Swiss research group has participated in the discovery of new chemical elements. The elements have the numbers 113 and 115 and were discovered by a combination of physical and chemical techniques in the Russian nuclear ...
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Jan 31, 2006 |
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Study: Variety may not be 'spice of life'
Variety, according to the saying, is "the spice of life," but Seoul National University researchers say it might not be as much as we expect it to be.
Jan 31, 2006 |
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