01/04/2010

Online April Fools' Day Jokes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, on April 1, you have to be careful of what you read on the Web. Everyone is putting up April Fools' Day jokes.

Simplifying complexity -- new insights into how genomes work

(PhysOrg.com) -- A genome is a complex system of genes and factors that regulate them. A European research team has clarified how such dynamic systems work, leading to a new way to predict genetic regulators.

New test assesses gas drilling effects on soils

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed the Cornell Soil Health Test to evaluate soil response to management on different types of land. It's intended to assess changes due to gas drilling work.

Audience takes over mission control in Apollo 13 play

It's the stuff of a NASA nightmare -- mission control decks are left in the hands of untrained enthusiasts as astronauts rocket through space in a capsule fast running out of oxygen and power.

Astronauts get go ahead for Good Friday launch

(AP) -- A NASA astronaut and two Russian colleagues received the thumbs-up Thursday for a mission that will boost the population of the International Space Station to six.

Huge solar powered plane takes to the air (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A huge airplane using solar cells as its only power source is being tested in Switzerland. In its first successful test flight last December, the plane flew only 350 meters at a height of just one meter above ...

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