Ancient fortress construction found
A section of a fortress constructed during the 1670s has been found in Norway, giving experts a rare look at something previously only seen in sketches.
Archaeology
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NASA enters venture capital partnership
NASA says it has joined with Red Planet Capital Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., to gain access to new and innovative scientific technologies.
Space Exploration
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The point of icicles
Contemplating some of nature's cool creations is always fun. Now a team of scientists from The University of Arizona in Tucson has figured out the physics of how drips of icy water can swell into the skinny spikes known as ...
General Physics
Sep 20, 2006
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Research Looks at How Open Source Software Gets Written
Computer software systems are now among the most complex, expensive artifacts ever created by humans, and some of the most sophisticated are being built by teams of volunteers as "open source" projects, where any programmer ...
Software
Sep 20, 2006
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Watching DNA Repair in Real Time
Direct observations of DNA are giving new insights into how genetic material is copied and repaired.
Sep 20, 2006
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Fruit Fly Aggression Study Has Human, Animal Relevance
Even the tiny, mild-mannered fruit fly can be a little mean sometimes – especially when there’s a choice bit of rotten fruit to fight over. And, like people, some flies have shorter tempers than others.
Sep 20, 2006
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Unusual island evolution happens faster than thought
In evolutionary circles, giant rats and miniature elephants have long been accepted as the products of accelerated evolution in isolated environments such as islands, but McGill paleontologist Virginie Millien has been the ...
Sep 20, 2006
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Iowa State corn/soy plastics to be made into hog feeders
Larock, a University Professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, found the thin, square piece he was looking for and smacked it against his hand. This one is made from soybean oil reinforced with glass fibers, he said. ...
Sep 20, 2006
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NASA Rover Opportunity Takes First Peek Into Victoria Crater
On Monday, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity got to within about 160 feet of the rim of the half-mile-wide Victoria Crater, the rover's destination since late 2004.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2006
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Team finds most complex protein knot ever seen
An MIT team has discovered the most complicated knot ever seen in a protein, and they believe it may be linked to the protein's function as a rescue agent for proteins marked for destruction.
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