Drought threatens Indian artifacts
North Carolina officials warned that taking advantage of the drought to look for American-Indian artifacts on lake bottoms is against the law.
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2007
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Innovative model connects circuit theory to wildlife corridors
Scientists at Northern Arizona University and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis have developed a model that uses circuit theory to predict gene flow across landscapes. Their approach could give managers ...
Dec 20, 2007
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Sticky questions tackled in gecko research
Velcro, Superglue and Post-It Notes... Three things that started out as obscure inventions but are now indispensable for everyday life. So what will the next idea to stick with modern society look like? The answer may lie ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 20, 2007
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sQuba: World's First Underwater Car
A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named "sQuba," the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) under the sea.
The midnight ride of the CMS tracking detector
Scientists of the U.S. CMS collaboration today (Dec. 20) joined colleagues around the world in announcing the successful installation of the world's largest silicon tracking detector at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Just before ...
General Physics
Dec 20, 2007
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Human embryonic stem cell lines created that avoid immune rejection
In a groundbreaking experiment published in Cloning & Stem Cells, scientists from International Stem Cell (ISC) Corp. derived four unique embryonic stem cell lines that open the door for the creation of therapeutic cells ...
Dec 20, 2007
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'Nanocavity' Sensor Detects Virus-Sized Particles
Scientists have created a nanoscale device that is capable of detecting one quadrillionth of a gram of biological matter, or about the size of certain viruses. In the future, the sensor may be able to detect influenza, severe ...
Tribute to MIT Physics Prof Lewin: Free-On-Line MIT Courses
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering 1800 full courses on-line to the public at no charge. In part the work of Professor Walter H.G. Lewin of MIT is the reason for the popularization of higher learning in ...
COROT surprises a year after launch
The space-borne telescope, COROT (Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits), has just completed its first year in orbit. The observatory has brought in surprises after over 300 days of scientific observations.
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2007
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Study says 2000 tigers possible in Thailand
Thailand’s Western Forest Complex – a 6,900 square mile (18,000 square kilometers) network of parks and wildlife reserves – can potentially support some 2,000 tigers, making it one of the world’s strongholds for these ...
Dec 20, 2007
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