Bush administration cuts energy plans
Conservationists are reportedly upset by a Bush administration plan to reduce the budgets of several energy-efficiency research programs.
Energy & Green Tech
May 31, 2006
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3,000-year-old skeleton found in Rome
Italian archaeologists say they have found a well preserved, 3,000-year-old skeleton of a woman during a dig in the Roman Forum in central Rome.
Archaeology
May 31, 2006
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Trend launches Vista security solution
A new security solution for the Windows Vista test beta 2 was launched this week by Trend Micro.
Software
May 31, 2006
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Taking evolution's temperature: Researchers pinpoint the energy it takes to make a species
Comfortable living is not why so many different life forms seem to converge at the warmer areas of the planet.
Mathematics
May 31, 2006
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Discovery May Speed Tree Breeding, Biotechnology
Researchers have discovered the genetic controls that cause trees to stop growing and go dormant in the fall, as well as the mechanism that causes them to begin flowering and produce seeds – a major step forward in understanding ...
May 31, 2006
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Sinking levees
Most of New Orleans is sinking at an average rate of 6mm a year. In some areas, subsidence is occurring at a rate of as much as 29mm/year. That's according to research published in this week's edition of the journal Nature ...
Environment
May 31, 2006
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3-D insulator loses a dimension to enter magnetic 'Flatland'
In a scrambled Rubik's cube, colorful squares clash without order. As pieces click into place in the hands of a skilled puzzle solver, the individual characters of squares dissolve as solid faces of uniform color emerge. ...
General Physics
May 31, 2006
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Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings
Ecosystems containing many different plant species are not only more productive, they are also better able to withstand and recover from climate extremes, pests and disease over long periods of time.
Energy & Green Tech
May 31, 2006
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The Web: World Cup soccer spam hooligans
The stars are out on the playing field already -- even though the World Cup soccer matches haven't quite started. These are the midfielders and strikers of e-mail spam -- malicious messengers, and hooligan hackers -- who ...
Internet
May 31, 2006
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Golf in space event is postponed
The golf shot to be heard around the world has been indefinitely postponed by Russian space agency officials.
Space Exploration
May 31, 2006
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