31/05/2006

Voyager data may reveal trajectory of solar system

Nearly 30 years after launch, the two Voyager spacecraft are still operational and returning useful data. In their early years they produced some of the first close up images of the large outer planets. Now as the two vehicles, ...

'Cybermums' give birth to new project at University of Leicester

A trail-blazing research project started by academics at the University of Leicester has paved the way for a new generation of academics. 'Cyberparents'- a project by University of Leicester academics Clare Madge and Henrietta ...

Basque grammar in the brain

At the Psycholinguistic Laboratory of the University of the Basque Country (EHU-UPV), Basque-Spanish bilingualism and the relation between language and the brain have been under study. It is a fact that the human brain is ...

UWE studies travel time - is it really wasted?

Travel is something that impacts on most of us. For many, the daily commute is a way of life and bookends the beginning and end of the day. But is travel time ‘dead time’ that needs to be reduced to a minimum by providing ...

Air pollution blamed for kids' poor scores

Children exposed to intense urban air pollution while in the womb are 2.9 times more likely to be developmentally disabled at age 3, a New York study says.

Scientist: I don't talk to creationists

One of Britain's leading biologists says he has given up trying to debate creationists because his views are misstated or he is called names.

What Lies On The Gulf Floor

When most people think of Louisiana as being unique, they think of Mardi Gras, crawfish and Cajun culture. Few realize that what lies beneath the Gulf of Mexico along Louisiana's coast is also unique, from the terrain and ...

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