Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of previously unseen structures.
Astronomy
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Latin American nations could become important suppliers of ethanol for world markets in coming decades, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study released recently.
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Mar 4, 2008
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A long-term study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the BioDiversity Research Institute, and other organizations has found and confirmed that environmental mercury—much of which comes from human-generated emissions—is ...
Mar 4, 2008
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In a technical advance that could allow researchers to watch cells as they act during the process of photosynthesis, scientists have developed a method that extends the power of fluorescence-mediated bio-imaging to see discrete ...
Mar 4, 2008
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A University of Michigan study finds that when it comes to achievement gaps within racial groups, catching up over time is common.
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Mar 4, 2008
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The whirligig beetle is named for its trademark of walking in circles on the surface of water. Upon investigating a new phenomenon of water wave generation, scientists might now understand why.
Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2008
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) announced trade quotas governing the export of wild sturgeon and their prized caviar eggs from the Caspian Sea. The Pew Institute for Ocean Science has analyzed ...
Mar 4, 2008
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A University of Arizona researcher has created a new system to dramatically show American cities their relative level of vulnerability to bioterrorism.
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Bacterial communities endemic to healthy corals could change depending on the amount and type of natural and man-made dissolved organic matter in seawater, report researchers from The University of Texas at Austin Marine ...
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