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Everglades Phosphorus Limits On The Right Track, But More Is Needed
State and federal standards for phosphorus releases into the Everglades seem sufficient to protect the huge wetland's resident plants and animals from damage, but pollutant levels still reach double or triple safe levels near some of the Everglades'outer edges. A six-year study has tracked how various phosphorus levels affected natural communities in two research sites inside the Everglades. New Method Edges Closer To Holy Grail Of Modern Chemistry
University of Chicago chemist David Mazziotti has developed a new method for determining the behavior of electrons in atoms and molecules, a key ingredient in predicting chemical properties and reactions. He presented the details of his method in the Oct. 6 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. 'In his new paper, David Mazziotti has made a major advance in fundamental theory,' said Nobel laureate Dudley Herschbach of Harvard University. Figures Of Speech: Understanding Idioms Requires Both Sides Of The Bra
Is it better to treat someone with kid gloves or to treat them carefully? Researchers in Italy have investigated how the brain recognizes that the first phrase means the same as the second. The researchers suggest that we use both hemispheres to understand idioms. Defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to improved charge and energy s
Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by engineers could lead to carbon nanotube-based supercapacitors that could do just this. Wired Test 2007: Sony Vaio VGN-FZ180E: Pound for Pound, the Vaio's Fea
The Vaio VGN-FZ180E resembles past Vaios only in its absurdly long product name -- FZ is impressive with a writable Blu-ray drive; at $1,600 without it, the laptop is a bargain. Pound for pound, the Vaio's feature set is peerless. Mystery Science TheaterCreators Return, With Downloadable
Eight years after the demise of Mystery Science Theater 3000, its creators are back with two new ventures, making fun of a new crop of movies. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Over-the-counter eye drops raise concern over antibiotic resistance
The use of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis has increased by almost half since they became available over the counter at U.K. pharmacies in 2005. The Future's Bright For Diamond Dust
Expensive, bulky TV screens could be a thing of the past thanks to a collaboration between the University of Bristol and Advance Nanotech announced today to develop new display technology made from diamond dust. Exploring How The Body Adapts To Exercise At Altitude: Hypoxia Affects
Exercise requires the integrated activity of every organ and tissue in the body, and understanding how these respond to the decreased oxygen levels present at moderate to high altitude is the focus of the current special issue of High Altitude Medicine &Biology.
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