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Influenza Spreads Readily In Winter Conditions
Influenza has long been considered a seasonal virus. New findings implicate that low relative humidities produced by indoor heating and winter temperatures favor the spread of influenza. Palaeography: Reading Old Handwriting, 1500-1800: A Practical Online T
"Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800."Practice documents include wills, petitions, estate inventories, and fun material such as "Recipe for mince pies. Early 17th century."From the National Archives (Surrey, United Kingdom) in partnership with University College London. Researchers Find Ways To Turn Manure Into Power
Record oil prices and incentives to find alternative fuelsources are lighting a fire under research to turn biomass materials suchas manure into energy. U.S. Seminaries Under Scrutiny
Radio program transcript from October 2005 about how "America's 229 Catholic seminaries ... are currently getting the once-over from a team of inspectors sent by Rome in what some commentators are describing as a witch-hunt for homosexuals and liberals."Also includes a copy of the "Instrumentum Laboris,"the "list of questions that are being put to every seminarian and every seminary professor,"and links to related information. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). New DNA Sequencing Technology Uses Firefly Enzymes To Read Genetic Cod
Unique technology that uses the enzymes of fireflies to read the genetic code of DNA has been installed at the University of Liverpool. Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Scie
Background and news from this Chinese facility researching space science topics in areas such as space engineering technology, space physics, and weather exploration. Find overviews of research areas and projects, news about China's space program, such as the first successful moon photo captured by its lunar probe project (November 2007), and announcements of conferences. In Chinese and English (occasional translation errors). A First Tussle With Linux's iPhone Killer: The OpenMoko Neo1973
The next great mobile hope for Linux, the Neo1973, has arrived. Wired News has a first look at the most promising open source alternative to the iPhone. Process May One Day Yield Solution To Global Wastepaper Glut
One wouldn't expect paper to be a major source of pollution: after all, it's made from wood, which in nature breaks down into tiny components that re-enter the plant growth cycle. Yet without proper dampness and other conditions that are often missing in garbage dumps, paper fails to decompose for dozens of years. As a result, billions of tons of wastepaper cram the planet's landfills, creating an enormous environmental problem worldwide. Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformatio
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs. Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an international platform for Holocaust denial."From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Earliest Chocolate Drink Of The New World
The earliest known use of cacao -- the source of our modern day chocolate -- has been pushed back more than 500 years thanks to new chemical analyses of pottery excavated at an archaeological site at Puerto Escondido in Honduras.
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