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Rediscovering the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
"More than 60 years after the last confirmed sighting of the species in the United States, a research team announced [in April 2005] that at least one male ivory-bill still survives"in Arkansas. The site features information about the sightings of this bird (thought to be extinct), identification tips with images, photo galleries, quotes from the searchers, historic encounters (including a quote from John James Audubon), and more. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. NASA Telescope Sees Black Hole Munch On A Star
A giant black hole has been caught red-handed dipping into a cosmic cookie jar of stars by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. This is the first time astronomers have seen the whole process of a black hole eating a star, from its first to nearly final bites. Transistor Genetics: Scientists At The Weizmann Institute Use DNA To A
Take a little DNA; add a pinch of carbon nanotubes; sprinkle in a few grains of gold, all on a clean silicon surface, and whip up a batch of nanotransistors -- that's pretty much what the research group of Prof. Ron Naaman of the Chemical Physics Department of the Weizmann Institute did. Only, they began with even more basic ingredients: tiny spoonfuls of phosphates, sugars and nucleotides that were used to create unique strands of DNA programmed to form attachments with carbon nanotubes. How Shall a Generation Know Its Story: The Edgar Bowers Conference and
Exhibit about the life and works of William Edgar Bowers Jr., "one of the finest American poets of the 20th century."He was born in Georgia and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 1958-1991. Features a brief biography accompanied by photographs, poems, correspondence, and related material. Includes a list of books and awards. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. Tags Sort Out Music Mess
The need to organize thousands of MP3s on my hard drive turns me from a music lover into an unwilling librarian. Thankfully, tagging software can help out. Commentary by Dan Goodin. Alternate Routes
Companion to an exhibit "about the diversity, subjectivity, and meaning of maps."Includes photographs and drawings of locations in Southern California. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. Slashdot's CmdrTaco Rob Malda Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerd
The popular site hits the decade mark this month, with geek celebrations popping up all around the country. Check out Wired News' interview with Slashdot founder Rob Malda. University Of Maryland School Of Medicine Study Shows Laughter Helps B
Using laughter-provoking movies to gauge the effect of emotions on cardiovascular health, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels. Laughter appears to cause the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, to dilate or expand in order to increase blood flow. Desktop bird flu test
It always come down to money. From Friday, the ability of London’s financial services industry to cope with a bird flu pandemi will be put to the test as money-oriented firms across The City (London’s financial district) check their metaphorical handkerchiefs and determine whether they are ready or not. So says a report just in [...] Colposcopy: Playing Music Helps Women Relax
If a cervical smear test reveals abnormal cells the woman will be offered colposcopy, a technique that involves a doctor studying the cervix with a special microscope. Many women find the whole procedure highly stressful and have particularly high levels of anxiety before and during colposcopy.
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