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Surgeons Use Specially Designed Instruments To Remove Otherwise Inoper
A first-of-its-kind study published in the February issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics suggests endoscopic brain surgery, pioneered by surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has the potential to be safer and often more effective than conventional surgery in children with life-threatening conditions. Hollywood Ready for P2P Showdown
Entertainment companies line up allies to support them in the Grokster case, while peer-to-peer backers say the technology is good for much more than illicit trading of copyright files. Spotlight on the physical sciences
Spotlight the PSIgate portal science news webzine goes monthly. In Issue 22, David Bradley asks, "Why ice, man?", reports on lighting up time for nanotechnology, and reveals the science behind moving oil droplets. Banking on Babies' Cord Blood
Pediatricians push the ultimate biological insurance policy -- a stash of umbilical cord blood to battle future illness -- as the government sets up a national blood-banking system. By the Associated Press. Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States: George Was
Find U.S. presidents' inaugural addresses, brief historical synopses of each inauguration, pictures of the presidents, and the text of the oath of office. Includes information about the five presidents who assumed office without inauguration. Searchable and browsable. From Bartleby.com. ITunes Mints Podcasting Stars
Inclusion on Apple's lists of podcasts brings sudden exposure to hundreds of online audio programs, but ballooning bandwidth charges and other technical issues follow. By Steve Friess. Mars: Impact Craters In Tyrrhena Terra Clearly Imaged
The High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express obtained images of the Tyrrhena Terra region on Mars. Tyrrhena Terra is part of the ancient, heavily cratered southern Martian highlands. The region is located north of Hellas Planitia, the largest impact basin on Mars. The image scene exhibits three impact craters, located at the eastern border of Tyrrhena Terra with Hesperia Planum. UBC Researchers Explain Why Females Are Better Off Choosing Unattracti
In a research paper published in the journal Science, UBC zoology professor Sarah Otto and graduate student Arianne Albert propose a model that explains why males in some species have extravagant displays for attracting females, while males in other species look just like females.
NRL Measures Record Wave During Hurricane Ivan
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory - Stennis Space Center (NRL-SSC) measured a record-size ocean wave when the eye of Hurricane Ivan passed over NRL moorings deployed last May in the Gulf of Mexico. The possibility of a super wave is often suggested by anecdotal evidence such as damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in September of 2004 to an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico that was nearly 80 feet above the ocean surface. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma followinga heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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