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Titan's Enigmatic Infrared-Bright Spot Is Surface Make-Up
A 300-mile-wide patch that outshines everything else on Titan at long infrared wavelengths appears not to be a mountain, a cloud or a geologically active hot spot, University of Arizona scientists and Cassini team members say. The bright spot occurs where visible-wavelength imaging cameras of NASA's Cassini spacecraft photographed a bright arc-shaped feature approximately the same size in December 2004 and February 2005.
An Advance In Mimicking Mother Nature
Birds use them to reduce the weight of their feathers. Polar bears rely on them to keep warm in the Arctic cold. Now scientists in China report what they believe to be the first easy, straightforward method for making the kind of multi-channel microtubes found in birds, polar bears and other animals. Rethinking School Lunch
Collection of resources for developing school lunch programs "to address the crisis in childhood obesity, provide nutrition education, and teach ecological knowledge."The "Rethinking School Lunch Guide"addresses food policy, curriculum integration, finances, facility design, waste management, and other school lunch topics. Site also includes "A Visual Guide to Integrated School Lunch Curriculum,"a model wellness policy guide, and a food policy essay series. From the Center for Ecoliteracy, a grantmaking foundation. Australian Discovery Could Lead To New Leukemia Treatments
Australian scientists have identified a protein that could hold the key to new leukemia treatments. Women's Basketball Online
This site features news, television schedules, "hundreds of categorized web links, and information you won't find anywhere else."It covers youth, college, professional, and international women's basketball. The site is maintained by a Northern California fan and has a special section devoted to the California State University, Sacramento (Sac State) Hornets. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. FTC Urged to Boost Net Oversight
Speakers at a two-day "network neutrality" workshop press the government to expand its regulatory role when it comes to internet access and content. By the Associated Press. The Proof Is In The Tree Bark
A study found the chlorinated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus in the bark of trees across the northeastern US, with by far the highest concentrations measured near the Niagara Falls, N.Y., factory where this chemical is produced. Level Of Important Greenhouse Gas Has Stopped Growing: Seven-year Stab
Scientists at UC Irvine have determined that levels of atmospheric methane -- an influential greenhouse gas -- have stayed nearly flat for the past seven years, which follows a rise that spanned at least two decades. How To Braid Nanoropes
Max Planck scientists identify essentialcontrol parameters for the assembly of filament bundles.
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