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X-ray Oscillations From Biggest Star Quake Provide Clues To Mysterious
A gigantic explosion on a neutron star halfway across the Milky Way galaxy, the largest such explosion ever recorded in the universe, should allow astronomers for the first time to probe the interiors of these mysterious stellar objects. Space Banana to Soar Over Texas
Why does a Canadian artist want to put a giant fruit blimp in low Earth orbit over the Lone Star State? By Lara Crigger. Monroeville Walking Tours
Illustrated walking tour of Monroeville, Alabama, setting for Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird,"and location where Truman Capote visited. Places on the tour include monuments to legendary lawyer Atticus Finch and writer Truman Capote, and the Monroeville courthouse, which served as a model for the famed courtroom scene from Harper Lee's book. From the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce. Biomarkers For Psychosis
Scientists understand little of what goes wrong in a psychotic person's brain, but hope that brain imaging and systematic characterization of genetic activity and protein composition in the brain might help to shed light on mental diseases, eventually leading to better diagnosis, treatment and possibly even prevention. [Absurd] Man Escapes Avalanche
A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it.Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains.He told them that after the avalanche, he had opened his car window and tried to dig his way out. Wildfires Leave Behind More Than Ashes
The recent wildfires raging throughout the Southern California region have already caused plenty of devastation, leaving lost lives, charred homes, property destroyed and families displaced. But what people may not know is that the wildfires are also causing damage on an "elemental"level -- that is, in increased amounts of elements such as iron, aluminum and mercury accumulating in watershed systems after a fire. Enhanced concentrations of such elements in stream water adversely affect the quality of downstream water supplies and the rate of vegetation regrowth. Tollbooth Ventilation System Effective In Protecting Workers From Traf
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that tollbooth ventilation systems at the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel are effective in keeping air toxins out of the tollbooth and away from the workers. Naltrexone Tested As Weight Gain Deterrent In Quitting Smoking
Yale researchers are investigating the use of the medication naltrexone to help men and women quit smoking without gaining weight. New Stamping Process Creates Metallic Interconnects, Nanostructures
Creating high-resolution metallic interconnects is an essential part of the fabrication of microchips and other nanoscale devices. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple and robust electrochemical process for the direct patterning of metallic interconnects and other nanostructures. Regional Recovery More Rapid Following Late Ordovician Extinction
The length of time necessary to recover from a mass extinction may seem like a problem from the past, but a team of Penn State researchers is investigating recovery from the second largest extinction in Earth's history at the end of the Ordovician 443 million years ago and sees some parallels to today's Earth.
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