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Paleontologists Study A Remarkably Well-preserved Baby Siberian Mammot
Paleontologists are examining the frozen, nearly intact remains of a 4-month-old female woolly mammoth. "It's the best and most complete mammoth carcass--baby or adult--ever found,"according to one of the researchers. Measuring Nectar From Eucalypts
In Australia, the effect of logging on canopy nectar production in tall forest trees has for the first time been investigated. State forests provide the major honey resource for the beekeeping industry in the area. First U.S. Web Site: Documentation of the Early Web at SLAC (1991-1994
This collection documents the installation of the first United States Web server at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). Features a chronology, images of the first SLAC Web pages, a list of some of the people involved in Web activities at SLAC (along with publications such as "The Virtual Library in Action"), and other related documents. From Archivist Jean Marie Deken of the SLAC Archives and History Office. With Computers, Astronomers Show Predicted Present Day Distribution Of
With the help of enormous computer simulations, astronomers have now shown that the first generation of stars --- which have never been observed by scientists --- should be distributed evenly throughout our galaxy, deepening the long-standing mystery about these missing stellar ancestors. The results are published in this week's issue of the Astrophysical Journal. What Gives Freezing Its Sting?
Freeing knotted shoelaces with fingers that are frozen stiff is extremely difficult and can even be painful. The reason that sensitivity and dexterity are poor is that both nerves and muscles perform their tasks reluctantly when they are cold. Nevertheless ice-cold fingers ache and do so all the more in response to the lightest of knocks or squeezing. Rover Team Tests Mars Moves On Earth
Mars rover engineers are using a testing laboratory to simulate specific Mars surface conditions where NASA's rover Opportunity has spun its wheels in a small dune. Careful testing is preceding any commands for Opportunity to resume moving to get out of the dune and continue exploring. This Is Your TV on Acid
A graphic artist creates the Gemotion Screen, a soft living display capable of bulging in response to visual stimuli. What does this mean for Russ Meyer film festivals? At Table of Malcontents. Radiation After Surgery Doubles Survival Time For Some Lung Cancer Pat
Patients with lung cancer that has spread to mediastinal lymph nodes -- located between the chest, breastbone and spine -- who receive radiation after surgery and chemotherapy live twice as long as patients who do not receive radiation after surgery, according to a study presented at the plenary session November 6, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Working Parents -- Who Puts Family First When A Child Gets Sick?
A new study examines whether mothers or fathers are most likely to miss work in a child emergency. New York Subway Noise Levels Can Result In Hearing Loss For Daily Ride
In a new survey of noise levels of the New York City transit system, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure to noise levels in subways have the potential to exceed recommended guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the research, as little as 30 minutes of exposure to decibel levels measured in the New York City transit system per day has the potential to result in hearing loss.
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