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Magellanic Clouds Are First-Time Visitors
The Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud are two of the Milky Way's closest neighboring galaxies. For hundreds of years, these galaxies were considered satellites of the Milky Way, gravitationally bound to our home galaxy. New research shows that the Magellanic Clouds are recent arrivals on their first visit to the Milky Way's neighborhood. Guide To Public Opinion Poll Web Sites: Polling Data From Around the W
This annotated compilation of websites "focuses on significant Internet sites concerning general public opinion polls, especially those providing polling results in usable formats."The scope does not include "Web and blog polls, as many are unscientific, biased, or oriented toward amateur efforts."From librarians Gary Thompson and Sean Conley, published in the October 2006 issue of C&RL News, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association (ALA). New Natural Plastic Extends Life Of Bone Implant
Stainless steel will be replaced by fiber composites in bone implants, according to European scientists. They are researching the technological properties of composites that have a better capacity to adapt to the skeleton, thereby hopefully eliminating risky re-operations. Baseball as America
This site is a companion to a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the Baseball Hall of Fame. The exhibit "reveals how baseball has served as both a public reflection of, and catalyst for, the evolution of American culture and society."The site features commentary and images of exhibit highlights, an exhibit overview (topics such as ideals and injustices, enterprise and opportunity, and sharing a common culture), and a tour schedule (2002-2006). Scone Palace: The Crowning Place of Scottish Kings
History and background information about the home of the Earl and Countess of Mansfield in Scotland. Features images of the palace interior and grounds, history of the palace and the royalty who occupied it, information about collections (such as porcelain and clocks) found at the palace, and details about the crowning site on Moot (or Boot) Hill and visitor attractions. Brain Regulates Initial Stages Of Sex Change In Social Fish
New findings about how the brain enzyme aromatase influences sex change in social goby fish could help explain the complex interaction among the brain,physiology, and behavior that forms the biological basis of human sexual identity.
Wildlife Corridor Gives Endangered Elephants In India Passage Between
More than one thousand wild elephants have been given a right of passage, with the safeguarding of a wildlife corridor that links two reserves in Karnataka, Southern India. Elephant corridors are narrow strips of land that allow elephants to move from one habitat patch to another. Scientists Must Offer Solutions For Conserving Tropical Forests In A R
As human populations increase, tropical forests change in different ways. Old-growth forests become agricultural lands, degraded land is abandoned, urbanization intensifies, and the populations of tropical countries will increase by two billion over the next 25 years. The tropics support over half of all species and over two-thirds of all people. Without the commitment from the scientific community, the two are unlikely to continue to coexist. Unique Laboratory Could Make Pavements More User-friendly
A laboratory specifically designed to make pedestrian environments safer and easier to use is up and running at University College London. Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific
Coastal towns and cities in the northwest are woefully unprepared for a large-scale natural disaster. In response, geotechnical engineers are working to develop a series of tsunami evacuation buildings up and down the northwest coast. They would be the first buildings of their kind in the United States.
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