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Fast Neutral Hydrogen Detected Coming From The Moon
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of very fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon, following decades of speculation and searching for their existence. Magnet Schools Assistance
Background about this program that "provides grants to eligible local educational agencies to establish and operate magnet schools that are operated under a court-ordered or federally approved voluntary desegregation plan."Provides definitions of magnet schools, details about eligibility, and links to publications about creating successful magnet schools. From the U.S. Department of Education. Dying Speeches &Bloody Murder: Crime Broadsides Collected by the Harva
"Just as programs are sold at sporting events today, broadsides -- styled at the time as 'Last Dying Speeches' or 'Bloody Murders' -- were sold to the audiences that gathered to witness public executions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. ... The examples digitized here span the years 1707 to 1891 and include accounts of executions for such crimes as arson, assault, counterfeiting, horse stealing, murder, rape, robbery, and treason."From the Harvard Law School Library. Man-made Wetland's Effectiveness Similar To Natural Marsh
Researchers who studied a man-made wetland in Ohio for two years concluded that the created wetland filtered and cleaned water as well as or better than would a natural marsh. Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color. Research shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native-American to European ancestry, while Puerto Ricans are more likely to settle down with someone carrying a similar mix of African and European genes. Inhabitants Of Columbus' First Settlement Were Desperate To Find Metal
A new study provides evidence that the last inhabitants of Christopher Columbus' first settlement desperately tried to extract silver from lead ore, originally brought from Spain for other uses, just before abandoning the failed mining operation in 1498. It is the first known European extraction of silver in the New World. Parasites Trigger Healthy Eating In Caterpillars
When infested with parasites, tiger moth caterpillars develop a preferred taste for plant chemicals that are toxic to the parasites, researchers at the University of Arizona and Wesleyan University report in Nature. The change in feeding habits is the first known example of a parasite altering its host's behavior to its own detriment. Audiophiles Unite! Draws Feedback
Any unanswered questions tickling your discerning audiophile eardrum? Perhaps one of our knowledgeable readers has answered it. From the Wired News e-mail bag. New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall
A new study suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall. Culture Is More Important Than Genes To Altruistic Behavior In Large-s
Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks.
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