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NASA Takes Giant Step Toward Finding Earth-Like Planets
Are there planets like Earth around other "suns"that might harbor life? Thanks to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet-finding project, the dream of answering those questions is no longer light-years away. On a crystal clear, star-filled night at Hawaii's Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, NASA engineers successfully suppressed the blinding light of three stars, including the well-known Vega, by 100 times. This breakthrough will enable scientists to detect the dim dust disks around stars, where planets might be forming. Normally the disks are obscured by the glare of the starlight. Precise New Measurement Tests Key Physics Theory Under Extreme Conditi
A new measurement in quantum electrodynamics -- an extension of quantum mechanics -- is 10 times more precise than any recent measurements. Deviations from QED would have far-reaching consequences in our understanding of the universe, because it would mean that QED is no longer a fundamental theory of nature. [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. Hybrids Will Not Die Out
Detractors like GM's Bob Lutz say the hybrid platform will always be a money loser -- hey Bob, way to encourage the engineers working on next-gen vehicles. But the evolution continues despite the naysayers. In Autopia. Aging Gracefully Requires Taking Out The Trash
Suppressing a cellular cleanup-mechanism known as autophagy can accelerate the accumulation of protein aggregates that leads to neural degeneration. Now scientists report that the opposite is true as well: Boosting autophagy in the nervous system of fruit flies prevented the age-dependent accumulation of cellular damage in neurons and promoted longevity. The Tom and Nan Riley Collection of Roman Portrait Sculptures
This collection "dating to the period when Rome was at its greatest prosperity -- the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. -- is especially good at introducing students ... to the diversity of the Roman world [ranging from patricians to plebeians]."Features images, physical descriptions, and associated material about portrait sculptures depicting Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian, a Roman matron, a young man, and others. From the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Insight Into Natural Cholesterol Control Suggests Novel Cholesterol-lo
New work reported in the March issue of Cell Metabolism has provided insight into a key mechanism by which cells limit cholesterol synthesis. The finding suggests a novel approach to the development of cholesterol-lowering drugs that may boost the effect of statins, one of the most prescribed cholesterol inhibitors, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Free Music Now! Lala.com's Plan to Give Songs Away Could Upend the Ind
Lala.com, which launched in 2006 as a CD-swap service, spins into a new business model offering free, unlimited on-demand music streams from major labels. The company hopes to recoup its $160-million investment in licensing deals through music sales -- downloads, physical CDs and vinyl -- with more revenue streams on the way. Mass extinction: Why did half of N. America's large mammals disappear
Years of scientific debate over the extinction of ancient species in North America have yielded many theories. However, new findings reveal that a mass extinction occurred in a geological instant. Immune-System Cells May Promote Chronic Infections
Cells sent to fight infections in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients actually enhance the development of permanent bacterial infections, according to new research. Infections with the bacteria Pseudomonas are a major cause of sickness and death in cystic fibrosis patients. "Pseudomonas can use the remnants of dead cells to develop a protective biofilm, which helps the bacteria establish a permanent infection,"said pulmonologist Jerry Nick, M.D. The findings suggest new treatments for cystic fibrosis.
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