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Amphibians as environmental omen disputed
Amphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a new meta-analysis. Brown Grad Student's Seismic Study Shakes Up Plate Tectonics
In a surprising study in Nature, a team led by a Brown University graduate student shows that a sharp boundary exists between the Earth's hard outermost shell and a more pliable layer beneath, a difference in geological strength underpinning plate tectonic theory. The findings are strong evidence that temperature alone can't account for differences between the regions, which allow plate tectonics to occur. Give Your Tunes a Digital Boost
MP3s are heavy on convenience but often light on sound quality. Wired News reviews three of the best audio-enhancing technologies designed to make your digital music collection sound larger than life. By Eric Solomon. Are Women Tougher When It Comes To Heart Disease? Study Suggests Yes
Women with heart problems may be "tougher"about their disease than their male counterparts, a new study suggests. And that difference may help explain why they're less likely to get aggressive care for the No. 1 killer of both women and men. Stanford Patient Is First To Test New Treatment For Peripheral Arteria
Stanford researchers recently implanted a drug-coated, flexible, metal-mesh tube called a drug-eluting stent into the superficial femoral artery in a patient's thigh. Researchers hope the drug coating will make it more likely to prevent the blockage from recurring, as compared with uncoated stents, which fail to do so in about one-quarter of the cases. Space Station Assembly: Elements: Zarya Control Module, Baikonur Cosmo
Background information about the Russian "launch complex where Sputnik 1, Earth's first artificial satellite, was launched. The rocket that lifted Yuri Gagarin, the first human in orbit, was also launched from Baikonur."Includes a photo and map of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in June 2005. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Bad Dreams Associated With Difficult Temperaments In Children
Bad dreams in preschoolers are less prevalent than thought. However, when they do exist, nightmares are trait-like in nature and associated with personality characteristics measured as early as five months. Sniffer, E coli Clues, Graphene
The second batch of physical science and biomedical research news in the SpectroscopyNOW ezines are live:Optical sniffer detects poison gas – US researchers have developed an optoelectronic nose that can sniff out toxic gases. The sensor is fast and inexpensive and could be used to detect high exposure risk to hazardous industrial chemicals.E coli clues [...]Sniffer, E coli Clues, Graphene is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog McKinley Assassination Ink: A Documentary History of William McKinley'
This site "offer[s] readers the largest possible selection of full-text primary source documents relating to the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley and the immediate aftermath of that event, including the succession of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency and the incarceration, trial, and execution of assassin Leon Czolgosz."Documents date from the 1890s through 1910s. Also includes a bibliography and links to related sites. Edited and maintained by librarians C.A. Gable and S.N. Huthmacher. Brighter Model For Global Warming: Some Pollutants Actually Slow Warmi
Environmental chemist Scot Martin has made surprising findings on the effect of the particles responsible for acid rain on the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth's surface. If his research is correct, ammonium sulfate particles in the atmosphere act as tiny mirrors, reflecting sunlight back into space.
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