Space station crew stages emergency drill
The International Space Station crew has successfully conducted a mandatory emergency drill, simulating a rapid depressurization of the station.
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2007
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Study: Women are changing communication
A U.S. study suggests the academic discipline of communication -- once dominated by men at the university level -- is now the dominion of women.
Other
Jul 11, 2007
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The cell phone connects to the hip bone
U.S. scientists are developing a technology that allows mobile electronic devices to communicate by sending vibrations through bones.
Other
Jul 11, 2007
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Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture
Farmers will be the first to feel the heat from global warming as they grapple with new and aggressive crop pests, summer heat stress and other sobering challenges that could strain family farms to the limit, warns David ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2007
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Researchers use new approach to predict protein function
In a paper published online this month in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers report that they have developed a way to determine the function of some of the hundreds of thousands of proteins for which amino acid ...
Jul 11, 2007
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Longest study finds reef fish need longer break
In the longest running study on how fish populations in coral reef systems recover from heavy exploitation, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and others have found that the fish can recover, but they ...
Jul 11, 2007
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A Game of Tolerances
Contamination is the enemy for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope collaborators Rafe Schindler and a team of SLAC scientists and technicians working in Light Assembly Building 33. The clean room, which requires shoe covers, ...
General Physics
Jul 11, 2007
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CO2 hurts reef growth
Coral reefs are at risk of going soft, quite literally turning to mush as rising carbon dioxide levels prevent coral from forming tough skeletons, according to UQ research.
Environment
Jul 11, 2007
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Chandra Finds Star With a Mystery Partner
When stars are more massive than about 8 times the Sun, they end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova.
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2007
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Endeavour Arrives at Launch Pad
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in place at Launch Pad 39A after an overnight journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2007
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