ISS commander, crew to take short trip
The International Space Station crew will take a brief ride around their home next Tuesday with NASA-TV providing live coverage of the short journey.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2006
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Study looks at U.S. immigrant assimilation
While most adult children of U.S. immigrants experience upward economic and social mobility, a new study finds many do not, due to a lack of education.
Other
Oct 4, 2006
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Italy plans monitor high on Everest
Italy plans to set up an atmospheric monitoring station on Mount Everest on the Nepal-China border, more than 24,000 feet above sea level.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2006
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Why can't a woman bid more like a man? U-M study asks
Henry Higgins isn't the only one to wonder why a woman can't be more like a man. A University of Michigan study contributes a new answer to the age-old question, adding to the debate on gender differences and the extent to ...
Other
Oct 4, 2006
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Scientists use carbon nanotube networks to detect defects in composites
Two University of Delaware researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves.
Nanomaterials
Oct 4, 2006
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Museum director cracks the Domenico code
A museum director's detective work is restoring a visionary 18th century Venetian artist to his rightful place in the history of art.
Other
Oct 4, 2006
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Report Challenges Common Ecological Assumption About Species Abundance
A new report finds little empirical evidence to support a widely held ecological assumption that species are most abundant near the centers of their geographic ranges and decline in abundance near the ranges' edges.
Other
Oct 4, 2006
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Earlier crop plantings may curb future yields
In an ongoing bid to grow more corn, farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are planting seeds much earlier today than they did 30 years ago, a new study has found.
Other
Oct 4, 2006
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British Co. Launches Modern Poetry Site
(AP) -- British entertainment company 57 Productions launched a new Web site Tuesday which allows users to download and listen to poetry on their MP3 players and iPods.
Internet
Oct 4, 2006
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'Failed' experiment yields a biocontrol agent that doesn't trigger antibiotic resistance
A failed experiment turned out to be anything but for bacteriologist Marcin Filutowicz. As he was puzzling out why what should have been a routine procedure wouldn't work, he made a discovery that led to the creation of a ...
Oct 4, 2006
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