New type of aircraft is under development
An unusual 120-foot-long, two-seat prototype aircraft is being developed in Ohio in hopes it will usher in a new transportation era.
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Study: African lions slowly disappearing
It may still be "king of the beasts," but the African lion's kingdom is shrinking, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society reported.
Feb 1, 2006
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Finding life on Mars and outer space begins by examining Earth's inner space
Clues to finding current or past life on Mars now or at some point in the past begins with an examination of Earth's most extreme environments and the adaptable microscopic life that thrives there, according to a group of ...
Feb 1, 2006
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Evolution mystery: Spider venom and bacteria share same toxin
It's a case of evolutionary detective work. Biology researchers at Lewis & Clark College and the University of Arizona have found evidence for an ancient transfer of a toxin between ancestors of two very dissimilar organisms--spiders ...
Feb 1, 2006
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U.S. ITER Project Office Is Relocating to ORNL
The U.S. project office for ITER, a major international fusion experiment, is relocating from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory to Oak Ridge National Laboratory to optimize the roles of the two Department of Energy national ...
Feb 1, 2006
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Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge and UT-Battelle collaborate on high-performance computing
The College of Computing at Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Battelle today announced a wide-ranging collaborative agreement to share facilities, staff and scientific resources aimed at significantly increasing ...
Feb 1, 2006
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Cancer is threatening Tasmanian devils
Australian scientists say a deadly facial-tumor disease threatening a carnivorous Australian marsupial known as the Tasmanian devil might be infectious.
Feb 1, 2006
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Amazon.com introduces authors' postings
Amazon.com Wednesday launched a program to allow authors to post messages directly onto the company's homepage.
Feb 1, 2006
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Cosmic archeology
As human beings, its easy to feel big - we have machines that allow us to see particles that are less than a billionth of a metre big, we've built towering skyscrapers hundreds of metres tall, we fly thousands of kilometres ...
Feb 1, 2006
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Astronaut Conducts Protein Crystal Experiment on Space Station
Expedition 12 Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur activated the Protein Crystal Growth Monitoring by Digital Holographic Microscope for the International Space Station, or PromISS-4 experiment on Jan. 19. It ...
Feb 1, 2006
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