Development threatens Galapagos Islands
Officials in Ecuador are worried about the recent discovery of a foreign iguana and turtle on the Galapagos Islands.
Environment
Aug 25, 2006
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Study reveals causes for freshwater increase in oceans
A new analysis of 50 years of changes in freshwater inputs to the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans may shed light on what’s behind the recently observed increase in freshwater in the North Atlantic. University of Texas ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2006
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ORNL Jaguar supercomputer surpasses 50 teraflops
An upgrade to the Cray XT3 supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the most powerful supercomputer available for general scientific research in the United States, has increased the system's computing power to 54 teraflops, ...
Hardware
Aug 25, 2006
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Samsung Unveils Dual T-DMB Mobile Phone at IFA
Good news for mobile TV users! Up to now, the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) standard was restricted to just four TV channels in Germany. Soon, however, avid viewers could in theory be spoiled for choice with as many ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 25, 2006
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Suspicion Confirmed: Flat Molecules Better for Conducting Electricity
Columbia research scientist Latha Venkataraman has demonstrated that in creating single-molecule electronic devices, flatter molecules conduct electricity better. That principle has long been suspected, but to demonstrate ...
Nanophysics
Aug 25, 2006
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Martian Misinformation
On Sunday, August 27th, Mars will be far from Earth, dim and unremarkable. In short, a total bore. That's news? It is when a widely-read email claims just the opposite.
Astronomy
Aug 25, 2006
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How modern were European Neandertals?
Neandertals were much more like modern humans than had been previously thought, according to a re-examination of finds from one of the most famous palaeolithic sites in Europe by Bristol University archaeologist, Professor ...
Archaeology
Aug 25, 2006
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Australia To Build 232 Megawatt Wind Farm
The Planning Minister, Rob Hulls, today gave the green light to building Australia's most powerful wind farm at Mt Gellibrand, near Colac, with the capacity to power 133,450 homes a year.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 25, 2006
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Mountain climate change trends could predict water resources
New research into climate change in the Western Himalaya and the surrounding Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains could explain why many glaciers there are growing and not melting.
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2006
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Suspicion lingers over bisphenol A and breast cancer
Bisphenol A, a common industrial chemical claimed to speed the growth of human breast and ovarian cancers, retains its carcinogenic properties even after being modified by body processes, report Indiana University and University ...
Aug 25, 2006
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