US court lifts ban on state-funding for stem cell research
(AFP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 1 hour agoAFP - A US appeals court suspended Thursday a ban on state-funding for embryonic stem cell research pending a full appeal of the case, in a major boost to President Barack Obama's administration.
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Space Shuttle Discovery Leaves Hangar for Final Spaceflight
(SPACE.com)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoSPACE.com - CAPE
CANAVERAL, Fla. Space shuttle Discovery rolled out from its hangarfor
the last time early Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
beginning the first leg of its final mission into space.
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Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 2 hours agoAP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.
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Weird Celestial Spiral Photo Explained
(SPACE.com)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoSPACE.com - A photograph of a weird
cosmic spiral in deep space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is no trick of light it's astrophysics in action,
scientists say.
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Column of Molten Rock Found Under Yellowstone
(LiveScience.com)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 5 hours agoLiveScience.com - A plume of molten rock rising from deep beneath Yellowstone National
Park is probably what is fueling the region's volcanic activity, as
well as tectonic plate oddities across the Pacific Northwest, new
research suggests.
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To Find Alien Volcanic Eruptions, Look for Foul Gas
(SPACE.com)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 6 hours agoSPACE.com - Astronomers may be able to detect volcanic eruptions on Earth-like
alien planets, a new study suggests.
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What is an optical illusion? How does it work?
(The Newsroom)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 19 hours agoThe Newsroom - The broad definition of an optical illusion is essentially any image perceived by your eye to be visually deceptive. For example, an optical illusion pertaining to color can be created when a bar of one color is surrounded by a box containing a gradation of color. The result of these two objects together cause us to perceive that the bar within the box possesses a gradated color scheme as well, even though it is in actuality a single color:
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Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say
(SPACE.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 20 hours agoSPACE.com - Two
asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the
public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.
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Jupiter Dazzles In the Night Sky
(SPACE.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 21 hours agoSPACE.com - The planet Jupiter is back in the night sky and has
something for every amateur astronomer to enjoy.
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Cockroach Brains Help Fight Deadly Human Superbugs
(LiveScience.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 22 hours agoLiveScience.com - In the battle against drug-resistant bacterial infections,
researchers have identified two possible, if unlikely, allies: cockroaches and
locusts.
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Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success
(AP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 22 hours agoAP - The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.
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Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur?
(AP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:26:58 PMAP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.
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Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch
(AFP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:24:01 PMAFP - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.
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Two asteroids to pass close to Earth, but won't hit: NASA
(AFP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:22:07 PMAFP - Two asteroids were set to pass close to Earth on Wednesday but posed no risk, the US space agency NASA said.
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Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says
(Reuters)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 04:41:18 PMReuters - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.
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Destruction of Giant Algae Doughnut Threatens Lake Michigan
(LiveScience.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:02:23 PMLiveScience.com - An invasive species of mussel called quagga has recently begun eating its way through the phytoplankton population of Lake Michigan, which could have dire effects on the lake's ecosystem, scientists now warn.
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Study of Men Dancing Reveals Moves Ladies Love
(LiveScience.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:02:22 PMLiveScience.com - Using
computer-generated avatars, psychologists say they have unlocked the dance
moves that will capture a woman's heart. Apparently the speed of a man's right
knee and the size and variety of movements of the neck and torso are key, they
suggest.
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2 Asteroids to Zoom Between Earth and the Moon's Orbit
(SPACE.com)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 06:30:12 AMSPACE.com - Two
asteroids will zip close by the Earth Wednesday and may be visible in
telescopes as they zip between our planet and the orbit of the moon.
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Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen
(AP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:15:10 PMAP - Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.
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2 asteroids to whiz harmlessly past Earth
(AP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:48:52 PMAP - NASA says two small asteroids discovered just days ago will zip harmlessly past Earth on Wednesday, a double flyby that should be visible through a telescope.
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