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New Robot Scouts Best Locations For Components Of Undersea LabLike a deep-sea bloodhound, Sentry -- the newest in an elite group of unmanned submersibles able to operate on their own in demanding and rugged environments -- has helped scientists pinpoint locations for two observation sites of a pioneering seafloor laboratory being planned off Washington and Oregon. Successful selection of the two sites is a crucial step in developing an extensive sensor network above and below the seafloor on the Juan de Fuca Plate.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Toxoplasmosis Found More Severe In Brazil Compared To EuropeNewborns in Brazil are more susceptible to toxoplasmosis than those in Europe, according to a recent study. Researchers based in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom studied the disease's ocular effects in children from birth to four years of age.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Call For Better Protection Of Older People From Climate Change ImpactA new report calls on government and public authorities to take action to better protect older people from the future effects of climate change.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death By Exploiting Immune Response To Sand Fly BitesCutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease characterized by painful skin ulcers, occurs when the parasite Leishmania major, or a related species, is transmitted to a mammalian host by the bite of an infected sand fly. In a new study, scientists have discovered L. major does its damage by not only evading but also by exploiting the body's wound-healing response to sand fly bites.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Extinction Most Likely For Rare Trees In Amazon RainforestCommon tree species in the Amazon will survive even grim scenarios of deforestation and road-building, but rare trees could suffer extinction rates of up to 50 percent, predict scientists in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Synthetic Molecules Could Add Spice To Fight Against CancerSeeking to improve on nature, scientists used a spice-based compound as a starting point and developed synthetic molecules that, in lab settings, are able to kill cancer cells and stop the cells from spreading. The researchers are combining organic chemistry, computer-aided design and molecular biology techniques in developing and testing pharmaceutical compounds that can fight breast and prostate cancer cells. The synthetic molecules are derived from curcumin, a naturally occurring compound found in the spice turmeric.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 19 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Key Photosynthesis Step Replicated: Scientists Learn From Nature To Split Water Into Hydrogen And OxygenChemists have used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Prediction Markets Strong At Forecasting US Presidential Elections, Says New Management InsightsA case study of the 2004 US Presidential election by researchers at Yale shows that prediction markets are proving to be a strong forecasting tool, one that may have an impact in calling the current presidential contest between Democrat Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Light Finds A Way -- Even Through White Paint: Specially-prepared Light Moves Through 'Open Channels'Materials such as milk, paper, white paint and tissue are opaque because they scatter light, not because they absorb it. But no matter how great the scattering, light is always able to get through the material in question. At least, according to the theory. Researchers have now confirmed this with experiments. By shaping the waveform of light, they have succeeded in finding the predicted 'open channels' in material along which the light is able to move.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Why An Exciting Book Is Just As Thrilling As A Hair-raising MovieSharing of emotions in movies has been shown to depend on the fact that the same brain regions are activated in the observers when they feel an emotion and when they see someone else experience a similar emotion. We all know, however, that reading a book describing the same scene can be similarly gripping. A new study shows us why.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm New minor planet helps explain comets-astronomersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly discovered "minor planet" with an elongated orbit around the Sun may help explain the origin of comets, researchers said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 3:02 pm Iran Launches Rocket to SpaceIranian officials claim their rocket launch was a test to send a satellite to space.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:58 pm Iran says rocket can carry low-orbit satellite (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:29 pm Acid Rain Molecule Tells AllAn mysterious molecule that transforms acid into other pollutants is caught in the act.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:14 pm Mark Vernon: Not so highly evolvedMark Vernon: Richard Dawkins' TV show on Darwin ignores compelling new science such as evolutionary convergence: it's a chance missedSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm Palm Vein ID Scan Makes U.S. DebutU.S. business school applicants will soon submit hand vein scans to verify their identities.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:35 pm Hundreds evacuated near Grand Canyon as dam bursts: reports (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:33 pm Dam Burst Forces Evacuations of Grand CanyonFloods burst dam in Grand Canyon, force evacuations of tourists and Native American tribe members.Source: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:20 pm Scientists Say We Can See Sound (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Turning conventional neuroscience on its head, new research suggests the human visual system processes sound and helps us see.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer DrivingBut experts aren't sure if the pills, or underlying depression, are to blameSource: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:13 pm Tropical Storm Fay heads for FloridaHAVANA (Reuters) - A strengthening Tropical Storm Fay, which killed at least 57 people in the Caribbean over the weekend, took aim at Florida on Monday after breezing across Cuba and causing little damage.Source: Reuters: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:05 pm Scientists Say We Can See SoundNew research suggests the human visual system processes sound and helps us see.Source: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:57 pm Oil prices climb on storm fears in Gulf of Mexico (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:31 pm How Manchuria Changed the WorldThe athletes of the world might currently be competing for titles in Beijing, but it was in northeast China where the battle for world supremacy was played out one century ago.Source: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Sloshing Inside Earth Changes Protective Magnetic FieldA changing magnetic field could expose satellites to damaging radiation storms.Source: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:45 am First Japan-built Commercial Satellite Launched by Ariane 5An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched Japanese and US satellites.Source: Livescience.com | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:44 am Wastewater fears for urban farmsUrgent action is needed to remove pollutants from wastewater used in cities to grow food, a study warns.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:22 am Japan to arrest 3 anti-whaling activists (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:14 am Ant eye viewA tour around a virtual ant colony, mapped by radarSource: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:09 am Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:20 am Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbitTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions.Source: Reuters: Science News | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am Science Weekly podcast: Music and the brain; plus evolutionary psychologyIs music just "auditory cheesecake" or can it provide deep insights into the workings of the brain and the evolution of language. From the New Zealand haka to raves and dancing birds, James Randerson investigatesSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 18 Aug 2008 | 7:27 am Coasts may be 'abandoned to sea'Parts of Britain's coastline are so eroded they are not worth protecting from the sea, the Environment Agency says.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 18 Aug 2008 | 7:08 am Bird flu hopes from 1918 victimsScientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:38 pm An ancient species of tree is helping the UK's birds adapt to climate changeAn ancient species of tree is helping Britain's birds survive the effects of climate change, scientists find.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:26 pm Jonathan Glancey visits Northumberland's Kielder ObservatoryNorthumberland's glorious new timber observatory fits beautifully into its forest surroundings. Jonathan Glancey took along his telescopeSource: guardian.co.uk Science | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:09 pm Lab animal use 'tops 100 million'A new analysis claims the number of animals used worldwide in laboratory experiments is close to 115 million.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2008 | 9:14 pm Iran launches satellite carrierIran has launched its first domestically-produced satellite into space, the country's media says.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 17 Aug 2008 | 8:49 pm Antibodies still protect 1918 flu survivors: studyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antibodies from survivors of the 1918 flu pandemic, the worst in human memory, still protect against the highly deadly virus, researchers reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Science News | 17 Aug 2008 | 5:16 pm Mummified Remains from 1948 Plane Crash IdentifiedAdvanced DNA and forensic techniques give ID to 60-year-old plane crash victim remains.Source: Livescience.com | 17 Aug 2008 | 4:43 pm Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in MexicoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican archeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal where dead souls entered the underworld.Source: Reuters: Science News | 17 Aug 2008 | 3:34 pm Peter Singer: Money may be widening the social and emotional distances between usPeter Singer: Not just the love of money, but money itself may be widening the social and emotional distances between us, psychologists saySource: guardian.co.uk Science | 17 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm
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