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Scientists Watch As Listener's Brain Predicts Speaker's WordsScientists have shown for the first time that our brains automatically consider many possible words and their meanings before we've even heard the final sound of the word.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Future Nanoelectronics May Face ObstaclesCombining ordinary electronics with light has been a potential way to create minimal computer circuits with super fast information transfer. Researchers are now showing that there is a limit. When the size of the components approaches the nanometer level, all information will disappear before it has time to be transferred.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm NASA's Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwinds In ActionNASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one passed near the lander. These dust-lofting whirlwinds had been expected in the area, but none had been detected in earlier Phoenix images.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm The 'Satellite Navigation' In Our BrainsOur brains contain their own navigation system much like satellite navigation, with in-built maps, grids and compasses, according to new research by neuroscientists.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm World-first To Predict Premature BirthsAustralian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerized system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Brightest Stellar Explosion Heralds New Type Of Long-distance AstronomySome 7.5 billion years ago, a supernova heralding the birth of a black hole went off halfway across the universe, sending a pencil-beam flash of light toward Earth that was briefly visible to the naked eye on March 19. UC Berkeley's Joshua Bloom and colleagues, who analyzed data from PAIRITEL and Gemini South to characterize the gamma-ray burst, see such bursts as a way to probe the early universe.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Superconductivity Can Induce MagnetismWhen an electrical current passes through a wire it emanates heat -- a principle that's found in toasters and incandescent light bulbs. Some materials, at low temperatures, violate this law and carry current without any heat loss. But this seemingly trivial property, superconductivity, is now at the forefront of our understanding of physics. Scientists now show that, contrary to previous belief, superconductivity can induce magnetism, which has raised a new quantum conundrum.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women Experience More Pain Than Men Do, Study SuggestsRheumatoid arthritis is often a more painful experience for women than it is for men, even though the visible symptoms are the same. Scientists are now saying that doctors should take more account of these subjective differences when assessing the need for medication.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm Automated Bus Uses Magnets To Steer Through City StreetsThe thought of a bus moving along city streets while its driver has both hands off the wheel is alarming. But a special bus steers not by a driver, but by a magnetic guidance system developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, with remarkable precision.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm New Cancer-causing Gene In Many Colon Cancers IdentifiedDemonstrating that despite the large number of cancer-causing genes already identified, many more remain to be found, scientists have linked a previously unsuspected gene, CDK8, to colon cancer. CDK8 influences transcription factors, making it an attractive target for drug therapies, as affecting the gene may potentially disrupt the cancer process and disable tumor cells.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm Even Plants Eat Their GreensA plant eats algae.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:09 pm Bees Do the Wave to Save Their LivesGiant honeybees flip their bellies up en masse to create a giant wave that seems to repel predatory wasps.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:02 pm Gorilla warWildlife rangers feel the impacts of conflict at first handSource: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:56 pm NASA Eyes Nuclear Reactor for Moon BaseNASA makes plans to power a future moon base with nuclear fission.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:40 pm Chianti: Secret to Long Life, Says Ancient RecipeA centuries-old recipe promising long life is found and its base is Chianti.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:40 pm Warning sounded on web's futureThe internet needs a way to help people work out if they can trust what they read online, says the World Wide Web's creator.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:37 pm Ike Remnants Blamed for 15 Deaths in MidwestWinds, floods from Ike blamed for 15 deaths in Midwest.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:34 pm Weather around the U.S.A. (AP)AP - Weather around the U.S.A.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:03 pm Nigerian militants launch new attacks in "oil war" (Reuters)
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News: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm China sends festival greetings, Taiwan songs from moonBEIJING (Reuters) - China broadcast greetings and two Taiwanese songs from its first moon probe on Sunday, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival when families gather to enjoy the bright autumn moon.Source: Reuters: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:47 pm Breast cancer vaccine helps body fight tumorsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who designed one experimental breast cancer vaccine say they have fine-tuned the process and come up with another that they hope will be more effective.Source: Reuters: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:24 pm Double troubleNepal's dwindling tiger populations face a new threatSource: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am 'Big bang' experiment is hackedPart of the Large Hadron Collider was attacked by hackers as experiments got under way.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:24 am Church owes Charles Darwin apology over evolution theory, says senior AnglicanChurch of England commissions series of introspective online articles ahead of 200th anniversary of naturalist's birthSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:17 am Galaxy Formation: A Clumpy Affair (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - Astronomers have argued for years over whether massive galaxies form from scratch, or by chunking together smaller galaxies.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Oceans are 'too noisy' for whalesNoise from ships and industry is causing serious disruption to the world's whales and dolphins, a report warns.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:51 am Galaxy Formation: A Clumpy AffairEvidence is mounting that galaxies form by chunking together smaller galaxies.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am Buyers Bemoan Launcher Prices, AvailabilitySatellite manufacturers claim rocket supply is hampering them.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am Adam and EveWho are the British people who believe in creationism?Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:45 am WWF: Melting Arctic adds urgency to climate deal (AP)AP - Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:37 am Edge of oblivionActor Ted Danson says our seas are in a parlous stateSource: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:33 am Carbon targets too low to ensure a stable, long-term climate, expert warnsCleaning the atmosphere of all man-made carbon dioxide is the only way to prevent the worst impacts of global warming, one of Europe's most senior climate scientists has warnedSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 15 Sep 2008 | 10:16 am Gene tests 'create undue stress'Gene tests to predict risk of disease are inaccurate, and may cause unnecessary stress, an expert argues.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 9:07 am Breast cancer vaccine hope raisedResearchers have developed a vaccine they say has completely eliminated a type of breast cancer tumour in tests on mice.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 15 Sep 2008 | 9:06 am Science Weekly podcast: British Association Festival of Science from Liverpool; plus Cern's LHC switch on in GenevaJames Randerson presents a special podcast from the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool, plus the LHC switch on at CernSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 15 Sep 2008 | 7:32 am Gallery: The Fury of Hurricane IkeThe impact of a huge storm slamming into Texas.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:24 am 5 Things You Must Never Forget (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Whether it is a name, date or directions, there always seems to be something new to remember. Yet you probably feel like there's just not enough room in those little brain cells of yours to cram the latest tidbit. And unfortunately you have no external hard drive. But don't despair. Several recent studies reveal how memory works and what you can do to improve it.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:51 am 5 Things You Must Never ForgetWhether it is a name, date or directions, there always seems to be something new to remember. But don’t despair. Several recent studies reveal how memory works and what you can do to improve it.Source: Livescience.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:50 am Dan Roberts on Mobile Guru, the download-to-mobile therapy serviceDan Roberts: The world's first download-to-mobile therapy service promises to soothe your troubled mindSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 14 Sep 2008 | 11:07 pm Letters: Creationism in the classromLetters: Creationism, if raised by a pupil, can be discussed in a science classSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 14 Sep 2008 | 11:07 pm Science: Documents show Spaniard, not Dutchman, invented telescopeFour hundred years on, documents suggest original design was SpanishSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 14 Sep 2008 | 11:02 pm Scottish red kite numbers soaringThe Scottish red kite population has risen to its highest level in 200 years, according to RSPB Scotland.Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 14 Sep 2008 | 10:25 pm Baby bottle chemical draws mixed messages from U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration this week reopens the debate over a chemical used in many plastic products -- including baby bottles -- amid mixed messages on its safety from the U.S. government.Source: Reuters: Science News | 14 Sep 2008 | 6:29 pm Rescuers Searching for People Left in Hurricane's WakeThe effort is on to help the 140,000 who ignored Hurricane evacuation orders.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 14 Sep 2008 | 6:22 pm
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