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High-strain tendons repair less frequentlyTendons in high-stress and strain areas, like the Achilles tendon, actually repair themselves less frequently than low-stress tendons. This study sheds some light on the increased susceptibility of certain tendons to injury during aging.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am Supermassive black holes may frequently roamThe supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of the most massive local galaxy (M87) is not where it was expected. Research, conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), concludes that the SMBH in M87 is displaced from the galaxy center.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am Close, but not too close: Donors to charities aren't always comfortable with a victim-in-need, study findsVictim-centered charitable campaigns, like those that feature hungry children in distant lands, may be less effective with some potential donors than those that highlight the broader aims of the charity, according to new research.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am More 'good' cholesterol is not always good for your healthA new study finds that a high level of HDL, or the so-called "good" cholesterol, is not always beneficial and puts certain patients at high risk for recurrent coronary events, such as chest pain, heart attack, and death. Increasing good cholesterol can lead to negative consequences in some people, and should be taken into account when testing drugs designed to increase HDL cholesterol.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am High level of bacteria found in bottled water in CanadaA Montreal study finds heterotrophic bacteria counts, in more than 70 percent of bottled water samples, exceed the recommended limits specified by the United States Pharmacopeia.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am Mutant gum disease bacteria provide clue to treatment for Alzheimer'sA defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes gum disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a number of other diseases.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 am Stem-cell disruption induces skull deformity, study showsScientists have discovered a defect in cellular pathways that provides a new explanation for the earliest stages of abnormal skull development in newborns, known as craniosynostosis.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 6:00 am Extinct giant shark nursery discovered in PanamaYoung giant sharks, now extinct, may have grown up in shallow water nurseries, according to new findings from Panama's Gatun Formation.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 6:00 am Early antibiotic treatment for severe COPD symptoms linked with improved outcomesAmong patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), those who received antibiotics in the first 2 hospital days had improved outcomes, such as a lower likelihood of mechanical ventilation and fewer re-admissions, compared to patients who received antibiotics later or not at all, according to a new study.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 6:00 am Bacteria as a predicter of colorectal cancerRecent findings suggest that bacteria residing in the the human intestinal tract may be associated with an individual's risk of developing colon cancer.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 26 May 2010 | 6:00 am Australian mountaineer fails to solve mystery (AFP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 26 May 2010 | 3:24 am Infections link to bees declineColony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees could be caused by a "synergy" between groups of fungi and viruses.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 26 May 2010 | 3:20 am Space shuttle crew head back to Earth (AFP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 26 May 2010 | 2:48 am Swarming 'swells' locusts' brainsThe change from a solitary insect to a swarm "substantially" increases the size of a locust's brains, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 26 May 2010 | 2:45 am Madagascar bird confirmed extinctThe Alaotra grebe of Madagascar is extinct, according to the latest assessment of the world's rarest birds.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 26 May 2010 | 1:27 am Carnivorous fish blamed for grebe's extinction in MadagascarGlobal assessment of the conservation status of birds says loss of Alaotra grebe brings total number of extinct species to 132 A grebe from Madagascar has become extinct after carnivorous fish were introduced to the lakes where it lived, experts said today as they warned that one-eighth of bird species now face extinction. The number of birds threatened with global extinction has risen, according to the latest assessment, and now stands at 1,240 species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list's update for birds, carried out by Birdlife International, said 25 species had been added to the list of those at risk. Just under half were added because they are newly recognised species, such as two buntings from the UK overseas territory of Tristan da Cunha, but 13 joined the list because they are more at risk of being wiped out. There was some good news in the update, including for the Azores bullfinch, which was downgraded from "critically endangered" to the lower "endangered" category after conservation work to remove the threat caused by non-native plants in its habitat and to restore natural vegetation. But the Alaotra grebe has been driven to extinction by the introduction of non-native carnivorous fish to lakes in the area of east Madagascar where it was found, and by the use of fishing nets which caught and drowned the bird. Birdlife International's director of science, policy and information, Dr Leon Bennun, said "no hope now remains" for the wetland bird. The loss of the grebe brings the total number of bird species which are thought to have become extinct since 1600 to 132. The RSPB's international director, Dr Tim Stowe, said: "The confirmation of the extinction of yet another bird species is further evidence that we are not doing enough in the fight to protect the world's wildlife. "Although there are some key successes, overall the trend is downward, bringing more species year on year to the brink of extinction and beyond." Other wetland birds are under increasing pressure from the introduction of invasive species, as well as from drainage and pollution of their habitats, the conservationists warned. The marsh-dwelling Zapata rail, from Cuba, has been uplisted to critically endangered, the highest category of risk of extinction, in the face of threats from introduced mongooses and exotic catfish. The only nest of the secretive species ever found was described by the Caribbean ornithologist James Bond - whose name provided the inspiration for Ian Fleming's famous spy. Once common wader species in Asia and Australia, such as the great knot and the far eastern curlew have seen numbers decline sharply in the face of pollution and drainage of coastal wetlands. Dr Stuart Butchart, Birdlife's global species programme officer, said: "Wetlands are fragile environments, easily disturbed or polluted, but essential not only for birds and other biodiversity but also for millions of people around the world as a source of water and food." Elsewhere, the white-bellied cinclodes from Peru and the black-winged starling, found in Indonesia, have also been uplisted to critically endangered. And in Europe, the Corsican nuthatch and the recently recognised Monteiro's storm-petrel, have been added to the list of those birds under threat of disappearing. But three birds have been dropped from the list of threatened species because of improvement in their status or reductions in threats - the Laysan albatross, the ochraceous piculet, a kind of woodpecker found in Brazil, and the Elliot's pheasant from China. And along with the Azores bullfinch, the yellow-eared parrot from Colombia and the Chatham albatross have been downlisted from critically endangered to endangered. Dr Butchart said: "These successes show what is possible, and they point the way forward to what needs to be done by the global community. And he said: "2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity; world leaders failed to stem the decline of biodiversity. We cannot fail again." guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Source: Science news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk | 26 May 2010 | 12:00 am Beautiful Supernova ViolenceApproximately 5,000 years ago, a massive star in the Large Magellanic Cloud destroyed itself, leaving us to gaze at a gorgeous remnant (plus shrapnel), helping us learn about the physics of a supernova.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 11:22 pm Shuttle Atlantis Aims For Florida Landing to End Final Flight (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - The space shuttle Atlantis is aiming to land in Florida today to wrap up what could be its final voyage into space as NASA's shuttle era draws closer to its end.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 25 May 2010 | 11:00 pm Why Most Stars Have TwinsNew research suggests that asymmetries in the dust-laced clouds of gas that feed baby stars are responsible.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 11:00 pm Termites: Architects of the African SavannaA specialized pattern of termites mounds form the foundation of one of the most famous ecosystems on the planet.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 9:42 pm Cheeky chipsComputer chips work better with added errorsSource: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 8:00 pm How BP's Top Kill Will Work (We Hope)BP's top kill procedure uses toxic drilling mud and has just a 60 to 70 percent chance of working.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 6:38 pm Video: The Butterfly Effect on the Sun’s Surface
New data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows that on the sun, little changes can have big consequences. High-resolution images of layers of the sun’s surface show how small flares can trigger larger flares and coronal mass ejections hundreds of thousands of miles away. “We are in essence watching the butterfly effect on the sun,” said W. Dean Pesnell of NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center at a press briefing at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Miami on May 25. The images were taken with SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, which takes images of the full disk of the sun at eight different temperatures from 10,000 to 36 million degrees Fahrenheit. They show a small flare in the right part of the screen, which sets off a magnetic instability that cascades across the surface of the sun at hundreds of thousands to millions of miles per hour. This wave builds as it travels, culminating in a flare that triggers a large loop of hot, charged plasma at the top left of the sun’s disk. “For the first time, we’re beginning to be able to see these connections,” said Alan Title of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center. “We still don’t know how far these cascades go. AIA is showing us that these cascades in fact exist.” Video: SDO/NASA/AIA consortium See Also:
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Source: Wired: Wired Science | 25 May 2010 | 5:11 pm Black Hole Found in Unexpected Place
Detailed Hubble images reveal a single supermassive black hole wandering away from its host galaxy’s center where it belongs. The misplaced black hole is probably the result of a merger between two smaller black holes, but could also have been pushed by a jet of matter extending from the galaxy’s core. Nearly every galaxy has a supermassive black hole — millions to billions of times more massive than our sun — nestled in its center. Astronomers think galaxies frequently collide and merge to make bigger galaxies. When the galaxies merge, the theory goes, so do their black holes. Previous observations have caught such mergers in the act — but always when the black holes were thousands of light years apart, before they merged. “This is the first time we have seen the merger after it has happened,” said Eric Perlman of the Florida Institute of Technology at a press conference at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Miami on May 25. The results will also appear in a paper in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Perlman and colleagues analyzed images of the largest local galaxy, M87, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope’s highest-resolution camera, the Advanced Camera for Surveys. Black holes by nature are invisible, but the mass of gas and dust that heats up as it falls onto the guzzling giant, called an active galactic nucleus, can glow brightly and give away its location. The team located this bright nucleus, and found that it was 22 light-years away from the galaxy’s center. “The supermassive black hole is not where it is expected to be,” said Daniel Batcheldor of the Florida Institute of Technology at the same press conference, but it’s “a very slight, subtle offset.” The researchers came up with four possible explanations for the wayward black hole. First they thought it could be one of a pair of black holes spiraling in toward a merger. But the second black hole, which would have to be around the same size as the first, was nowhere to be found. “It would be very very difficult for nature to mask such a large mass in that galaxy,” Batcheldor said. The researchers also dismissed the idea that the black hole was nudged aside by the combined gravitational tugs of other galaxies and globular clusters in M87’s immediate neighborhood, the Virgo Cluster. All that mass would be enough to move the black hole just 0.3 light-years. A more realistic possibility is the jet of material extending more than 5,000 light years from M87 could have pushed the black hole away from the center of the galaxy. The jet is massive enough to provide only a soft push on galactic scales, but it could be sufficient to move the black hole if the jet were 100 million years old or older. The jet would also have had to be much more massive in the past for this scenario to work, Batcheldor said. “We don’t rule this out as an offset mechanism because we do not know the history of accretion in M87 very well,” he said. “It’s very possible that in the past … there was more jet power that could have produced the offset.” The most likely solution is that the black hole is the product of a merger between two smaller black holes. Theory states that when two black holes merge, they emit gravitational waves that can give the resulting large black hole a “kick” of momentum, sending it flying through the galaxy. Because many galaxies are similar to M87, wandering black holes could be common in the universe. “We expect there to be displaced black holes in the universe due to gravitational wave recoil,” commented Julie Comerford of the University of California, Berkeley, who was not involved in the study. “This work shows that the black hole in M87 is a compelling candidate for a recoiling black hole.” Regardless of how M87’s black hole left home, Batcheldor said, astronomers should rethink how black holes and galaxies normally fit together. “It could well be that we need to shift the standard supermassive-black-hole paradigm that black holes are at the centers of galaxies, and revise it slightly to say that they’re near the centers of galaxies,” he said. Image: NASA See Also:
Source: Wired: Wired Science | 25 May 2010 | 5:08 pm Saving Coral Reefs With the Ultimate MapIf our goal is to kill coral reefs worldwide, we're doing a bang-up job. We've got runoff and development from the shore, fishing dredges by sea, acidification from warmer water temperatures, poisons, dynamite and spilled oil. Take that, coral! Now ...Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 5:07 pm Sun Smarts: Which Cities Know Best (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Some city folks are more knowledgeable about sun protection, a new survey of 26 metro areas finds, with Hartford, Conn., taking the top spot this year.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 25 May 2010 | 4:50 pm New Crater May Have Helped Create Antarctic Ice SheetA giant impact dome was discovered under the Timor Sea. This is one of many impacts that pummeled the planet around 35 million years ago, possibly cooling it enough to spur the formation of ice sheets on Antarctica.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 4:08 pm All evolution, all the timeDavid Sloan Wilson explains why evolution is of consequence to everyone.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/today/~4/OljMwQHAMlQ" height="1" width="1"/>Source: NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feeds | 25 May 2010 | 3:57 pm New Flu Vaccines Could Protect Against All Strains
A new vaccine may be able to provide some protection against all strains of influenza. Current immunizations create antibodies that target a specific piece of a molecule on the surface of the virus that researchers call its “head.” That piece of the hemaglutinin protein evolves very quickly, which is why you have to get a different flu shot each year as new types of flu develop. The next-generation vaccine causes antibodies to go after a piece of the hemaglutinin that changes less often and that is present in many influenza strains. Researchers are calling them “headless HA” vaccines, and they could be the key to a universal flu shot. Mice immunized with the new vaccine survived a flu that killed unprotected mice. “Our results suggest that the response induced by headless HA vaccines is sufficiently potent to warrant their further development toward a universal influenza virus vaccine,” Peter Palese of Mt. Sinai Medical School, who led the effort, said in a press release. “Through further development and testing, we predict that a single immunization with a headless HA vaccine will offer effective protection through several influenza epidemics.” The early research appears in the new open access journal mBio. In a commentary accompanying the paper, two Italian researchers suggested that many other types of disease that currently require multiple vaccines may soon have broader solutions. “Is influenza the only disease that warrants approaches for universal vaccines? Clearly it is not,” wrote Antonio Cassone of the Instituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome and Rino Rappuoli of Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics. See Also:
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Source: Wired: Wired Science | 25 May 2010 | 3:55 pm World's Largest 3-D TV Unveiled by LGThe monster TV is a whopping 84 inches diagonal.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 3:47 pm How to rid reactors of uranium riskNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty talks grapple with legacy of highly enriched fuel.Source: NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feeds | 25 May 2010 | 3:08 pm Polar Bears Face "Tipping Point"As sea ice fragments due to to climate change, polar bear populations may at first show very little ill effect, but then drop precipitously.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 2:48 pm Mouse project to find each gene's roleInternational Mouse Phenotyping Consortium launches with a massive funding commitment.Source: NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feeds | 25 May 2010 | 2:47 pm Flood of oil, drought of researchScientists frustrated as questions about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill go unanswered.Source: NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feeds | 25 May 2010 | 2:47 pm Changes in Congress cloud prospects for fundingNIH loses major supporter in the Senate.Source: NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feeds | 25 May 2010 | 2:45 pm Is the Amityville Horror House Really Haunted?Previous owners claimed a ghost ripped doors from hinges and slammed cabinets closed, noxious slime oozed from the ceilings and demonic faces and swarms of insects threatened the family.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 2:09 pm Moths' Eyes Inspire Reflection-Free DisplaysA new way to recreate the special patterns found on moths' eyes could lead to glare-free display screens.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 1:07 pm Solar Observatory Predicts Comet ExterminationWatching a comet get destroyed by the sun is a lot of fun if you can predict when it's going to happen. A group of Berkeley researchers have done just that, tracking a comet deep into the solar atmosphere.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 12:30 pm Global Death Rates Dropping for Children Under 5Global death rates are decreasing for young children, particularly in some regions of Latin America, north Africa and the Middle East.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 12:26 pm Sun Smarts: Which Cities Know BestSome city folks are more knowledgeable about the tanning and sun protection, a new survey of 26 metro areas finds, with Hartford, Conn., taking the top spot this year.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 12:23 pm Scientists find clues to kidney transplant successLONDON (Reuters) - European scientists have found a full range of markers in the blood of kidney transplant patients which could predict whether their new organ will be a success and whether they need large amounts of medication to help it.Source: Reuters: Science News | 25 May 2010 | 11:49 am Shuttle Jokes Fall Flat During Stephen Colbert InterviewSometimes, even the best comedians get it wrong. Making jokes about the shuttle retirement is a little too soon Stephen. Too soon.Source: Discovery News - Top Stories | 25 May 2010 | 9:51 am Sunglasses Carry Shady UV-Protection Claims, Study RevealsLabeling on sunglasses concerning UV protection is often misleading or outright false, a new study confirms.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 9:49 am What's the Difference Between a Duchess and a Princess?While both duchesses and princesses are royalty, and princesses technically outrank duchesses, the relationship between the two titles is not always clearly defined.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 9:16 am 7 Online Scams Any Idiot Can AvoidIt’s pretty easy to get ripped off in the digital world online.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 8:38 am Video Gamers Can Control Dreams, Study SuggestsPlaying video games gives people the ability to control their dreams, something that could give them an edge in fighting nightmares.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 7:53 am Caffeine May Counteract Cognitive DeclineChronic coffee consumption reduces brain degeneration, a new study finds. Caffeine was found to have a protective effect against cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, and aging.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 7:49 am Simple Memory Test Predicts IntelligenceThe key to intelligence may be the ability to remember many things at once. A new memory test can predict this IQ.Source: Livescience.com | 25 May 2010 | 6:04 am 'Zombie-sat' prompts space waltzTwo spacecraft are set for an unusual orbital dance high above the Earth to evade interference from a failed satellite.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 5:58 am Martin Gardner: 1914-2010Chris French mourns the passing of Martin Gardner, a prolific writer and populariser of mathematics, and one of the most influential figures in scepticism I woke up on Sunday morning to some very sad news. Martin Gardner had died the previous day at the age of 95. Gardner's life was not only long but extraordinarily productive. He was a polymath and a gifted writer, publishing more than 70 books in his long career as well as innumerable magazine and newspaper articles. His wide range of interests included recreational mathematics, pseudoscience, scepticism, magic, religion, philosophy and literature. He will be mourned by many hundreds of thousands around the world. It is no exaggeration to describe Gardner as one of the most influential figures in scepticism. In 1976 he was a founding member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP; now known as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, CSI). His sceptical credentials were already well established by that time. Back in 1952 he had published his seminal analysis of the nature of pseudoscience, Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science. In this classic work, which is still well worth reading, he demolished a wide range of pseudoscientific claims to the total satisfaction of any reader with an iota of critical intelligence. His targets covered a very wide range including UFOs, creationism, Atlantis, scientology, Rudolf Steiner, dowsing, reincarnation, and Wilhelm Reich – to name but a few. It is, of course, slightly depressing to realise just how contemporary this book still sounds. Gardner's uncompromising attacks on fringe science and New Age ideas delighted his admirers and enraged his detractors for many decades. From 1983 to 2002, he contributed a regular column to the Skeptical Inquirer magazine under the title "Notes of a fringe watcher" and published several more sceptical books including Science: Good, Bad and Bogus and Order and Surprise. His interests were by no means limited to science and mathematics, however, and he found time to write many acclaimed books of literary criticism. The most successful of these is probably his annotated versions of the Alice stories (available in several versions including The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition). Gardner and Lewis Carroll had a huge amount in common: a passion for mathematics and logical puzzles, a love of conjuring, and a curious and playful intellect that delighted in wordplay and whimsy. Little wonder then that the Annotated Alice books are such a joy to read, as Gardner explains the literary references, solves the puzzles and unravels the clever puns in the most loved of Carroll's offerings. I can still remember my delight at being presented with so many translations of the famous Jabberwocky nonsense poem, "'Twas brillig and the slithy toves ..." He also produced annotated versions of several other classic works including G. K. Chesterton's The Innocence of Father Brown and The Man Who Was Thursday and poems such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and The Night Before Christmas. He even wrote fictional works, including the semi-autobiographical novel The Flight of Peter Fromm. He will probably be best remembered as the man who made maths fun in a way that no one else had ever quite managed before. This was no doubt partly because he never took a maths course beyond high school. Indeed, it is said that he struggled to learn calculus. But what he did have was a fascination with puzzles and magic tricks and a wonderful ability to communicate and share his enthusiasm, which eventually led to his writing a recreational mathematics column for Scientific American that ran for 25 years. Many collections of his perplexing and intriguing brain-teasers were published under such titles as Mathematical Carnival and Mathematical Circus. For many people, including me, these books were a first introduction to the playful and creative mind of Mr Gardner. In light of the above, his views on religion may come as a surprise. Unlike most sceptics, he was neither an atheist nor an agnostic. Instead he described himself as "a philosophical theist". He was critical of organised religion but he believed in God. This belief, he felt, depended entirely upon faith and could never be proved or disproved by science and logic. He did not believe that God intervenes directly in the world to perform miracles or that God communicates directly with human beings, but he believed that human beings live happier lives through faith and prayer. Like hundreds of thousands of other fans throughout the world, although I never met Gardner, I am sure I would have liked him if I had. By all accounts he was a shy man who did not enjoy appearing in public. I feel I know something of him through his books and I mourn his passing. However, his loss will obviously be felt so much more keenly by those who did have a close personal relationship with him. James Randi, himself a towering figure within scepticism, is one such person. I leave you with his words:
Chris French (Twitter @chriscfrench) is a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he heads the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit. He edits the The Skeptic guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Source: Science news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk | 25 May 2010 | 5:39 am SpacemanHow did Earth lose control of 'zombie' satellite?Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 5:04 am Smart creaturesAre whales and dolphins too smart to keep captive?Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 4:57 am Thermal imaging project aims to cut carbon from 10,000 homesA project which will see homes across Scotland scanned to show heat loss is unveiled as part of a new focus on housing policy.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 4:56 am Synthetic life patents 'damaging'A leading scientist says patents on synthetic life forms would give their creator a monopoly on a range of genetic engineering.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 2:35 am Grains of historyUnearthing Qatar's lost city from 125 years of sandSource: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 25 May 2010 | 2:30 am
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