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New technology makes 3-D imaging quicker, easier
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 16, 2008
Technology invented by scientists from The Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can make three-dimensional imaging quicker, easier, less expensive and more accurate, the researchers said.
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Krill discovered living in the Antarctic abyss
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 24, 2008
Scientists have discovered Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) living and feeding down to depths of 3000 metres in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Until now this shrimp-like crustacean was thought to live only in the upper ocean. The discovery completely changes scientists` understanding of the major food source for fish, squid, penguins, seals and whales.
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Oldest hominid discovered is 7 million years old: study
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on February 27, 2008
French fossil hunters have pinned down the age of Toumai, which they contend is the remains of the earliest human ever found, at between 6.8 and 7.2 million years old.
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Ancient Tomb Found on Greek Island
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on March 05, 2008
(AP) -- Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday.
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Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, Ponds: A Thing of the Past?
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 10, 2008
If you're planning to ice skate on a local lake or river this winter, you may need to think twice, according to scientists John Magnuson, Olaf Jensen and Barbara Benson of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Their research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Man in Anti-Smoking Ads Still Smokes
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 11, 2008
(AP) -- He's the poster boy for the state's new anti-smoking campaign. But 48-year-old Skip Legault is still smoking - despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke. The state Department of Health confirmed Friday that they chose a smoker for the ads, saying it helps underscore the risks associated with nicotine addiction.
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Egyptian woman says husband sold her kidney
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 11, 2008
An Egyptian woman has brought a case against her husband for allegedly drugging her and arranging for one of her kidneys to be removed and sold on the black market, local media reported on Saturday.
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Epidemic superbug strains evolved from one bacterium: study
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 21, 2008
The drug-resistant "superbugs" that have cut a swathe through day care centers, schools, locker rooms and prisons across the United States in the last five years stem from one rapidly evolving bacterium, US scientists said Monday.
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Microscope Sees with Nanoscale Resolution
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 27, 2008
Researchers have recently built an x-ray microscope that has a pixel resolution of just 15 nanometers, allowing scientists to study the properties of materials at the molecular scale and beyond.
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NASA Spacecraft Streams Back Surprises From Mercury
via PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news by (author unknown) on January 30, 2008
The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to have characteristics similar to those of Earth's moon. Researchers are amazed by the wealth of images and data that show a unique world with a diversity of geological processes and a very different magnetosphere from the one discovered and sampled more than 30...
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