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Butterfly Payload to Launch Nov. 16 on Space Shuttle
When NASA's space shuttle
Atlantis launches for the
International Space Station
on Nov. 16 it will carry a
butterfly experiment that
will be monitored by
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Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification
With land degradation in
dryland regions continuing
to worsen, the UN Convention
to Combat Desertification
has agreed on
... > full story
Satellites Unlock Secret To Northern India's Vanishing Water
Using satellite data,
hydrologists have found that
groundwater beneath northern
India has been receding by
as much as 1 foot per year
... > full story
Students Create Portable Device To Detect Suicide Bombers
Improvised explosive devices
(IEDs), the weapons of
suicide bombers, are a major
cause of soldier casualties
in Iraq and Afghanistan. A
group of engineering
... > full story
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On The 40th Anniversary Of The First Manned Moon Landing Today's Scientists Point To New Frontiers
July 15, 2009 — Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States achieved an historic first when Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. Armstrong's now ... > full story -
Cognitive Radio Helps Guarantee Reachability Of Emergency Services
March 2, 2009 — A new approach to wireless communication will be able to guarantee the reachability of emergency services in a better way. 'Cognitive radio' borrows free space in other frequency bands and will also ... > full story -
Collaboration Of Soloists Makes The Best Science
December 7, 2008 — For the success of a major research university, which is better: large, well-funded laboratory empires with many investigators working toward the same end, or the individual scientist toiling alone ... > full story -
'Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon' Game Provides Clue To Efficiency Of Complex Networks
November 18, 2008 — As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by "Six Degrees ... > full story -
Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Flies Into Space
November 7, 2008 — “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article ... > full story -
Astronauts To Vote From Space
October 31, 2008 — In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA ... > full story -
Targeting Space Debris Using Networks
October 14, 2008 — How to deal with the ever-increasing problem of space debris, poses a major challenge for space agencies, industry and academia around the globe. Now, research suggests a new technique for ... > full story -
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Campus Green Spaces Enhance Quality Of Life
September 30, 2008 — The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about ... > full story -
Coming Soon: Self-Guided, Computer-Based Depression Treatment
September 26, 2008 — Depression is a problem that could affect astronauts during long-duration spaceflights. Scientists are now developing a self-guided, multimedia program that will assist astronauts in recognizing and ... > full story -
Expanding Communities Mean Less Green Space
September 26, 2008 — The Netherlands is becoming more crowded. A green and open landscape is increasingly regarded as a leisure space for urban dwellers, and people are keen to retain it. Researchers analyzed the actions ... > full story
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