World / Science & Education
DNA tests sniff out mutts' breeding
24.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
Thousands of dog owners are coughing up the cash $60 to $170 or so to end the what-do-you-suppose-he-is speculation of mixed-breed dog owners everywhere.
USA
Astronomy
Floods, droughts make mild diseases deadly: study
24.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Extreme floods and droughts brought on by climate change can turn normally harmless infections into significant threats, international researchers said on Tuesday.
World
Science & Education
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible
24.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
World
Science & Education
Fossilised flesh reveals ichthyosaur secrets
24.06.2008 20:11
telegraph.co.uk
The remarkably-preserved flesh of a 200 million year old ichthyosaur has revealed that these marine reptiles were fearsome high speed predators., writes Roger Highfield.
Great Britain
Science & Education
MP committee fears over lab biosecurity
24.06.2008 20:11
telegraph.co.uk
Fears over the release of deadly diseases such as anthrax, plague and Ebola from a Porton Down laboratory are voiced by MP, who call for the facility to be modernised or risk "devastating consequences". By Roger Highfield.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Stanley Brinks - Dank U
24.06.2008 18:14
roomthirteen.com
Stanley Brinks and his guitar with a hint of calypso added to it
World
Books & CD
Lucertulas - Tragol De Rova
24.06.2008 18:14
roomthirteen.com
Lucertulas defy convention with driven fury-fuelled raging rock.
World
Books & CD
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible
24.06.2008 17:02
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
World
Science & Education
U.S. man attacked, eaten by mountain lion
24.06.2008 17:02
reuters.com
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A mountain lion attacked, killed and partially ate a New Mexico man, authorities said on Tuesday.
World
Science & Education
Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor
24.06.2008 17:02
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diseases caused by worms and parasites are draining the health and energy of the poorest Americans, an expert said on Tuesday.
World
Science & Education
Hurricane Center says better forecasts could cost millions
24.06.2008 16:30
usatoday.com
The National Hurricane Center's director says it could be costly to substantially reduce errors in forecasting hurricanes.
USA
Astronomy
Storm warning system planned for East Africa
24.06.2008 16:30
usatoday.com
Cellphone users in East Africa will be able to receive warnings when a storm is brewing thanks to a low-cost alert system U.S. scientists are hoping to set up in the next few years, officials said Tuesday.
USA
Astronomy
Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin
24.06.2008 16:30
usatoday.com
Planet hunters say it's just a matter of time before they lasso Earth's twin, which almost surely is hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy.
USA
Astronomy
NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance'
24.06.2008 16:30
usatoday.com
Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action.
USA
Astronomy
Authors fixate on their extreme passions
24.06.2008 14:28
usatoday.com
Bookstores and libraries don't have sections for "Extreme Writing," but perhaps they should, considering the number of memoirs ...
USA
Books & CD
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