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Science, Medicine,
Technology
Science
- Lasers
uncover Stonehenge secrets
- Robin
Hood's grave 'dug up'
- Purple
frog delights scientists
- Rock
lost in space for 66 years
- South
American glaciers' big mel
- Getting
Into a Cassowary's Head
- Researchers Define
Molecular Basis of Human "Sweet Tooth" and Umami Taste
- Lemmings'
death wish nothing but a tale -- told by Disney / Predators, not mass suicide,
account for Arctic rodents' population cycles, study finds
- After Long
Delay, Senate Confirms Utah Governor as Head of E.P.A.
- The Warming
Is Global but the Legislating, in the U.S., Is All Local
- Cutting
Greenhouse Gases, or Not
- A Spot of Trouble
on Sun, but Not Earth
- There's
a Sucker Born in Every Medial Prefrontal Cortex
- Astronomers
plan giant telescope
- Revised table
of atoms proposed
- Gemstones
found on Mars
- CNN.com
- Cloud of solar gas strikes our planet - Oct. 24, 2003
- CNN.com
- Arctic being 'transformed' by warming - Oct. 24, 2003
- Gay at Birth?
- IQ Yo-Yo:
Test changes alter retardation diagnoses: Science News Online, Oct. 25, 2003
- BBC NEWS |
Science/Nature | World's 'oldest' rice found
- BBC NEWS |
Science/Nature | Most walruses are right-flippered
- BBC NEWS |
Science/Nature | Astronomers plan giant telescope
- New Clue on
Which Came First, Tools or Better Diets
- Rise in Income
Improves Children's Behavior
- Embryo
brain shows sex signs early: Genetic discrepancies between males and females
measured mid-term.
- 10.20.2003
- Sniff and smell are equally important in the brain's perception of odor
- Scientists
Revisit an Aegean Eruption Far Worse Than Krakatoa
- A New
Kind of Genomics, With an Eye on Ecosystems
- Measures
Taken To Compensate For Rising IQ Scores Affects Who Is Diagnosed With Mental
Retardation
-
Poor Relations:
Casino windfall reveals poverty's toll on Cherokee kids' behavior: Science
News Online, Oct. 18, 2003
- CNN.com
- Age, exercise may boost memory - Oct. 17, 2003
- Study:
S. America Glaciers Melting Faster
- Leonid
Meteors Return! Three Separate Showers Due in November
- China's
Astronaut Didn't Find Great Wall of China, Myth Grows
- EPA
Won't Limit Dioxins in Sludge Fertilizer
-
Scientists
find brain areas activated in true versus false memories
- Scientists
uncover neurobiological basis for romantic love, trust, and self
- Soy supplements
cut sexual behavior in rats
- Just Say CO
- Top
25 Science Questions
- USATODAY.com
- Scientists create a virus that reproduces
- Report Urges
U.S. to Upgrade Its Fleet of Deep-Diving Craft
Medicine
Top, Science, Medicine,
Technology
- Age,
exercise may boost memory - Oct. 17, 2003
- One
Egyptian twin is breathing on his own - Oct. 19, 2003
- Tests of bionic
arm implant start
- Bio-scaffolds'
spark organ hope
-
Microchip
'could do away with pills'
- Scientist
Aims to Quell MMR Vaccine Fears
- Deaths and New
Stent Are Linked
- Psychologists Find More
Evidence That The Brains of Children With Dyslexia Respond Abnormally to
Language Stimuli
- CNN.com
- Separated Egyptian twins see each other - Oct. 25, 2003
- CNN.com
- Study: Chopsticks may cause arthritis - Oct. 25, 2003
- N.F.L.
Has Started Testing for the Steroid THG
- Women With Genetic
Mutation at High Risk for Breast Cancer, Study Confirms
- First
Viruses, Now Tumors: AIDS drug shows promise against brain cancers: Science
News Online, Oct. 25, 2003
- BBC NEWS
| Health | Raw slugs off menu say medics
- Scientist
Suspects Many Athletes Are Using Undetected Steroids
- Justices Say
Doctors May Not Be Punished for Recommending Medical Marijuana
- Naked
mole-rats bare pain relief clues
- Study of Two
Cholesterol Drugs Finds One Halts Heart Disease
-
Newsday.com
- Study Links Bats, Parkinson's in Guam
- CNN.com
- New treatment works like 'liquid Drano for arteries' - Nov. 4, 2003
- Study Finds
That Nitrites in the Body Greatly Aid Blood Flow
-
Yahoo!
News - Scientists Find New Species of Whale
- UCF
clinic diagnoses rare Foreign Accent Syndrome
- CNN.com
- Nearly extinct whistling language revived - Nov. 18, 2003
- Yahoo!
News - Leonids Unmasked: 10 Facts about Wednesday's Meteor Shower
- Yahoo!
News - Chin Sling May Replace Face Lift for Sagging Necks
Technology Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
- Business
| Microsoft launches 'leak-proof' e-mail
- Timeline:
Concorde
- Water sparks
new power source
- Reports Detail
a Hypothetical Shuttle Rescue
- With Cable
TV at M.I.T., Who Needs Napster?
- BBC
NEWS | Technology | German chatty bot is 'most human'
- BBC NEWS
| UK | Magazine | Turn your home into a mini power station
- BBC
NEWS | Technology | Cyber women test what's real
- BBC NEWS |
Science/Nature | Dutch solar car wins famous race
- CNN.com
- Microsoft plans Windows overhaul to fight hackers - Oct. 16, 2003
- PC whiz
cleared in Houston hacking - Oct. 18, 2003
- Lasers
may make PET scans cheaper: Radioactive materials for medical imaging produced
at lower cost.
- CNN.com
- Study: Medium mattress may be best for back pain - Nov. 14, 2003
- Machine
tops Kasparov in second 3D chess game - Nov. 14, 2003
- CNN.com
- Storm splits world's biggest iceberg - Nov. 4, 2003
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