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Coming to a store near you: chainless bicycles
2008/11/20
Pedalers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains. If you've ever been riding down the street and had your pants cuff ripped asunder, there may be a revolution at hand.
CNN
The search for genome 'dark matter' moves closer
2008/11/18
An almost complete catalogue of human genetic variation will be available by the end of 2009, thanks to a massive genome sequencing project that includes academic and industrial partners around the world.
Nature News
Lonesome George may miss out on fatherhood
2008/11/13
Lonesome George, the sole surviving giant tortoise from the Galapagos Island of Pinta, looks set to remain lonely for some time longer. Eggs laid by two females who share his enclosure do not appear to be fertile, says a spokesperson for the Galapagos Nat
Nature News
Should healthy people take statins too?
2008/11/11
The results of a study examining whether a potent cholesterol-lowering drug decreases the risk of heart disease are out1. Rosuvastatin was given to 17,802 seemingly healthy people, and their chance of developing heart problems plummeted.
Nature News
Phoenix Lander silent; Mars mission over, NASA says
2008/11/11
A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission to an end, NASA announced Monday.
CNN
Spectral particles spook physicsts
2008/11/04
Unexplained 'ghost particles' are mysteriously appearing inside a US-based high-energy physics experiment. Bloggers and theorists are already lining up explanations that involve unseen particles, hypothetical strings, or modifications of conventional phys
Nature News
Primate researchers ask the big questions
2008/11/04
The symposium will discuss the key research challenges that primate researchers hope to tackle in the next 40 years.
Nature News
Conclusive vote on cause of Indonesian mud volcano
2008/11/04
Two years’ of global public debate over the cause of the Java mud volcano, Lusi, has concluded. A resounding vote of international petroleum geologists from around the globe concluded that the mud volcano was triggered by drilling of a nearby gas explorat
Alphagalileo
Urea pollution turns tides toxic
2008/10/28
Urea pollution can trigger ocean algae to produce a deadly toxin called domoic acid, scientists have discovered. The research may help explain several mass animal deaths, including a historic bird stranding event thought to have inspired Alfred Hitchcock'
Nature News
Potent greenhouse gas overlooked
2008/10/28
A rare but extremely potent greenhouse gas used in the electronics industry is at least four times more abundant in the atmosphere than previously thought, scientists have found. To better control its use, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) should be added to the
Nature News
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