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ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination Space & Earth science April 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet It was on 9 November last year that ESA's Venus Express spacecraft lifted off from the desert of Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. Now, after having travelled 400 million kilometres in only about five ...

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East General Science April 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet An important collection of ancient Jewish and Arabic documents, equal in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discovered as fragments in an old storeroom, has received a major grant for its upkeep. The Taylor-Schechter ...

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one General Science April 13, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart.

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke General Science April 18, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's General Science April 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Belgium researchers say they are the first to demonstrate the quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major factor of Alzheimer's disease.

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion General Science April 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers calculate the prospective gains from a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion.

Net neutrality provision dumped Technology / Internet April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote.

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth Space & Earth science / Space Exploration April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet There will be no tsunamis, firestorms or mass extinctions to spoil your Memorial Day weekend. Although the Internet is rife with speculation that a fragment of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will strike the ...

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated Medicine & Health May 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Harvard study suggests the prevalence of U.S. obesity has been greatly underestimated because people provide false information about themselves.

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution Medicine & Health May 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune cells may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals Space & Earth science / Environment May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say tons of bacteria-killing chemicals are being released into the environment annually, possibly entering food and water supplies.

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Sight saving stick Medicine & Health May 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind.

In Search of Crater Chains Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences May 15, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet As the fragments of shattered comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 glide harmlessly past Earth this month in full view of backyard telescopes, onlookers can't help but wonder, what if a comet like that didn't miss, ...

International ALS gene search begins Medicine & Health May 16, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists are leading the first international gene search for typical ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination Space & Earth science April 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet It was on 9 November last year that ESA's Venus Express spacecraft lifted off from the desert of Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket. Now, after having travelled 400 million kilometres in only about five ...

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East General Science April 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet An important collection of ancient Jewish and Arabic documents, equal in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discovered as fragments in an old storeroom, has received a major grant for its upkeep. The Taylor-Schechter ...

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one General Science April 13, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart.

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke General Science April 18, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's General Science April 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Belgium researchers say they are the first to demonstrate the quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major factor of Alzheimer's disease.

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion General Science April 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers calculate the prospective gains from a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion.

Net neutrality provision dumped Technology / Internet April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote.

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth Space & Earth science / Space Exploration April 27, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet There will be no tsunamis, firestorms or mass extinctions to spoil your Memorial Day weekend. Although the Internet is rife with speculation that a fragment of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will strike the ...

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated Medicine & Health May 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Harvard study suggests the prevalence of U.S. obesity has been greatly underestimated because people provide false information about themselves.

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution Medicine & Health May 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune cells may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals Space & Earth science / Environment May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say tons of bacteria-killing chemicals are being released into the environment annually, possibly entering food and water supplies.

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Sight saving stick Medicine & Health May 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind.

In Search of Crater Chains Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences May 15, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet As the fragments of shattered comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 glide harmlessly past Earth this month in full view of backyard telescopes, onlookers can't help but wonder, what if a comet like that didn't miss, ...

International ALS gene search begins Medicine & Health May 16, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists are leading the first international gene search for typical ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

ESA's Venus Express to reach final destination

Piecing together the Medieval Middle East

Girl with two hearts healthy with just one

Pesticides found in tobacco smoke

Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's

Study: Cancer cure worth $50 trillion

Net neutrality provision dumped

Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth

U.S. obesity levels grossly underestimated

T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution

EPA accused of ignoring sewage chemicals

'Second skin' helps care for all

Sight saving stick

In Search of Crater Chains

International ALS gene search begins

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