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Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_hi_te/shuttle_recovered_data"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.7921c28576c34bc49f2848ca732d6e48.shuttle_recovered_data_nybz134.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=96DiPNqo6IlsxD5pMjYsOQ--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="In this photo provided by Kroll Ontrack Inc., a data drive that fell from the space shuttle Columbia when it was destroyed in 2003 is shown. During Columbia's fateful final mission, the drive had been used to capture data from a scientific experiment on the way xenon gas flows. (AP Photo/Kroll Ontrack Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.</p><br clear="all"/>
A crash course in true political science (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sc/campaigning_scientists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.023b6e5a4ebb4c80a19368e6c523ce17.campaigning_scientists_dchg101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=muUh8SlZOosA6NSW8TKpvA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Paul Bunje a Californian who earned his doctorate studying snail evolution is photographed, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Washington. On Saturday he heads back to school to learn a trickier task: How to get elected to public office. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>AP - Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task — getting elected to public office.</p><br clear="all"/>
New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sc/dissolving_bodies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.b3918e86fe484930a28e5bc4345d1602.dissolving_bodies_con101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Ao7JvUJ0pEMbZDW7qyOVog--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Brad Crain, president of BioSafe Engineering, stands by one of the company's steel cylinders in Brownsburg, Ind. Monday April 7, 2008. Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option using one of these cyclinders is generating interest: dissolving bodies. (AP Photo Michael Conroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sc/earliest_americans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t144300_450x315_us_humans_chile.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=3x.o_yQVe6v60esC.mCDTg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This undated handout image shows the excavated log foundation of a long residential tent-like structure at Monte Verde II where seaweeds were recovered from hearths, pits and a floor. Bits of chewed-up or burned seaweed discarded more than 14,000 years ago confirm that people were in Chile at least that long ago and shed light on what their culture was like, researchers reported on May 8, 2008. (Tom Dillehay/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sneaky Spider Named for Rocker Neil Young (LiveScience.com) - LiveScience.com - A sneaky spider has been named in honor of rock musician Neil Young.
Bush declares northern Maine federal disaster after floods (AP) - AP - President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes this month.
U.S. space shuttle crew practices for launch (Reuters) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/us_nm/space_shuttle_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t155702_316x450_us_space_shuttle.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=wNgRTu5lz0asMPy8fS7TAw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="The space shuttle Discovery is shown atop launch pad 39A after transport from the Vehicle Assembly Building May 3, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin prelaunch processing for the STS-124 mission. (Scott Andrews/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Seven astronauts climbed inside the space shuttle Discovery on Friday as part of a dress rehearsal for a May 31 mission to deliver a Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station.</p><br clear="all"/>
Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit (AP) - AP - A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths."
US to return Argentine dinosaur eggs (AP) - AP - A senior U.S. Homeland Security official is in Argentina to discuss money laundering, human trafficking — and dinosaur eggs.
Oil prices extend record run, break 126 dollars (AFP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/ts_afp/commoditiesenergyoilprice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc24.090508215156.photo00.photo.default-512x344.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=Apm9vnWyiPZ9djeXGF2Mtw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Traders work in the crude oil options pit moments before the closing bell at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil prices briefly surged to a record high above 126 dollars on Friday, driven into uncharted territory by speculators trying to take advantage of global supply concerns, analysts said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Oil prices briefly surged to a record high above 126 dollars on Friday, driven into uncharted territory by speculators trying to take advantage of global supply concerns, analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_sc/food_crisis_soil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.622f0f461c49435088100e3979ac5719.food_crisis_soil_xbm106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3yMSx55pkppbw0IPfmEKrg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Farm laborers plant rice seedlings at the experimental plots of the International Rice Research Institute, IRRI, at Los Banos, Laguna province 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Manila, Philippines Saturday May 3, 2008. IRRI scientists are working on better ways to improve rice yields through better soil and water management. Started in 1963, IRRI, planted Saturday its 133rd crop in long term trials in plots with zero fertilizer and nitrogen. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're planted in.</p><br clear="all"/>
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 February, 2008   Featured Scientific Topics

4 Simple Inventions That Changed the World
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:16:42 -0500

The simplest inventions are what shape our world. What are these all-important devices?

The Hobbit Wars - Did An 18,000 Year-Old Hobbit See A Dentist?
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:07:10 -0500

Since their initial discovery on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 and 2004, the tiny hobbits have been a source of contention in the scientific community. Recently an Australian researcher claimed that a hobbit might have seen a dentist. Others are not so convinced, however.

What Are The Types Of Microscopes?
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:40:45 -0500

An electron microscope can offer a person many different types of advantages over other microscopes. If someone has never used one of the many types of electron microscopes, then they are seriously missing out. This type of microscope offers more clarity and a better magnification than most any other type of microscope on the market.

Paternity Testing Kits
Thu, 08 May 2008 14:57:22 -0500

This article provides readers with an overview of paternity tests. It also provides information on how the testing process.

Disaster management practices using ArcGIS, ArcIMS, ArcSDE and SQL
Thu, 08 May 2008 12:56:02 -0500

Emergency preparedness for disaster management is a crucial segment wherein administrators, planners, managers and stakeholders play an important role. For emergency preparedness and disaster management the dynamic representation of spatial and aspatial data in a web enabled GIS environment is the mark of the day. Dynamic representation of spatial and aspatial data, inputting data from client side and identifying its pros and cons, planning/decision making upon the information/data collected.

 
 

   
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