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- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![Itokawa Asteroid is a Pile of Rubble Itokawa Asteroid is a Pile of Rubble](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Itokawa-Asteroid-is-a-Pile-of-Rubble-1.jpg)
Itokawa Asteroid is a Pile of Rubble
That may give insight about how planets form
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![Chemists Created a New Form of Iron Chemists Created a New Form of Iron](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Chemists-Created-a-New-Form-of-Iron-1.jpg)
Chemists Created a New Form of Iron
That is so reactive that it even forms a compound with nitrogen
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![The Strange Case of a Neutron Star The Strange Case of a Neutron Star](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Strange-Case-of-a-Neutron-Star-1.jpg)
The Strange Case of a Neutron Star
The observations so far don't seem to fit together
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![Surviving with Little or No Oxygen Surviving with Little or No Oxygen](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Surviving-with-Little-or-No-Oxygen-1.jpg)
Surviving with Little or No Oxygen
The common carp sheds new light on surviving in extreme environments
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![The First Domesticated Crop The First Domesticated Crop](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-First-Domesticated-Crop-1.jpg)
The First Domesticated Crop
Fig trees were tamed 11 400 years ago, long before the grains
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 2nd, 2006
![Children Born after Abortion Ban Had 'Significantly Better' Educational Achievements Children Born after Abortion Ban Had 'Significantly Better' Educational Achievements](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Children-Born-after-Abortion-Ban-Had-039-Significantly-Better-039-Educational-Achievements-1.jpg)
Children Born after Abortion Ban Had 'Significantly Better' Educational Achievements
What happened after abortion was banned in Romania
- By Vlad Tarko
- June 2nd, 2006
![The Largest Extinction in Earth's History Was Caused by a HUGE Meteorite The Largest Extinction in Earth's History Was Caused by a HUGE Meteorite](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Largest-Extinction-in-Earth-039-s-History-Was-Caused-by-a-HUGE-Meteorite-1.jpg)
The Largest Extinction in Earth's History Was Caused by a HUGE Meteorite
That struck Antarctica
- By Vlad Tarko
- June 2nd, 2006
![Scientists Study the Friendly Microbes Living in Our Gut Scientists Study the Friendly Microbes Living in Our Gut](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Scientists-Study-the-Friendly-Microbes-Living-in-Our-Gut-1.jpg)
Scientists Study the Friendly Microbes Living in Our Gut
For the first time, scientists describe the busy microbial world inside
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![Striking the Right Balance between Excitation and Inhibition Striking the Right Balance between Excitation and Inhibition](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Striking-the-Right-Balance-between-Excitation-and-Inhibition-1.jpg)
Striking the Right Balance between Excitation and Inhibition
A research that might be the key for combating chronic pain
- By Vlad Tarko
- June 1st, 2006
![Americans Support Free Access to Scientific Research Americans Support Free Access to Scientific Research](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Americans-Support-Free-Access-to-Scientific-Research-1.jpg)
Americans Support Free Access to Scientific Research
Poll results show overwhelming majority believes federally funded research should be publicly available
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![New Insights on Arid and Semiarid Landscapes New Insights on Arid and Semiarid Landscapes](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/New-Insights-on-Arid-and-Semiarid-Landscapes-1.jpg)
New Insights on Arid and Semiarid Landscapes
Understanding and predicting desertification
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![Sun's Past Strength Took Toll on Tropical Glaciers Sun's Past Strength Took Toll on Tropical Glaciers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Sun-039-s-Past-Strength-Took-Toll-on-Tropical-Glaciers-1.jpg)
Sun's Past Strength Took Toll on Tropical Glaciers
And worsens today's outlook
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Genetically-Altered-Mice-No-Longer-Like-Cocaine-1.jpg)
Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine
In this case, cocaine acts like a sedative, not a stimulant
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![Diverse Ecosystems Are More Productive and Survive Threats Better Diverse Ecosystems Are More Productive and Survive Threats Better](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Diverse-Ecosystems-Are-More-Productive-and-Survive-Threats-Better-1.jpg)
Diverse Ecosystems Are More Productive and Survive Threats Better
A 50-year old scientific debate has been settled
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![Arctic Ice Had Formed MUCH Earlier than Previously Thought Arctic Ice Had Formed MUCH Earlier than Previously Thought](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Arctic-Ice-Had-Formed-MUCH-Earlier-Than-Previously-Thought-1.jpg)
Arctic Ice Had Formed MUCH Earlier than Previously Thought
Scientist drill at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
- By Vlad Tarko
- June 1st, 2006
![How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a New Species? How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a New Species?](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/How-Much-Energy-Does-It-Take-to-Make-a-New-Species-1.jpg)
How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a New Species?
"A lot!" scientists are saying
- By Sci/Tech News Staff
- June 1st, 2006
![The Genes that Control the Annual Cycle of Trees The Genes that Control the Annual Cycle of Trees](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Genes-That-Control-the-Annual-Cycle-of-Trees-1.jpg)
The Genes that Control the Annual Cycle of Trees
A discovery that may speed forest biotechnology