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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

That may give insight about how planets form

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 2nd, 2006
Chemists Created a New Form of Iron

Chemists Created a New Form of Iron

That is so reactive that it even forms a compound with nitrogen

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 2nd, 2006
The Strange Case of a Neutron Star

The Strange Case of a Neutron Star

The observations so far don't seem to fit together

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 2nd, 2006
Surviving with Little or No Oxygen

Surviving with Little or No Oxygen

The common carp sheds new light on surviving in extreme environments

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 2nd, 2006
The First Domesticated Crop

The First Domesticated Crop

Fig trees were tamed 11 400 years ago, long before the grains

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  • 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

What happened after abortion was banned in Romania

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  • 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

That struck Antarctica

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • June 2nd, 2006
Scientists Study the Friendly Microbes Living in Our Gut

Scientists Study the Friendly Microbes Living in Our Gut

For the first time, scientists describe the busy microbial world inside

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 1st, 2006
Striking the Right Balance between Excitation and Inhibition

Striking the Right Balance between Excitation and Inhibition

A research that might be the key for combating chronic pain

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • June 1st, 2006
Americans Support Free Access to Scientific Research

Americans Support Free Access to Scientific Research

Poll results show overwhelming majority believes federally funded research should be publicly available

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 1st, 2006
New Insights on Arid and Semiarid Landscapes

New Insights on Arid and Semiarid Landscapes

Understanding and predicting desertification

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  • 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

And worsens today's outlook

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • June 1st, 2006
Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine

Genetically Altered Mice No Longer Like Cocaine

In this case, cocaine acts like a sedative, not a stimulant

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  • 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

A 50-year old scientific debate has been settled

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  • 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

Scientist drill at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean

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  • 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?

"A lot!" scientists are saying

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  • 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

A discovery that may speed forest biotechnology