Canadian tundra is rapidly disappearing
Canadian scientists say much of their nation's northern tundra is rapidly disappearing, being replaced by trees and shrubs, forcing wildlife from the region.
Environment
Mar 13, 2007
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Darwin's famous finches and Venter's marine microbes
Although the Galápagos finches were to play a pivotal role in the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, he had no inkling of their significance when he collected them during his voyage on ...
Mar 13, 2007
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SanDisk Launches 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive for Notebooks
SanDisk today broadened its solid state drive (SSD) product line for the portable computer market with the introduction of a 32-gigabyte, 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) interface model, compatible with most mainstream notebook ...
Hardware
Mar 13, 2007
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Biologists Develop Large Gene Dataset for Rice Plant
Scientists have reported development of a large dataset of gene sequences in rice. The information will lead to an increased understanding of how genes work in rice, an essential food for much of the world's population.
Mar 13, 2007
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Made in IBM Labs: Helping the Blind 'See' Internet Multimedia
IBM today announced a new emerging technology that helps blind and visually impaired people experience streaming video and animation on the Internet. Designed at IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory, the new multimedia browsing ...
Software
Mar 13, 2007
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New species of snapper discovered in Brazil
A popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Mar 13, 2007
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ISS crew prepares for repositioning
The Expedition 14 crew aboard the International Space Station was making final preparations Wednesday for a repositioning rocket firing.
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2007
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Newly discovered fish facing extinction
An aquarium species discovered in Southeast Asia in August is facing possible extinction because of intense demand for the colorful fish.
Mar 13, 2007
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Hitachi Develops Streaming-Optimized Storage Appliance
Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that it has succeeded in the implementation of a prototype streaming storage appliance optimized for Video-on-Demand (VoD) services, designed to be used with Microsoft Windows Media Services ...
Hardware
Mar 13, 2007
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New form of matter-antimatter transformation observed for first time
For the first time, scientists of the BaBar experiment at the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have observed the transition of one type of particle, the neutral D-meson, into its antimatter ...
General Physics
Mar 13, 2007
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