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Animal Manure More Environmentally Dangerous Than Automobiles

no@spam.com (All Headlines News) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Rome, Italy - Farm animal manure can have a more detrimental effect on the environment than automobiles. The surprise finding is the result of a report published Wednesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

NASA Says Oldest Mars Satellite May be Dead

no@spam.com (Voice of America) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

The U.S. space agency NASA says its oldest satellite orbiting Mars has probably ended its career. NASA engineers lost contact with it about three weeks ago and are losing hope of ever hearing from it again. But NASA is celebrating its accomplishments rather than mourning its apparent death.

The Mars Global Surveyor arrived at the red planet nine years ago. It was the first of several orbiters that are surveying the cold, barren landscape, looking especially for signs of water and relaying signals from the two robotic rovers crawling over the terrain.

Scientist thinks invisibility possible in future

no@spam.com (Reuters Technology News) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

LONDON - It's unlikely to occur by swallowing a pill or donning a special cloak, but invisibility could be possible in the not too distant future, according to research published on Monday.

Harry Potter accomplished it with his magic cloak. H.G. Wells' Invisible Man swallowed a substance that made him transparent.

Scientists to Try to Clone Human Embryos

no@spam.com (ABC News) — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Harvard Scientists to Try and Clone Human Embryos to Create Stem Cells

Stepping into a research area marked by controversy and fraud, Harvard University scientists said Tuesday they are trying to clone human embryos to create stem cells they hope can be used one day to help conquer a host of diseases.

Researcher looks to PCs for medical cures

no@spam.com (ABC News) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

SEATTLE - Researcher David Baker believes the key to an AIDS vaccine or a cure for cancer may be that old PC sitting under a layer of dust in your closet or the one on your desk doing little else but running a screen saver. Those outdated or idle computers may be just what Baker needs to turn his ideas into scientific breakthroughs.�
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Duck X-Ray Reveals 'Alien Head'

no@spam.com (ABC News) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Duck X-Ray Reveals What Appears to Be a Clear Image of an 'Alien Head' in the Bird's Stomach

CORDELIA, Calif. — The International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia plans to raise funds with an unusual duck X-ray.

DNA Test Confirms Hybrid Bear in the Wild

no@spam.com (ABC News) — Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Canadian Officials Believe They Have First Documented Case of Grizzly-Polar Bear in Wild

TORONTO — A DNA test has confirmed what zoologists, hunters and aboriginal trackers in the far northern reaches of Canada have dreamed of for years: the first documented case of a grizzly-polar bear in the wild.

Grid searches for avian flu cure

no@spam.com (BBC News) — Sun, 07 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

The computers are speeding up lab work to combat avian flu

A cure for bird flu is being sought by computers that usually search for the fundamental elements of matter.�In April, the UK grid of computers that crunches data from particle physics experiments was used by scientists to study the avian H5N1 virus.�
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Scientists Use Computers To Search For Bird Flu Cure

no@spam.com (All Headlines News) — Sat, 06 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

London, England - High powered computers are searching for a cure for the bird flu.�
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According to BBC, the UK grid of computers that crunches data from particle physics experiments was used by scientists to study the avian H5N1 virus.�
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New straw to kill disease as you drink

no@spam.com (BBC News) — Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

The LifeStraw is used in some places direct from the river

A new straw that purifies water as it is drunk is hoped to be part of a solution to water-borne disease killing thousands in developing countries.�
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Water from most sources can be drunk if done so through the LifeStraw say the makers of the product.�