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Is It Raining Aliens?-red rain in india has scientists baffled, experiments suggest that the particles may lack DNA yet still reproduce plentifully, even in water superheated to nearly 600ÚF.
Post Date: 2006-06-09 21:10:55 by gengis gandhi
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Is It Raining Aliens? Nearly 50 tons of mysterious red particles showered India in 2001. Now the race is on to figure out what the heck they are By http://img.timeinc.net/popsci/images/2006/05/redrain_cells_485.jpg| June 2006 Courtesy Dr. Godfrey Louis E.T. Under the Microscope: Scientists have yet to identify the unusual particles [above, magnified 500 times] isolated from India’s mysterious red rainwater. As bizarre as it may seem, the sample jars brimming with cloudy, reddish rainwater in Godfrey Louis’s laboratory in southern India may hold, well, aliens. In April, Louis, a solid-state physicist at Mahatma Gandhi University, published a paper in the ...
Vessel Measures Record Ocean Swells-" so big, according to computer models used to set safety standards for ships and oil rigs, they shouldn't even exist."
Post Date: 2006-06-09 11:05:29 by gengis gandhi
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Vessel Measures Record Ocean Swells By Markus Becker A British research team has observed some of the biggest sea swells ever measured. A whole series of giant waves hammered into their ship that were so big, according to computer models used to set safety standards for ships and oil rigs, they shouldn't even exist. When the RRS Discovery set out to sea, the crew was expecting stormy weather. Meteorologists had predicted a violent storm, and the scientists -- a team from Britain's National Oceanography Center -- wanted to observe it from up close. What they ended up experiencing went far beyond anything they could have imagined -- and could have cost them their lives. Near the island ...
Mysterious glowing clouds targeted by NASA
Post Date: 2006-06-09 10:27:41 by gengis gandhi
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Mysterious glowing clouds targeted by NASA 17:07 26 May 2006 http://NewScientist.com news service Maggie McKee Print this pageEmail to a friendRSS Feed High-altitude noctilucent clouds have been mysteriously spreading around the world in recent years (Image: NASA/JSC/ES and IA)Related Articles Columbia's final launch left lingering sky glow 08 July 2005 Taken by storm 14 November 1998 Review: Shining nights 13 April 1991 Search New Scientist Contact us Web Links AIM mission, Hampton University Noctilucent clouds, University of Colorado Scott Bailey, University of Alaska Glowing, silvery blue clouds that have been spreading around the world and brightening mysteriously in recent years ...
Asteroid risk to Earth lowered, scientists say
Post Date: 2006-06-08 04:01:49 by Neil McIver
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Chances of impact move ‘in right direction,’ toward odds of 1-in-24,000 After a fresh round of radar observations, astronomers said Thursday that the chances of a catastrophic asteroid impact in the year 2036 are lower than previously thought — and they're hoping the threat will be completely ruled out once more readings are made. The chances of collision with the asteroid Apophis in 2036 now stand at 1 in 24,000, said Steve Chesley, an expert on near-Earth objects at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. That's a significant advance from the previous orbital predictions, which set the odds of impact at 1 out of about 6,000. Chesley told http://MSNBC.com that there's still a ...
New species of dwarf dinosaur found in Germany
Post Date: 2006-06-07 19:46:24 by Zipporah
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LONDON - Fossils from a new species of a 150 million-year-old dwarf dinosaur have been found in northern Germany, scientists said on Wednesday. Initially they suspected that the remains from more than 11 sauropods were from young dinosaurs. But an analysis of their bones showed they were small adults that probably lived on an island during the late Jurassic period. "It is the first case of island dwarfing proven for sauropod dinosaurs," said Professor Martin Sander of the University of Bonn in Germany. Sauropods were the largest animals that lived on Earth. With their long necks, massive tails, small heads and stout legs they weighed on average about 20 tonnes and measured 20 ...
Worm-inspired robot crawls through intestines
Post Date: 2006-06-06 23:18:52 by Pandora
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Worm-inspired robot crawls through intestines The robot (shown on top of pig gut) modelled on a polychaete, or "paddle worm" A robot designed to crawl through the human gut by mimicking the wriggling motion of an undersea worm has been developed by European scientists. It could one day help doctors diagnose disease by carrying tiny cameras through patients' bodies. The team behind the robot includes scientists from Italy, Germany, Greece and the UK. They modelled it on polychaetes, or "paddle worms", which use tiny paddles on their body segments to push through sand, mud or water. "We turned to biological inspiration because, in the peculiar environment of the ...
In the Body of an Accounting Professor, a Little Bit of the Mongol Hordes
Post Date: 2006-06-06 23:10:05 by Pandora
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The first American to be able to claim descent from Genghis Khan has been discovered. He is Thomas R. Robinson, an associate professor of accounting at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Dr. Robinson's descent from Genghis Khan emerged in a roundabout way. The Y chromosome of that Mongol emperor was identified in 2003 by geneticists at the University of Oxford in England. Surveying the chromosomes of Asian men, they noticed a distinctive genetic signature in populations from Mongolia to Central Asia. Their common feature was that all but one lay within the borders of the former Mongol empire. The geneticists concluded that the far-flung Y chromosome must have belonged to ...
Special forces to use strap-on 'stealth wings'(CHECK THIS OUT)
Post Date: 2006-06-06 21:09:31 by tom007
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Special forces to use strap-on 'stealth wings' By MATTHEW HICKLEY, Daily Mail 13:33pm 6th June 2006 C Elite special forces troops being dropped behind enemy lines on covert missions are to ditch their traditional parachutes in favour of strap-on stealth wings. The lightweight carbon fibre mono-wings will allow them to jump from high altitudes and then glide 120 miles or more before landing - making them almost impossible to spot, as their aircraft can avoid flying anywhere near the target. The technology was demonstrated in spectacular fashion three years ago when Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner - a pioneer of freefall gliding - famously 'flew' across the English Channel, leaping ...
Creation or Evolution - Does It Really Mattr What You Believe?
Post Date: 2006-06-06 05:54:32 by Zoroaster
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Creation or Evolution - Does It Really Matter What You Believe? by Mario Seiglie Two great achievements occurred in 1953, more than half a century ago. The first was the successful ascent of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide, Tenzing Norgay, reached the summit that year, an accomplishment that's still considered the ultimate feat for mountain climbers. Since then, more than a thousand mountaineers have made it to the top, and each year hundreds more attempt it. Yet the second great achievement of 1953 has had a greater impact on the world. Each year, many thousands join the ranks of those participating in this accomplishment, hoping to ...
Long-term marijuana use may fog the brain
Post Date: 2006-06-05 00:32:14 by Morgana le Fay
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Long-term users of marijuana gradually become worse at learning and remembering things, a new study suggests. “It definitely fogs your brain,” says Lambros Messinis, who led the study at the University Hospital of Patras in Greece. Messinis and colleagues tested the mental abilities of 20 long-term users who had taken marijuana heavily – smoking at least four joints a week – for an average of 15 years. Their brains were rustier than those of 20 short-term users – who had averaged seven years of use – and 24 controls who had used the drug sporadically or not at all. Long-term users performed worse in tests to measure memory, learning ability and the ...
Water Fuel Experimenter and Team Threatened
Post Date: 2006-06-04 11:17:09 by Grumble Jones
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Ken Rasmussen's research team has been working on a process that turns out to have similarities to the super-efficient electrolysis process being developed by Professor Kanarev. Rasmussen's work ceased after a member of the team was threatened at gunpoint. VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA -- On May 16, a technician who was one of a team of garage experimenters investigating a hydrogen-on-demand technology was run off the road near a rural intersection and accosted by four white, middle-aged males in black suits, carrying Glocks and Mac tens. The assailants were driving a late model, black Lincoln Town Car. This comes just one month after Bill Williams was similarly threatened because ...
The red rain phenomenon of Kerala and its possible extraterrestrial origin [Life from Space???]
Post Date: 2006-06-04 11:12:30 by Pandora
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ABSTRACT: Comments: 18 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science A red rain phenomenon occurred in Kerala, India starting from 25th July 2001, in which the rainwater appeared coloured in various localized places that are spread over a few hundred kilometers in Kerala. Maximum cases were reported during the first 10 days and isolated cases were found to occur for about 2 months. The striking red colouration of the rainwater was found to be due to the suspension of microscopic red particles having the appearance of biological cells. These particles have no similarity with usual desert dust. An estimated minimum quantity of 50,000 kg of red particles has ...
Acetone as a Fuel Additive - A cheap way to get an increase of from 15 to 35%, mpg.
Post Date: 2006-06-04 01:38:03 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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Scholars for 911 Truth seek feedback on audio analysis
Post Date: 2006-06-03 11:49:43 by valis
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If anyone here has experience with audio analyis, S911T is seeking feedback on this analysis that was recently located: http://www.mediumrecords.com/wtc/audio00.html Please post comments here or kindly drop us a line here: email@st911.org Thanks for your time, Wade Aaron Inganamort (valis)
Shaping of Hooks in New Caledonian Crows
Post Date: 2006-06-03 00:15:55 by Axenolith
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Crows always have struck me as quite the intelligent and sociable creatures. I've had some fairly bizarre observations and interactions with them. This video rocks as far as it goes for critter ingenuity. You need QuickTime for it... Shaping of Hooks in New Caledonian Crows
Czech Scientists Brew Menopause Beer
Post Date: 2006-06-02 20:36:53 by Mind_Virus
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Czech Scientists Brew Menopause Beer By Chris Mercer 01/06/2006 - Czech scientists say they have created a new non-alcoholic beer that contains 10 times the normal amount of phytoestrogen, intended to help women suffering from the menopause. The beer, developed by the Czech Republic's Research Institute for Brewing and Malting, is intended to relieve menopausal symptoms and maintain bone density by tackling a lack of the oestrogen hormone in many Czech women. The development marks a sizeable breakthrough in the realm of functional beer, at a time when functional foods are becoming more popular in many markets. Oestrogen levels drop significantly in women at the onset of the menopause ...
Fig fossil clue to early farming
Post Date: 2006-06-01 23:08:12 by robin
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Fig fossil clue to early farming By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC News The figs are extremely well preservedFig fossils found in an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley may represent one of the earliest forms of agriculture, scientists report. The ancient fruits date between 11,200 and 11,400 years old. The US and Israeli scientists say the figs are a variety that could have only been grown with human intervention. The team, writing in the journal Science, says the find marks the point when humans turned from hunting and gathering to food cultivation. Random mutations Nine small figs, measuring just 18mm (0.7in) across, along with 313 smaller fig fragments were ...
Gore On Climate Skeptics: Some People Are Still Debating ‘Whether The Moon Landing Was Staged’
Post Date: 2006-06-01 11:07:47 by Mind_Virus
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Gore On Climate Skeptics: Some People Are Still Debating ‘Whether The Moon Landing Was Staged’ This morning on CBS’s Early Show, host Harry Smith asked Al Gore about “more conservative elements of the press” who say “there is a debate going on” about whether global warming exisits. Gore responded that “in some quarters there’s still a debate over whether the moon landing was staged in a movie lot in Arizona” and debates about whether global warming exists were “in that category.” Watch it: Gore is right. There is no debate among credible sceintists about whether global warming exists. Science magazine analyzed 928 peer-reviewed ...
Scientists: North Pole was hot hot hot
Post Date: 2006-06-01 10:30:45 by Ferret Mike
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Davie Baxter of the British Geological Survey recovers a core sample taken from the Arctic Ocean floor. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have found what might have been the ideal ancient vacation hotspot with a 74-degree Fahrenheit (23-degree Celsius) average temperature, alligator ancestors and palm trees. It's smack in the middle of the Arctic. Core samples dug up from deep beneath the Arctic Ocean floor show that 55 million years ago an area near the North Pole was practically a subtropical paradise, three new studies show. The scientists say their findings are a glimpse backward into a much warmer-than-thought polar region heated by run-amok greenhouse gases that came about naturally. ...
Science's Tiny, Big Unknown (Nanotechnology may revolutionize our lives)
Post Date: 2006-06-01 10:09:14 by robin
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Science's Tiny, Big Unknown
Nanotechnology may revolutionize our lives. The first generation of engineered products has reached consumers, and with them come hard questions about safety.
By Charles Piller, Times Staff Writer
June 1, 2006
Magic Nano was billed as a miraculous solution for household drudgery, able to repel dirt and moisture from bathroom surfaces through the wonders of nanotechnology.
Instead, the spray-on ceramic sealant quickly has become an emblem of the growing global fears over incorporating artificial particles tens of thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair into such everyday products as golf balls, sunscreen and clothing.
Three days ...
Satellite could open door on extra dimension
Post Date: 2006-06-01 01:26:27 by Pandora
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Bursts of high-energy gamma-rays from the deaths of massive stars may reveal whether the universe contains extra dimensions An exotic theory, which attempts to unify the laws of physics by proposing the existence of an extra fourth spatial dimension, could be tested using a satellite to be launched in 2007. Such theories are notoriously difficult to test. But a new study suggests that such hidden dimensions could give rise to thousands of mini-black holes within our own solar system – and the theory could be tested within Pluto’s orbit in just a few years. Black holes of various masses are thought to have sprung into existence within 1 second of the big bang, as elementary ...
What Alcohol Does to a Child
Post Date: 2006-06-01 01:09:03 by Pandora
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Alcohol and pregnancy don't mix. Â Fortunately, most women who drink cut their consumption dramatically once they realize they are carrying, and the number of children who develop the severest alcohol-related effects is relatively small: from 0.5 to 2.0 per 1,000 live births in the U.S. But doctors still don't know what harm--if any--comes from light to moderate drinking during pregnancy, which is why they caution expectant mothers not to drink at all. The wisdom of that advice grows with each new study on the topic, as a paper released last week reminds us. Just one drink a day (12 oz. of beer or 4 oz. of wine) during the first three months of pregnancy is associated with a 2-point ...
Some Big Ideas - Amazing Inventions
Post Date: 2006-06-01 00:53:55 by Pandora
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Scientists and researchers are always looking for new ways to fight disease, to make complex tasks easier, to make life better. A sampling of inventions in progress. 'Rewiring' The Brain Sawing open someone's skull for research purposes is a no-no, but brain scientists have found the next best thing. By projecting an electrical charge through the skull, they can now flick neurons on and off without ever breaking the skin. The technique, known as transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, uses a $30,000 contraption to fire a powerful magnetic pulse into the cranium, creating an electric charge that activates brain cells. That's enough for some eye-catching parlor tricks: a zap above the ...
State Would Outlaw Mandatory Microchip Implants
Post Date: 2006-05-30 12:10:19 by Axenolith
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RFID microchips implanted in humans? Who would think of such a thing? Here are a few examples: VeriChip RFID Tag Patient Implant Badges Now FDA Approved U.S. Company Implants Chips in Workers RFID Tags Proposed to Halt Blackmarket Cadaver Trade You're not even safe from being 'chipped when you're dead. But you'll be safe in Wisconsin, if State Representative Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, gets his bill passed. A proposal moving through the Wisconsin Legislature would prohibit anyone from requiring people to have the tiny RFID chips embedded in them or doing so without their knowledge. Violators would face fines of up to $10,000. Click for Full Text! Wow, someone is looking out ...
Germany's wind farms challenged
Post Date: 2006-05-29 17:22:53 by robin
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Germany's wind farms challenged By Tim Bowler BBC World Service business reporter, Alsleben, Germany Germany is the world's biggest user of wind power, and it has ambitious plans to build even more wind turbines. Germany has huge wind energy expansion plans It has decided that generating nuclear power is not the way forward, and it has decided eventually to close all the country's existing nuclear power stations. The country's great hope for is for a future of green energy, and in particular wind power. However, some observers are now questioning whether all the investment in wind power makes economic sense. Growing demands Alsleben is a small market town in eastern ...
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