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Leak locator: ultrasound for finding holes in spacecraft
After the International Space Station t started losing air pressure in January 2004, astronauts hunted for 2 weeks before finding the leak near a...
Science News, 04/02/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Ghostly galaxy: massive, dark cloud intrigues scientists
It looks like an empty patch of space, but astronomers say it holds a galaxy that contains no stars. If Robert Minchin of Cardiff University in...
Science News, 02/26/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Healing gone haywire: wound-repair genes signal cancer spread
Aggressive tumors have a lot in common with wounded tissues--both show rapid cell division and the growth of new blood vessels. Those similarities...
Science News, 02/19/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Disease detector: chemical test may spot Alzheimer's
Doctors could soon have a definitive diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, thanks to some tiny but sophisticated sensors. These nanoscale...
Science News, 02/05/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Black hole bonanza: 10,000 objects near our galaxy's center
Thousands of superdense neutron stars and midget black holes lurk near the center of our galaxy, according to new X-ray studies of the sky. The...
Science News, 01/22/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Beat generation: genetically modified stem cells repair heart
In experiments on guinea pigs, scientists have used genetically modified human embryonic stem cells to make a biological pacemaker. The implanted...
Science News, 01/08/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Climate storm: Kyoto pact is confirmed, but conflict continues
An international meeting that was supposed to cement environmental rules stemming from the 1997 Kyoto treaty on global warming ended with little...
Science News, 01/01/05 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Ancient heights: leaf fossils track elevation changes
Using altitude-dependent differences in fossil leaves, geologists have developed a tool that they say can track land elevations over geologic...
Science News, 12/18/04 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Smog clogs arteries: pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels
There's a new reason to worry about air pollution. Known for many years to harm the lungs, air pollution also damages the circulatory system, a...
Science News, 12/11/04 by D. Shiga · More from publication -
Stones-be-gone: gene-targeting drug restores chemical balance protecting the gallbladder
A drug that revs up a gene responsible for regulating gallbladder chemistry can prevent gallstones from forming, according to a mouse study. A...
Science News, 12/04/04 by D. Shiga · More from publication
