Current Feed Content from 16 Aug 08 20:56
In Germany, wandering whale creates wonderment (AP)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:33:26 GMTAP - Germans have been treated to the rare sight of a lone and wayward humpback whale swimming in the Baltic Sea, but marine biologists said it may be doomed because the waterway lacks the conditions such mammals need to survive.Canada to search for Arctic explorer's ships (AP)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:26:29 GMT
AP - For more than 160 years, the fate of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men has remained locked in the frozen Arctic, but warming temperatures are threatening to change that.Guess what? Military funds mind-reading science (AP)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:11:01 GMTAP - Here's a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people's thoughts. The hope is that the research could someday lead to a gadget capable of translating the thoughts of soldiers who suffered brain injuries in combat or even stroke patients in hospitals.Worrying invasive snail found in Lake Michigan (AP)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:36:49 GMTAP - Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem.5 Ways to Beef Up Your Brain (LiveScience.com)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:00:44 GMTLiveScience.com - Forget where you left your keys this morning? Or maybe you left your umbrella in the office before a rainy evening. Don't worry, it's probably not a sign of Alzheimer's - everyone is a little forgetful now and then. But the prevalence of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, which slowly deteriorate the brain's capacity to make new memories, retrieve older ones and perform other mental and physical tasks, is on the rise as the baby boomer generation hits retirement age. ...Cuba issues hurricane watch for tropical storm (AP)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:11:48 GMT
AP - Cuba's government has issued a hurricane watch for parts of the country as Tropical Storm Fay approaches.Cassini Spots Icy Jet Sources on Saturn Moon (SPACE.com)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:02:59 GMTSPACE.com - The Cassini probe has pinpointed exact locations where icy jets erupt from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.Little robin from Gabon is world's newest species (Reuters)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:04:06 GMT
Reuters - A red-breasted bird discovered by
accident in the forests of Gabon is a new species, U.S.
scientists said on Friday.US scientists find stone age burial ground in Sahara (AFP)
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:26:05 GMT
AFP - A US-led team of archaeologists said Thursday they had discovered by chance what is believed to be the largest find of Stone Age-era remains ever uncovered in the Sahara Desert.Pelosi receptive to considering more drilling (AP)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:44:25 GMT
AP - Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration.Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee (AP)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:05:15 GMT
AP - A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said.
feedcat.net promotes your content, measures audiences
and saving load of your server resources!
*