Attraction-Menstrual Cycle Linked
- "The kind of man's face a woman finds attractive varies with her menstrual cycle,
according to a study that underscores the hold biology still has on us, no matter how
highly evolved we like to think we are."
Computer Virus Hype Alert
Dr. Michel Kabay, Director of Education of the ICSA, enlists the
cooperation of Internet users in stopping the growing tide of hoaxes on the net.
Circulating unverified information is irresponsible, and Dr. Kabay believes the answer
lies in teaching users to be better citizens of Cyberspace...
Bacteria Can Grow in Simulated
Mars
A methane-making, oxygen-hating microbe is able to thrive in Mars-like
laboratory conditions, according to a researcher who says the experiment raises fresh hope
about the possibility of life on the red planet...
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Essays of innovation
Lee Kwan Yew, the leader who built modern Singapore, was once asked what
he considered the most important invention of the 20th century. His answer was classic:
air conditioning. Because without air conditioning, Singapore – sitting there next to
the equator – wouldn’t be much of a place to do business...
Will
the Internet Supercede Voice, Data & Video for Communications?
Take two of the hottest technology markets today, Internet and
Secret Message Hidden in
Dot of DNA
Updating a Nazi spy trick used during World War II, scientists have devised a way
of hiding a coded message in a dot of human DNA. The technique wouldn't be of much
use to secret agents because it is a cumbersome way of sending a message...
World
Libraries Grapple With CD-ROM
It's a global problem - touching on saving the record of civilization itself
- and no clear answers are in sight. Often more comfortable quoting 17th century
authors than surfing the Internet, representatives from more than 35 libraries gathered to
discuss how their institutions can keep up with an increasingly digital world...
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Audio Enabled)
Astronomers Spot Storm on Mars
A cyclone four times the size of Texas raged across the northern polar
region of the planet Mars last month, according to space telescope views of the red
planet...
Genes Don't Predict Destiny
While expert Robert Kahn addressed a conference on aging, 75-year-old Anthony LaCapra was
completing his 1 hour workout on a stationary bike and treadmill. Kahn explained
that much of what Americans believe about aging is either myth or half-truth. LaCapra, who
is retired, was following a fitness regimen that would make many youthful weekend warriors
weep.
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Cloned Sheep May Age Prematurely
Dolly the cloned sheep is only 3, but her genes are already showing signs
of wear and she may be susceptible to premature aging and disease - all because she was
copied from a 6-year-old animal, Scottish researchers say...
Shuttle Heads for Space Station
Loaded with supplies for the new international space station, Discovery
lifted off Thursday on NASA's first shuttle flight in six months - the longest gap since
the Challenger disaster...
Discovery leaves space station
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew sailed away from the international space station
Thursday after getting the place ready for its first permanent residents next year...
Universe 12 Billion Years Old
Precise measurements of the distance to certain stars suggests the
universe is about 12 billion years old, somewhat younger than earlier estimates, a team of
NASA astronomers announced Tuesday. Other experts, however, immediately said NASA's
results are in error and that a solution to one of the basic questions in astronomy is
still unknown...
Earth View
A fascinating, real-time look at our home from above...
Moon View
A beautiful real-time look at our nearest planetary neighbor...
