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Scientists lose instruments, gain first look at seafloor formation
11-23-2006 · EurekAlert!Researchers studying formation of the Earth's crust have made the first direct seismic observations of an eruption along the mid-ocean ridge when two-thirds of their ocean bottom seismometers were trapped in a lava flow.
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- New instrument reveals raindrop formation in warm clouds
12-08-2006 · EurekAlert!
How do raindrops form? It's a simple question, but the answer is far from elementary. Tiny water droplets somehow merge to become full-sized raindrops, but the details remain a mystery. Now, scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are closing in on an explanation with a new instrument they developed that measures the sizes of water droplets in clouds.
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- First 3D map of the Universe's dark matter scaffolding
01-07-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
By analysing the COSMOS survey – the largest ever survey undertaken with Hubble – an international team of scientists has assembled a three-dimensional map that offers a first look at the web-like large-scale distribution of dark matter in the Universe. This historic achievement, one of the most important results in cosmology, accurately confirms standard theories of structure formation.
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- Cat fleas' journey into the vacuum is a 'one-way trip'
12-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Homeowners dogged by household fleas need look no farther than the broom closet to solve their problem. Scientists have determined that vacuuming kills fleas in all stages of their lives, with an average of 96 percent success in adult fleas and 100 percent destruction of younger fleas. In fact, the results were so surprisingly definitive that the lead scientist, an Ohio State University insect specialist, repeated the experiments several times to be sure the findings were correct.
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- Yes, Virginia, some snowflakes can look the same!
12-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
Snowflakes, one of the most recognizable and endearing symbols of winter, reveal some fascinating lessons about chemistry and science in general, according to a scientist at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. In an interview with the American Chemical Society, the researcher discusses how snowflakes form, why scientists are interested in studying them, and explains why the adage that 'no two snowflakes are alike' may not ring true in all cases.
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01-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Do pediatricians face a malpractice crisis?
07-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
"We took a retrospective, comprehensive look at malpractice claims against pediatricians. Surprisingly, we found that from 1985-2005 society hasn't become more litigious, at least not vis à vis pediatricians," said Aaron E. Carroll, assistant professor of pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute, Inc. affiliated scientist.
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- Transparent zebrafish help researchers track breast cancer
10-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
What if doctors could peer through a patient's skin and see a cancer tumor growing? They'd be able to study how tumor cells migrate: how they look, how they interact with the blood system to find nourishment to grow and spread through the body. Scientists at the UCSD School of Medicine can't look through human skin. But a small, tropical minnow fish common to aquariums has given researchers a window for viewing live, human cancer cells in action.
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- Cigarettes leave deadly path by purging protective genes
01-23-2008 · EurekAlert!
A University of Rochester scientist discovered that the toxins in cigarette smoke wipe out a gene that plays a vital role in protecting the body from the effects of premature aging. Without this gene we not only lose a bit of youthfulness -- but the lungs are left open to destructive inflammation and diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.
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- Scientists "See" New Ocean Floor Just Before and After It Is Created
11-23-2006 · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
A multidisciplinary research team from six institutions has for
the first time successfully anticipated and then chronicled a seafloor eruption
along the global mid-ocean ridge, the most active volcanic system on Earth. The
event along the East Pacific Rise has provided researchers from Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) with a rare opportunity to observe what
happens in the immediate aftermath of an eruption.
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- Watching How Planets Form: Anatomy Of A Planet-forming Disc Around A Star More Massive Than The Sun
09-30-2006 · ScienceDaily
With the VISIR instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have mapped the disc around a star more massive than the sun. The very extended and flared disc most likely contains enough gas and dust to spawn planets. It provides the rare opportunity to witness the conditions prevailing prior to or during planet formation.
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