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'Iron Man' Hero personifies Modern Military Contractors (LiveScience.com)

danvillnews — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:00:04 +0000

LiveScience.com - When superhero Tony Stark is not dressing his Iron Man armor personally rough up villains, which is launching the U.S. Military on new gadgets to fight the War on Terror. 4

Mechanics squirrels, lizards leap in robot research (AP)

danvillnews — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:09 +0000

AP - A grey squirrel, twitching his bushy tail, barked a warning as another scrounged around for food. This is an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that rodents of the warning was fed by amps, no acorns.

The androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had female physicist (AP)

danvillnews — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:06 +0000

AP - pharaoh Akhenaten was not the most manly, even though it spawned at least half a dozen children. In fact, his manner was very feminine, which has baffled experts for years. And he was a bit of an egghead.

Scientists DNA to catch trees around the world for the database (AP)

danvillnews — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:06 +0000

AP - The New York Botanical Garden may be better known for his displays of orchids and colorful flowers, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture the DNA of thousands of species of trees around the world.

Major sea ice melts in the Arctic is expected this summer (AP)

danvillnews — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:04 +0000

AP - the Arctic will remain on the thinning ice and the warming climate is expected to start affecting Antarctica, scientists said on Friday . clear = “todos”

What resemble Mars Fossils (SPACE.com)

danvillnews — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:14:57 +0000

SPACE.com - microbial fossils found along a rich iron river of Spain put apparent signs of how life could be preserved in minerals found on Mars. The discovery may help equip the next generation Mars Rover with the tools they need to find evidence of past life on the planet.

borrow giant pandas from China (AFP)

danvillnews — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:49:56 +0000

AFP - Prime Minister of Japan on Thursday it has asked to borrow some giant pandas from China after Ling Ling, one of the most beloved animals at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, died of old age this week.

Japan Space Station Laboratory ready to fly (SPACE.com)

danvillnews — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:00:05 +0000

SPACE.com - HOUSTON - The International Space Station (ISS) is nearing get older. Japan calls on

Friday ahead (weather.com)

danvillnews — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:07 +0000

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Cloud Rat rediscovered after 112 years (LiveScience.com)

danvillnews — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:00:17 +0000

LiveScience.com - The biggest cloud rat dwarf se cree living in the tree-covered high in the Philippines, but the last sighting of an era 112 years ago. Now it has again found. A wild