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2 months, 3 weeks ago Philadelphia museum seeks chemical attraction
For anyone whose last foray into chemistry was being forced to memorize the periodic table of elements in high school, there's new reason to take another look at a subject ...
MSNBC.com: Science - 3:52 a.m. Monday 8th September 2008
2 months, 3 weeks ago Software teaches helicopters new tricks
Birds learn to fly by watching other birds. Now helicopters can watch each other to learn complex aerial tricks and maneuvers.
MSNBC.com: Science - 11:21 a.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
Bye-bye to the bounce?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Political conventions don't provide the traditional upward "bounce" for candidates in prediction markets, and economists think they know why.
MSNBC.com: Science - 9:42 a.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
Video: Video: ‘Star Wars’ arm aids real war’s vets
Sept. 5: Segway inventor Dean Kamen's latest device, the "Luke Arm" was inspired by Star Wars, but it's helping real war veterans reclaim mobility from lost limbs. NBC's Bob Faw ...
MSNBC.com: Science - 9:04 a.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
Raising vegetables above the Arctic Circle
Amanda Joynt reached down and picked a fresh tomato from the vine. That's no small feat when you are living 120 miles above the Arctic Circle in Canada's Far North.
MSNBC.com: Science - 1:16 a.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
2 months, 3 weeks ago More spooky sci-fi from ‘Lost’ creator
The creator of "Lost" and "Alias" has a new project hitting airwaves next week that promises to sweep away old-fashioned notions of the sci-fi genre.
MSNBC.com: Science - 11:12 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases
British scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that allows police to lift fingerprints from bullets even if a criminal has wiped down a shell casing.
MSNBC.com: Science - 10:04 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
The last mammoths in Siberia were American
The last mammoths left in Siberia some 50,000 to 5,000 years ago weren’t natives — rather, they were Americans that had migrated in and replaced the dwindling Siberian populations, scientists ...
MSNBC.com: Science - 3:05 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Songbird's duets aren’t always so harmonious
Harmonious bird songs may sound pleasant to people, but a new study has found that at least some birds fight by singing, using melodic tweets to defend their relationships and ...
MSNBC.com: Science - 2:33 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
2 months, 4 weeks ago Cosmic Log: Seeing through invisibility
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: First, scientists developed a real-life invisibility cloak. Now Chinese researchers are working on an anti-invisibility device to see through the cloak.
MSNBC.com: Science - 8:50 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008
Deep-voiced deer are luckier in love
This new finding might do Barry White proud — deeper voices can help male deer get it on.
MSNBC.com: Science - 7:33 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008
Volcano's eruption colors world's sunsets
Reports of unusually fiery orange sunsets on Earth and ruby red rings around the planet Venus have popped up on the Internet in the last week.
MSNBC.com: Science - 4:39 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008
Jamaican lizards work out at dusk and dawn
In a demonstration of reptilian strength, Jamaican anole lizards begin and end each day with a visual display that includes push-ups, head bobs and flashy showings of their colorful neck ...
MSNBC.com: Science - 3:35 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008
Scientists use particle accelerator to date wine
French scientists have devised a way of using particle accelerators to authenticate vintage wines, one of France's top research bodies said this week.
MSNBC.com: Science - 2:03 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008
Jerusalem dig uncovers 2,100-year-old city wall
Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday a 2,100-year-old Jerusalem perimeter wall —along with beer bottles left behind by 19th century researchers who first discovered the stone defenses.
MSNBC.com: Science - 12:46 a.m. Thursday 4th September 2008

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