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NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit Starts a New Chapter

After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific explorer a stationary science platform after efforts during t…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

What you eat after exercise matters

Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Privacy no concern for those who embrace online world

Online privacy has become a hot-button issue in recent months, but many users freely dish their deepest, darkest secrets online, with little fear of over-sharing.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

Apple’s new gadget is a tablet, McGraw-Hill confirms

McGraw-Hill’s CEO has answered the burning question in technology for the past several months–what exactly does Apple have up its sleeve? During an interview Tuesday afternoon on CNBC, Harold McGraw confirmed on-air that Apple will introduce its …

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Cosmic Log: Mars rover will rove no more

Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Nine months after the Spirit rover sank into a Martian sand trap, NASA mission managers say they don’t expect the troubled traveler to rove any farther.
Mars – NASA – Spirit rover – Alan Boyle – Space
 

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science, Space |

Google: China dispute could be resolved in weeks

Google’s top lawyer has said the global search giant’s dispute with China over Internet censorship will probably be resolved in weeks, but it could take months.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Mars Rover Spirit Topic Of Media Call Jan. 26

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to discuss the status of the agency’s Mars rover Spirit. The robotic explorer has been stuck in sandy soil on Mars for the past eight months.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Space |

Opportunity Gives Inside Glimpse Of Mars

NASA’s Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars.Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months.

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Space |

Cosmic Log: Good moves on Mars

Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: If you’re a fan of NASA’s Mars missions, there are a few things that appear to be heading in the right direction — including a rover that’s been stuck in a sand trap for months.
Mars – NASA – Mars rover – Alan Boyle – Space
 

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science, Space |

Memory Molecule, Deja Vu

2 major studies in 2 months make a new case for an old suspect in the mystery of how memory worksA second high-profile paper in as many months has found an important role in learning and memory for calpain, a molecule whose academic fortunes have ebbed…

[ More ] January 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
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