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| Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html Lead daily science news stories from Discovery News. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html 60 46 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:00:00 GMT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:46:30 GMT 1440 Nemo Sniffs His Way Home Young orange clownfish find their anemone homes with a keen sense of smell. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/29/nemo-clownfish-smell.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:46:30 GMT Jessica Marshall, Discovery News earth Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:46:30 GMT Nemo Sniffs His Way Home Aug. 29, 2008 -- Tiny orange clownfish, made famous by the Disney character Nemo, use the smell of leaves and anemones in the water to find their way home on the coral reef. That's the finding of a new study using a clever apparatus to measure the fishes' preference for water carrying different odors. Getty Images Baby Bugs Bully Parents for Food, Protection Baby bugs come up with creative, aggressive ways to get their parent's attention. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/29/insects-parents.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:08:30 GMT Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News animals Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:08:30 GMT Baby Bugs Bully Parents for Food, Protection Aug. 29, 2008 -- Baby bugs, known as larvae and nymphs, have no shame when it comes to begging.They will do everything from kicking their mother in the face to hitting her repeatedly with their antennae in order to receive food, protection and attention, according to a forthcoming study. Flore Mas | Lesson Learned? Gulf Coast Girds for Gustav How prepared for Gustav is the U.S. Gulf Coast, three years post-Katrina? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/29/gustav-new-orleans.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT Michael Reilly, Discovery News earth Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT Lesson Learned? Gulf Coast Girds for Gustav Aug. 29, 2008 -- Having pounded Haiti and Jamaica, Tropical Storm Gustav is now heading into the bathtub-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, on a trajectory aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast. If it misses the battered city of New Orleans, it won't be by much. NOAA Fertilizer Technique Boosts Crop Yields in Africa A technique of using fertilizer in small doses is shown to double wheat crop yields. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/29/fertilizer-wheat-crop.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT AFP earth Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT Fertilizer Technique Boosts Crop Yields in Africa Aug. 29, 2008 -- A simple and cheap technique of applying fertilizer in small doses at the right time can double wheat crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa and feed millions of people, agronomists said in a report.A four-year experiment with the technique in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has boosted sorghum and millet production by 44 to 120 percent, and family incomes by 50 to 130 percent. Getty Images | 6-D Holograms Interact With Light Researchers create a 6-D hologram that responds to light and the viewer's angle. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/28/hologram-tech.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:23:30 GMT Eric Bland, Discovery News tech Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:23:30 GMT 6-D Holograms Interact With Light Aug. 28, 2008 -- The basic technology used in cheap 3-D postcards and novelty items has been adapted to create six-dimensional images that respond to changes in light and the viewer's direction.While the display is still pretty small, seven by seven pixels, the researchers hope that within the next two to three years they could scale it up to create some of the most realistic images available. Getty Images | Tropical Storm Gustav Swamps Jamaica Residents, tourists and oil workers flee as Gustav slams Jamaica. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/28/gustav-tropical-storm.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:30 GMT AFP earth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:30 GMT Tropical Storm Gustav Swamps Jamaica Aug. 28, 2008 -- Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.At least 51 people died in Haiti from floods, mudslides and falling trees, including 25 around the city of Jacmel, where Gustav first struck land Tuesday. AP/NOAA Subliminal Messages Work, at Least Sometimes We could force you to read this story...maybe. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/28/subliminal-message.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:30 GMT AFP human Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:30 GMT Subliminal Messages Work, at Least Sometimes Aug. 28, 2008 -- Attempts to manipulate consumers with subliminal messages, flashed onto movie or TV screens, once thrilled advertisers and panicked the public, but the furor faded when the technique failed to work. But a study published on Thursday has given what is claimed to be the first evidence to the contrary -- that our decisions can, in fact, be influenced by subconsciously perceived cues. Getty Images Dark and Ordinary Matter Separate in Galactic Crash As two galactic clusters merge, telescopes capture a unique view of dark matter. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/28/galaxy-dark-matter.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:34:30 GMT AFP space Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:34:30 GMT Dark and Ordinary Matter Separate in Galactic Crash Aug. 28, 2008 -- Space telescopes have captured images of a mammoth collision between two galaxy clusters that have shed some light into the universe's mysterious dark matter, NASA said.The images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory show a clear separation between dark and ordinary matter during the clash 5.7 billion light-years from Earth, the U.S. space agency said Wednesday. NASA, ESA, CXC, M. Bradac, S. Allen | Sea Sponges Feel the Heat From Climate Change As the oceans warm, it's not just corals that are suffering. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/28/sea-sponge-climate.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:30 GMT Jessica Marshall, Discovery News earth Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:30 GMT Sea Sponges Feel the Heat From Climate Change Aug. 28, 2008 -- In the oceans, it's not just corals that feel the heat from climate change. New research finds that marine sponges suffer at the same elevated water temperatures that cause corals to bleach, suggesting that coral reef ecosystems may experience broad effects in a warming ocean. Getty Images Desalination Closer to Reality in California A plan to desalinate ocean water gets approval, but opposition continues. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/27/desalination-california.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:53:30 GMT Jessica Marshall, Discovery News earth Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:53:30 GMT Desalination Closer to Reality in California Aug. 27, 2008 -- California is closer to hosting the largest desalination plant in the country, but not everybody thinks it's a good idea.Some environmental groups remain concerned about the impacts of the plant on the coastal environment, despite attempts to mitigate these concerns by Poseidon Resources of Stamford, Conn., the company that wants to build the plant. AP Photo | Reprogrammed Cells Make Insulin From Scratch Cells transformed inside a diabetic mouse become successful insulin-producers. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/27/cell-mouse-diabetes.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:10:30 GMT Associated Press human Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:10:30 GMT Reprogrammed Cells Make Insulin From Scratch Aug. 27, 2008 -- Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes. But its implications go beyond diabetes to a host of possibilities, scientists said. Getty Images Mars Rover Hi-Tails It Out of Crater A year after climbing into Victoria Crater, Opportunity will drive itself out on all six wheels. Hopefully. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/27/mars-rover-crater.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:10:30 GMT Irene Klotz, Discovery News space Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:10:30 GMT Mars Rover Hi-Tails It Out of Crater Aug. 27, 2008 -- NASA has decided it's time for an old Mars rover to get a move on and climb out of the big hole in the ground it has been exploring for nearly a year. The Mars rover Opportunity is expected to be out of Victoria crater by week's end, though its pictures and chemical scans of ancient rocks taken during the sojourn will provide fodder for scientists unraveling the mystery of what happened to the planet's water for years to come. NASA South America's Top Predatory Dino Had Horns A stubby-faced dinosaur was once top predator in South America, fossils show. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/27/dinosaur-predator.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:30 GMT Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News dinosaurs Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:30 GMT South America's Top Predatory Dino Had Horns Aug. 27, 2008 -- Recently excavated dinosaur bones reveal that the most common large predatory dinosaurs in South America during the Cretaceous period were the abelisaurids, a group that included some of the most well-armed and fierce-looking carnivores that ever lived.The new fossils may be the remains of Carnotaurus sastrei, a dinosaur that, in recent years, has become one of Hollywood's favorite animal villains. Getty Images | Wiggling Plastic at River Bottom to Generate Electricity Plastic strips on the bottom of a Pennsylvania river could soon generate green energy. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/26/river-power-energy.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:11:30 GMT Eric Bland, Discovery News tech Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:11:30 GMT |
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