Science - The Post Chronicle http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science webmaster The Post Chronicle en Gonorrhea Drug Halts Tumor Growth http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266544.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p7QkP5TwCZ8AUnOjmZAruNt2vok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p7QkP5TwCZ8AUnOjmZAruNt2vok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p7QkP5TwCZ8AUnOjmZAruNt2vok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p7QkP5TwCZ8AUnOjmZAruNt2vok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A gonorrhea medicine used since the 1930s has shown an ability to halt the growth of blood vessels in cancerous tumors, scientists in Maryland say.... Kilauea's New Lava Flow Reaches Ocean http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266543.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qPJzua50d2LqfTw7YEhG4XaVXBc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qPJzua50d2LqfTw7YEhG4XaVXBc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qPJzua50d2LqfTw7YEhG4XaVXBc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qPJzua50d2LqfTw7YEhG4XaVXBc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>New lava flows from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have reached the ocean, creating a new lava tube separate from the main tube, geologists said.... New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Discovered http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266495.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZWTmA9M6U9Iyb8mpiDJ03w5QYio/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZWTmA9M6U9Iyb8mpiDJ03w5QYio/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZWTmA9M6U9Iyb8mpiDJ03w5QYio/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZWTmA9M6U9Iyb8mpiDJ03w5QYio/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A new hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, has been discovered in Huesca, Spain, scientists at the University of Basque Country said.... Boat Tails On Trucks Save Fuel http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266494.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLZCUhpok-DHsyiGaoQ0bcwDdS8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLZCUhpok-DHsyiGaoQ0bcwDdS8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLZCUhpok-DHsyiGaoQ0bcwDdS8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLZCUhpok-DHsyiGaoQ0bcwDdS8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Tapered devices -- boat tails -- fitted on the rear of trucks can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 7.5 percent,...... Unique Supernova Found In Constellation http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266493.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8TOZ4GGZzOX3kchpX3G07opcebE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8TOZ4GGZzOX3kchpX3G07opcebE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8TOZ4GGZzOX3kchpX3G07opcebE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8TOZ4GGZzOX3kchpX3G07opcebE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>An exploding star known as SN2002bj could be a new class of supernova that resulted in a true thermonuclear explosion,...... Saber-Toothed Cats Practiced Equality http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266492.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL1ZihnFiUmI5VNIgZktL6Xu9qI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL1ZihnFiUmI5VNIgZktL6Xu9qI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL1ZihnFiUmI5VNIgZktL6Xu9qI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kL1ZihnFiUmI5VNIgZktL6Xu9qI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Despite their long fangs, male saber-toothed tigers may have been less aggressive than other big cats of their time,...... Hu Jintao Says China Seeks Peaceful Use Of Airspace http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266476.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pPWYlga9AtTeULY2mf6Kh7VmXlI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pPWYlga9AtTeULY2mf6Kh7VmXlI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pPWYlga9AtTeULY2mf6Kh7VmXlI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pPWYlga9AtTeULY2mf6Kh7VmXlI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of...... Animals Need To Be Closely Watched For Flu http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266475.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PhOli_9E1QZ645hG2UASRNHoBfQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PhOli_9E1QZ645hG2UASRNHoBfQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PhOli_9E1QZ645hG2UASRNHoBfQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PhOli_9E1QZ645hG2UASRNHoBfQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A novel flu virus -- looking like a mix of human and swine genes -- has been detected in some mink farms in Denmark, and seems to have infected only the animals and not the farm workers in...... Study Suggests Peat CO2 Credits More Valuable http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266323.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nlngjk1Cc9QvwVU0iIXB5WgoFu4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nlngjk1Cc9QvwVU0iIXB5WgoFu4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nlngjk1Cc9QvwVU0iIXB5WgoFu4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nlngjk1Cc9QvwVU0iIXB5WgoFu4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>An Indonesia-based study is showing carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the...... 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Canada To Investigate Disappearing Pacific Salmon http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266321.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zDdldI1x-f9BKAD6zGagkaKWZjE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zDdldI1x-f9BKAD6zGagkaKWZjE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zDdldI1x-f9BKAD6zGagkaKWZjE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zDdldI1x-f9BKAD6zGagkaKWZjE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the...... New Source For Afib Is Discovered http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266271.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zkFa3JtgmjV75Ez2pq0KAkV-mOw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zkFa3JtgmjV75Ez2pq0KAkV-mOw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zkFa3JtgmjV75Ez2pq0KAkV-mOw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zkFa3JtgmjV75Ez2pq0KAkV-mOw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine say they have discovered a novel cellular source of atrial fibrillation.... 'Chartjunk' May Actually Aid Understanding http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266273.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4icZykffPHY59F0DsDfrqPh0f-o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4icZykffPHY59F0DsDfrqPh0f-o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4icZykffPHY59F0DsDfrqPh0f-o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4icZykffPHY59F0DsDfrqPh0f-o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Newspapers and magazines often embellish charts or graphs to draw attention to them or to highlight information.... Sept. Atlanta Flooding: 1 In 10,000 Event http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212266270.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jxy9pLM1DLNv0dJPpREOXJJYryY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jxy9pLM1DLNv0dJPpREOXJJYryY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jxy9pLM1DLNv0dJPpREOXJJYryY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jxy9pLM1DLNv0dJPpREOXJJYryY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The U.S. Geological Survey says the September flooding that inundated the Atlanta area was so extreme,...... 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