Science - The Post Chronicle http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science webmaster The Post Chronicle en False Alarms Wake Orbiting Astronauts http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269297.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXd3aLntNFBzgSz1emwLGlgBxGM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXd3aLntNFBzgSz1emwLGlgBxGM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXd3aLntNFBzgSz1emwLGlgBxGM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXd3aLntNFBzgSz1emwLGlgBxGM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>NASA Friday was investigating false fire and depressurization alarms aboard the shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station,...... EPA Says Fuel Efficiency On The Rise http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269295.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2BI1VAO9kTiTzJ0NaA9vXJT1OeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2BI1VAO9kTiTzJ0NaA9vXJT1OeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2BI1VAO9kTiTzJ0NaA9vXJT1OeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2BI1VAO9kTiTzJ0NaA9vXJT1OeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said automakers are reporting an increase in the average fuel economy for new vehicles.... Frog Legs Spreading Pathogen http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269294.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_9uksZUgKkS2j3yG5Bsea1d18UE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_9uksZUgKkS2j3yG5Bsea1d18UE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_9uksZUgKkS2j3yG5Bsea1d18UE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_9uksZUgKkS2j3yG5Bsea1d18UE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A worldwide trade in frog legs may be spreading pathogens deadly to amphibians, scientists in Washington said.... DNA Barcodes Used To Identify Species http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269293.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LrY_FyB0alVJTGeutpsyCi4ZBVA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LrY_FyB0alVJTGeutpsyCi4ZBVA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LrY_FyB0alVJTGeutpsyCi4ZBVA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LrY_FyB0alVJTGeutpsyCi4ZBVA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A new tool involving DNA barcoding showed endangered bluefin tuna was served in sushi bars sampled in New York and Colorado,...... CERN Restarts Big Bang Collider For Biggest Test Yet http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269270.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-92nSNQHkf1d45SXUL0om4zbfcs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-92nSNQHkf1d45SXUL0om4zbfcs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-92nSNQHkf1d45SXUL0om4zbfcs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-92nSNQHkf1d45SXUL0om4zbfcs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Scientists are restarting a giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.... Italy Collector Finds Galileo Galilei Lost Tooth, Fingers http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269269.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KB2pOKuPtxlnSq8wBkMRirLSXJc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KB2pOKuPtxlnSq8wBkMRirLSXJc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KB2pOKuPtxlnSq8wBkMRirLSXJc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KB2pOKuPtxlnSq8wBkMRirLSXJc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum...... Scientists Complete Corn Genome http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269251.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peKuyRT6jlnFl5DZfDgZoAIcyYA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peKuyRT6jlnFl5DZfDgZoAIcyYA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peKuyRT6jlnFl5DZfDgZoAIcyYA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/peKuyRT6jlnFl5DZfDgZoAIcyYA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn,...... Mammoth Dung Clue To Changing Landscape http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269250.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-FUOB98iVEfbWtz-LrxiJ_l9Ow/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-FUOB98iVEfbWtz-LrxiJ_l9Ow/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-FUOB98iVEfbWtz-LrxiJ_l9Ow/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h-FUOB98iVEfbWtz-LrxiJ_l9Ow/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Gill and her team studied Sporormiella fungal spores in mammoth dung found in sediment deep within the bed of Appleman Lake in Indiana.... Astronaut Randy Bresnik In Space While Wife Giving Birth http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269227.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kR-d55E1FTNfTSMEx-WwpIonff0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kR-d55E1FTNfTSMEx-WwpIonff0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kR-d55E1FTNfTSMEx-WwpIonff0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kR-d55E1FTNfTSMEx-WwpIonff0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl.... Experts: Ancient Crocodile Ate Dinosaurs http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269052.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYIRNxPRqi6jdXqkURACdPw9g84/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYIRNxPRqi6jdXqkURACdPw9g84/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYIRNxPRqi6jdXqkURACdPw9g84/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYIRNxPRqi6jdXqkURACdPw9g84/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Two paleontologists said at least one species of crocodiles that existed nearly 100 million years ago in Africa actually fed on dinosaurs.... New Method Cuts Emergency Airway Surgery http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269051.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Flt4_fgFqUJj13N6Gpf2IxrIXpw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Flt4_fgFqUJj13N6Gpf2IxrIXpw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Flt4_fgFqUJj13N6Gpf2IxrIXpw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Flt4_fgFqUJj13N6Gpf2IxrIXpw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>"It seems an obvious solution, but it's not what people are used to doing," said Berkow, an assistant professor of anesthesiology.... Sea Stars Bulk Up To Beat The Heat http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269050.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3SECbQZKYA6T512bZJutERTNcc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3SECbQZKYA6T512bZJutERTNcc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3SECbQZKYA6T512bZJutERTNcc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3SECbQZKYA6T512bZJutERTNcc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The researchers from the University of South Carolina and Francois Rabelais University in Tours, France,...... Attacking Normal Cells Slows Tumor Growth http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212269049.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgGgsMFmJluc2n9XeGiAgc6j9lw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgGgsMFmJluc2n9XeGiAgc6j9lw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgGgsMFmJluc2n9XeGiAgc6j9lw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgGgsMFmJluc2n9XeGiAgc6j9lw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>U.S. cancer researchers say they've discovered targeting normal cells in tumors slows the growth of the cancer.... Wildfire Smoke Patterns To Be Analyzed http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212268986.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ndC9G15Jhkn2aHF1tqVDAmGmhSY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ndC9G15Jhkn2aHF1tqVDAmGmhSY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ndC9G15Jhkn2aHF1tqVDAmGmhSY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ndC9G15Jhkn2aHF1tqVDAmGmhSY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The scientists said the goal of the project is to provide fire and public safety officials with a real-time assessment of a wildfire,...... Scientists To Study Volatile Rwandan Lake http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science/article_212268987.shtml?ref=rss <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QbaauTJp3sM0biyNg3W7kpK1Ou4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QbaauTJp3sM0biyNg3W7kpK1Ou4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QbaauTJp3sM0biyNg3W7kpK1Ou4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QbaauTJp3sM0biyNg3W7kpK1Ou4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>U.S. scientists have organized a research project to study dangers presented by Rwanda's Lake Kivu,......