Wednesday, September 26, 2012
New Tool for CSI? Geographic Software Maps Distinctive Features Inside Bones
A common type of geographic mapping software offers a new way to study human remains
A common type of geographic mapping software offers a new way to study human remains
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Being physically fit during your 30s, 40s, and 50s not only helps extend lifespan, but it also increases the chances of aging healthily, free from chronic illness, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Cooper Institute have found.
Do you ever post a news release about research being published in an academic journal? If so, Newswise subscriber Sharon Begley of the Thomson Reuters news agency has a special request for you.
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As a breaking news event, the tragic shooting in Aurora, CO last month serves as a compelling example of the media’s need for authoritative, informed, and above all, responsible experts to provide commentary and analysis of major world events. Whether they are covering a shooting rampage, a natural disaster, or the upcoming presidential election, qualified experts help the media make better news.
According to some estimates, the average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day. About one out of every seven of those messages, says a new study from Georgia Tech, can be called gossip. Assistant Professor Eric Gilbert of the School of Interactive Computing examined hundreds of thousands of emails from the former Enron corporation and found that 14.7 percent of the emails qualify as office scuttlebutt.
Even rain can’t deter mosquitoes. The blood-sucking insect can fly in a downpour because of its strong exoskeletons and low mass render it impervious to falling drops. Georgia Tech researchers determined this using high-speed videography.
NASA astronomers announced they can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, Sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It’s likely the Sun will be flung into a new region of our galaxy, but our Earth and solar system are in no danger of being destroyed.
An international team of mathematicians has devised an amplifier that can boost light, sound or other waves while hiding them inside an invisible container.