Technology & Science
20-Nov-07
Jajah Direct. No Internet Connection Necessary.
Jajah is taking its VoIP service to the next level, by offering access sans an Internet connection. It’s new feature is called Jajah Direct, which lets you call local numbers directly from any phone in order to make global calls. With options for direct-dialing local access numbers, there’s one more step that’s removed for users in the act of making cheap calls on a global scale.
Laser Zaps Viruses
Is it possible to shine a light on infected tissue, and only kill the viruses, leaving healthy tissue intact? A father-son team combined physics and biology to prove that it is indeed possible.
Slime City Reveals How Bacteria Cooperate
A miniature city for microbes constructed in the lab could shed light on how the buggers naturally form drug-resistant communities.
Researchers Spot Link Between Heart Disease, Income
As paychecks declined, blood markers of inflammation rose
Heart disease kills more women under 45
ATLANTA - For decades, heart disease death rates have been falling. But a new study shows a troubling turn — more women under 45 are dying of heart disease due to clogged arteries, and the death rate for men that age has leveled off.
Migraine Tied to Thickening in Brain Area
But scientists aren’t sure which comes first
‘Cannabis’ may halt breast cancer
A compound found in cannabis may stop breast cancer spreading throughout the body, US scientists believe.
Older Workers Less Stressed (Find Out Why)
With age come wisdom and less stress. Older individuals say they experience less work-related stress, according to a new survey that indicates the secret could be the absence of children at home.
Romulus and Remus cave may have been found: experts
ROME (Reuters) - Italian archaeologists believe they have found the cave where a she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome, according to legend.
Ancient jade study sheds light on sea trade
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 100 ancient jade artifacts in museums across southeast Asia have been traced back to Taiwan, shedding new light on sea trade patterns dating back 5,000 years, researchers said.
Despite Flash, Males are Simple Creatures
New research on fruit flies, detailed online last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds males have fewer genetic obstacles to prevent them from responding quickly to selection pressures in their environments. “It’s because males are simpler,” said lead author Marta Wayne, a zoologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. “
What Do Turkeys and T. Rex Have in Common?
The furcula (the technical term for a wishbone) is formed by the fusion of two collarbones at the sternum. The furcula is an important part of a bird’s flight mechanics… Scientists once thought the furcula was unique to birds. Paleontologists now tell us that the bone dates back more than 150 million years to two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs including the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. These reptilian movie stars didn’t fly. Their furculas likely served as structural supports as the dinos held their prey.
Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth
WASHINGTON - A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover-up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that “flabbergasted” paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March.
Spacewalkers leave station to power up module
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for the first of a two-part outing to complete installation of the newly arrived Harmony connecting module.
Future NASA Astronomy Budgets Expected To Mirror Inflation Rate
As astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute here for three days of talks about the big missions they would like to tackle from 2020 onward, NASA’s astrophysics chief warned them not to get stars in their eyes as they envision future budgets.




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