NASA mission to install solar probe
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts and ground control teams hustled to get Europe's newly delivered space laboratory prepared for science experiments on Thursday as NASA ironed out plans for a final spacewalk by the shuttle Atlantis crew. feeds.reuters.com
Japan Looks to a Robot Future
TOKYO (AP) -- At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.... hosted.ap.org
Few options for stroke victims; research continues
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than a decade after the launch of clot-buster Activase, the Genentech Inc drug remains the only option for stroke victims despite high-profile research aimed at improving the odds of recovery from the No. 3 cause of death in the United States. feeds.reuters.com
Rare Water Birds Recovering in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.... hosted.ap.org
This is my mustard plant! Bug out!
Scientists have discovered insects at the root of mustard plants and insects on the plant's leaves use it like a chemical telephone. A team of researchers led by Roxina Soler, an ecologist at the Netherlands Institute for Ecology, ar ... english.people.com.cn