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Diamonds: Long-dead sea creatures?
discovery.com
Diamonds formed in the deepest earth may be the remains of long-dead sea critters and evidence of the extreme depths to which Earth can bury its dead.
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Cuddly robot teaches pre-school
discovery.com
RUBI the robot and its robotic partner QRIO are teaching preschoolers daily and receiving appreciative hugs at the University of California, San Diego.
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An updated look at how Earth works
eurekalert.org
Geoscientists, biologists, physicists, and others from around the globe will gather in Canada to explore new developments in Earth system processes.
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Device lets divers breathe like a fish
discovery.com
An Israeli mechanical engineer and scuba diver has invented a device that could have people breathing under water like fish, extracting air from water.
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Hubble: Dust ring likely hides planets
discovery.com
Astronomers looking at one the brightest stars in the southern sky have made a surprise discovery: it has been hiding a bright ring of dust that screams 'Planets!'
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Revealed: True cost of computer crime
newscientist.com
As the Internet takes on an ever more important role, computer crime is emerging as the misdemeanour of choice. But just who are the victims?
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New calculator makes tricky sums easy
newscientist.com
A novel calculator interface makes solving tricky sums easy, as users can simply write them onto a screen and then watch the answer appear.
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Timing of next tsunami a mystery
yahoo.com
With last December's tragedy and a second large earthquake in the area just three months later, that's more than just an abstract scientific question.
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Hubble captures dust plume images
yahoo.com
The Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a sneak preview of what they might see on July 4 when a NASA probe strikes a comet.
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Nano-levers point to futuristic gadgets
newscientist.com
As bizarre as the idea might sound, billions of tiny mechanical levers could be used to store songs on future MP3 players and pictures on digital cameras.
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Scientists studying Gulf's 'Dead Zone'
yahoo.com
The condition, known as hypoxia, occurs when the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is too low to support most marine life. Click for details.
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Scientists, gourmets seek mushrooms
yahoo.com
From the remote wilderness to the finest restaurants, wild mushrooms are enjoying an ascent from freaky fungus to gourmet delight and scientific mystery.
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