Publications RSS : Gourt http://science.gourt.com/Publications.html en-us Copyright 2007, Gourt.com 2008-08-29T05:12+23:00 rtruog@gourt.com rtruog@gourt.com Publications RSS : Gourt hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7586860.stm Fly's brain 'senses swat threat' http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7586868.stm Arctic ice 'is at tipping point' http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7585645.stm 'Cold feet' may halt toad march http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584815.stm New parasite wasp species found http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7586016.stm Britain's happiest places mapped http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7584321.stm First light for space telescope http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584915.stm Czech firm plans giant wind farm http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7585929.stm Rains revive prehistoric shrimp http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7586010.stm Canadian PM presses Arctic claim http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7586730.stm Water scarcity is causing food shortages and environmental decline - so why is it ignored? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7564140.stm Feeling the heat of food security http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7553958.stm Emblem in danger http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7583757.stm Chimp for sale http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7549444.stm Aisle be there http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/monthwithoutplastic/ Tom Feilden blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/today/tomfeilden/ Numbers game http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7576705.stm Face of empire http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7582165.stm Gene therapy 'may repair hearing' http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7582640.stm Model targets foot-and-mouth risk http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7582760.stm Mars rover driving out of crater http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7584260.stm Computer viruses make it to orbit http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7583805.stm 'Complexity' of Neanderthal tools http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7582912.stm Spider forces family out of home http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/7585391.stm Hutton warns over energy policy http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7585537.stm Brazil delays Indian land ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7583615.stm 'No alternative' to squirrel cull http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7582554.stm UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7583353.stm Ralph D. Feigin, 70; pediatrician built Baylor and Texas Children's Hospital into major teaching institutions http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/377605957/la-me-feigin29-2008aug29,0,78163.story Diabetes researchers convert pancreas cells to produce insulin http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/376628044/la-sci-diabetes28-2008aug28,0,6116765.story Number of Americans without health insurance falls http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/375337559/la-fi-census27-2008aug27,0,6884729.story Dr. Thomas H. Weller, 93; virologist won Nobel Prize for work on polio http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/375949611/la-me-weller27-2008aug27,0,2358141.story New oversight, stiffer penalties approved for snooping into patient records http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/376286320/la-me-legis27-2008aug27,0,3974652.story Colleges' misguided plan for drinking http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/376278022/la-oe-parker27-2008aug27,0,5705074.story Ayurvedic medicines often contaminated by toxic metals, study says http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/375589548/la-sci-heavymetals27-2008aug27,0,5340783.story O.C. woman is 1st in California to die from West Nile virus in 2008, officials say http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/375301900/la-me-westnile26-2008aug26,0,5940847.story California attorney general issues medical marijuana guidelines http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/375301899/la-me-medpot26-2008aug26,0,4197746.story Century City Doctors Hospital begins shutting down http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/374392201/la-fi-century23-2008aug23,0,7889652.story Gustav kills nearly 70 in Caribbean, aims at U.S. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/377603846/idUSN2541891320080829 Canada wants more study on polar bear protection http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/377473866/idUSN2845009620080828 Why it's so hard to swat a fly http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/377885392/idUSN2836748720080829 Scientists find ancient lost settlements in Amazon http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/377519604/idUSN2835065720080828 Colliding galaxies shed light on dark matter http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/376580594/idUSN2749389120080827 Researchers turn living cells into insulin-makers http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/376347798/idUSN2744471020080827 Dead Sea Scrolls to go digital on Internet http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/376209269/idUSLR69931520080827 "Grease to Greece" racers cross Europe on cooking oil http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/376217440/idUSLR160020080827 Pre-Incan female Wari mummy unearthed in Peru http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/375614478/idUSN2636587520080826 Human exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/376309485/idUSLP27939120080827 Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_ARCTIC_ICE?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_FUSION_PROBE?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Fay leaves behind lots of water for Fla. lake http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FAY_RAINFALL?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Cells change identity in promising breakthrough http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MED_CELL_IDENTITY_SWITCH?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Cows seem to know which way is north http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_COW_COMPASS?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Monkeys reward friends and relatives http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCI_MONKEY_GIVING?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Research aims to put tongues in control of devices http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_TONGUE_COMPUTING?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOLAR_PLANE?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NASA destroys rocket after failed launch http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROCKET_EXPLOSION?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Groups: Bush rushing to rewrite species rules 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