Science of fladry has root in Italy
Marco Musiani, a graduate student at the University of Calgary in Alberta, discovered the hit-or-miss characteristic of fladry during experiments with captive wolves in his native Italy.
FULL STORY »Wolf! Wolf! Can stockmen say fladry?
Here's the problem: You've got a pasture full of livestock, you've got hungry wolves nearby, and you want to prevent the wolves from killing your animals.
FULL STORY » NASA: Amassing evidence and awaiting probes
After a week, the shock and sorrow over the sudden destruction of the space shuttle Columbia is gradually evolving into grim determination to find the cause of the accident and fix it, while still keeping humans in space on a tenuous lifeline.
FULL STORY » Suspect photos submitted to NASA
NASA is reviewing more than 1,300 images of the shuttle Columbia's disastrous re-entry into Earth's atmosphere - some from sophisticated government telescopes, but others submitted by e-mail from amateur photographers.
FULL STORY » Have a personal story to tell? Become a Blogger
What's a blog? Not a new horror movie creature, something that chases Harry Potter, or low-fat diet fad.
FULL STORY » Polluted air gets public hearing
The facts are indisputable, sobering and well-known to residents who live in Central California.
FULL STORY » Davis city council takes no position on proposed lab
After hours of debate, the Davis City Council voted at 1:30 a.
FULL STORY » Sorting through the data for clues to Columbia's disintegration
Data lost, data frozen and data transmitted to the ground before the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated are all factors in efforts to salvage the science mission and investigate what went wrong coming home.
FULL STORY » Bush gazes into a hydrogen-powered future
President Bush on Thursday touted his plan for a future society in which hydrogen fuel cells power everything from cars to computers, emitting no pollution or greenhouse gases and sharply reducing U.
FULL STORY » DNA will identify remains of astronauts
Many questions may linger about the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, but investigators can be certain of at least one thing - the remains of Columbia's crew will be positively identified.
FULL STORY » Wolf endangered status could change
Department of Interior officials are expected to reduce the level of protection for wolves in the northern U.
FULL STORY » Shuttle review groups have much to sift through
While debris striking key parts of the space shuttle Columbia 's insulation has jumped to the fore as the "root cause" of the disaster, a senior NASA official stressed Wednesday that additional evidence and analysis "could lead us down a totally different path.
FULL STORY » Another flaw comes to light
I dare any malicious misanthrope to get through my maze of firewalls, virus scanners and security alerts! I'm protected! Of course, now it takes me several hours to log onto my system and my firewalls block everything from the installation of new programs to new network connections.
FULL STORY » Regulations could change for national forests
Internal documents show the U.
FULL STORY » How to keep Little League players safe
It's almost time to play baseball again, but Little Leaguers would be better off hitting the spring diamonds with face guards on their batting helmets and reduced-impact balls in their gloves, according to a new study.
FULL STORY » Lingering questions about shuttle breakup
Some lingering questions being asked about the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia: Q: At what point could the shuttle have aborted its mission and returned to Earth without having to re-enter the atmosphere with damaged insulating tiles? A: The shuttle stays in the atmosphere for only about four minutes after launch.
FULL STORY » Public reports help NASA reconstruct Columbia explosion
NASA's efforts to recover debris and data from the lost shuttle Columbia are enlisting an unprecedented corps of support from public agencies and private citizens.
FULL STORY » Spyware ... Ad-Aware...other problems
After a week off, the mailbag is more than brimming.
FULL STORY » Davis residents upset about germ lab process
Davis resident Leslyn Skog fears that a high-security, infectious-diseases laboratory proposed on the University of California-Davis campus would jeopardize the safety of her town.
FULL STORY » Potential heroics to rescue a doomed shuttle flight
NASA officials say it will be weeks or even months before there is an official determination of what caused the Columbia disaster.
FULL STORY » Space station crew should be able to continue mission
Provided a Russian re-supply spacecraft docks as planned Tuesday, the international space station's three-man crew is in good shape to continue its mission into early summer without further assistance from Earth, officials said Monday.
FULL STORY » "Slammer" should have never happened
Early birds could have devoured the worm All together now: D'oh! (Slapping the forehead with the palm of your hand is optional.
FULL STORY » U.N.: Worldwide effort needed to cut mercury emissions
A global effort is needed to reduce power-plant emissions of mercury, which are harming the health of people and animals worldwide, and to warn pregnant women of the dangers of eating mercury-contaminated fish, a U.
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