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TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES Scientists Soup Up Micro Speed RacerEric Bland, Discovery News May 9, 2008 -- Some people customize cars by adding fuel injection systems and extra strong alloys. Now scientists in Arizona have customized nanoengines by spiking the gas with rocket fuel and adding carbon nanotubes to strengthen the motor's micro-sized frame. The new additions revved up the tiny motors to 20 times faster than existing nanomotors. » More Tech News Scientists Soup Up Micro Speed RacerScientists add carbon nanotubes and a little rocket fuel to make a fast nanomotor.Fungus Genome: Key to Clean Fuels?A fungus known to devour canvas tents could be key to cellulose-based ethanol.Inside Mercury, Is It Snowing Iron?Flakes of iron sinking toward Mercury's core could explain the planet's magnetic field.Flesh-Eating Insect Gnawed on Dino BonesTeeth marks and feces reveal that dermestid beetles ate away parts of a dino skeleton.Ancient Seaweed Tells of Earliest AmericansRemains of ancient meals may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.Good Soil Critical in Food CrisisExperts say cultivating better dirt is key to ending global food shortages.Ocean Science Experiment Could Fight AcidificationIs a maverick scheme to soak up carbon dioxide in the oceans too risky?Greenland Ice Has Sensitive History to WarmingGeology reveals Greenland's ice has melted in synch with past fits of global warming.Platypus Genome As Weird As PlatypusThe completed genome of the platypus reflects the animal's odd mix of features.Fewer Wildfires, Less Carbon Stored?As forests thicken with fewer fires, less -- not more -- carbon is stored, finds research.Missing Matter Spotted by European ProbeAn orbiting X-ray observatory spots part of the universe's missing matter.Too Much, Too Little Sleep Leads to Big BellyGetting fewer than six hours of sleep -- or more than nine -- is linked to obesity.Dino-Killing Meteor May Have Struck OilThe Chicxulub meteor may have slammed into an oil field and triggered very hot fires.AnimalsArchaeologyDinosaursSpaceEarthDeeper News Carbon Dioxide: Good for Something? Chemists are developing strategies to put CO2 to use making products normally derived from oil.  River Vanished to Build Grand Canyon Before the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, it was swallowed up by the desert.  Antarctic Warming Creating Predator 'Smorgasbord' Sharks in Antarctica? It could happen, and soon.  Animals: They've Got Personality Lots of species, from squid to horses and even insects, have unique characters, new research says. News in Pictures Secrets of a Colossal Squid Scientists at the Museum of New Zealand inspect the largest squid ever found.  Views From the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Stunning new images show Mars and its moon Phobos in unprecedented detail.  The Shroud of Turin Through History The Shroud of Turin has gone through decades of scrutiny.  Pyramidology 101 Find out what it is about pyramids that spurs people to wild flights of theory, and creativity. |
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