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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:16:05 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected
A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected
A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North America hundreds of millions of years ago.
Writing in the July 11 edition of the journal Science, an international team of U.S. and Australian investigators describe their findings, which were made in the Transantarctic Mountains, and their significance to the problem ...
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:59:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing?
Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing?
The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer, according to new research released today in the journal Science, is surprising--scholars are actually citing fewer papers in their own work, and the papers they do cite tend to be more recent publications. This trend may be limiting the creation of new ideas and theories.
James ...
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:06:44 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Multicore Chip Design and Architecture (MCDA) A Joint Initiative between NSF and SRC
Multicore Chip Design and Architecture (MCDA) A Joint Initiative between NSF and SRC
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