May 6
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 Giant Ozone Hole May Be Forming over Tibet |
| Chinese scientists have warned a 2.5-million-square-kilometer (one-million-square-mile) ozone hole may be forming over the Tibetan plateau. |
| Antimatter-Rocket Plan Fuels Hope for Star Trek Tech |
| Warp drives may be the stuff of science fiction, but another Star Trek staple appears to be edging toward science fact. |
| Scientists Make Water Run Uphill |
| The droplets propel themselves over metal sheets scored with a carefully designed array of grooves. The US scientists did the experiment to demonstrate how the random motion of water molecules in hot steam could be channelled into a directed force. |
| Tuning into the Da Vinci Coda |
| Rosslyn Chapel holds many secrets. For hundreds of years experts and visitors alike have puzzled over the carvings in the chapel. Whilst some debate whether they point to hidden treasure, Edinburgh composer Stuart Mitchell thinks he has cracked one part of the enigma. |
| A New Giant Picture on Peru's Nazca Plateau |
| A new giant picture on the Nazca Plateau in Peru, which is famous for giant patterns that can be seen from the air, has been discovered by a team of Japanese researchers. |
May 8
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| Catholics Form Da Vinci Film Team |
| Leading UK Catholics and members of Opus Dei have formed a group to respond to the negative impact the Da Vinci Code film is expected to bring. |
| Dolphins Name Themselves |
| Because sight is limited in the ocean, dolphins create individual "name" calls to communicate their whereabouts to friends and families. |
| Remote Viewing-The Experiment that Was Too Successful |
| A detailed account of a remote viewing experiment, conducted by Drs. Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ at Stanford Research Institute in 1974, has been recently declassified and released. |
| Follow The Nitrogen To Extraterrestrial Life |
| Writing in the Perspectives section of the journal Science, four USC researchers propose searching for organic nitrogen as a direct indicator of the presence of life. |
| Robotic Tentacles |
| Robotic "tentacles" that can grasp and grapple with a wide variety of objects have been developed by US researchers. |
