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Archived news stories published in August 2007 [chronologically, reverse order]

A view of a coral polyp show the Symbiodinium (highlighed green), (c) ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral ReefWeird engine of the reef revealed

— 31 Aug 2007 | Environment

A team of coral researchers has taken a major stride towards revealing the workings of the mysterious 'engine' that drives Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and corals the world over.... — full story

Disease resistance may be genetic

— 31 Aug 2007 | Biology

According to a study in Evolution, resistance to certain infectious diseases may be passed genetically from parent to child. The genetic resistance may be beneficial to families as... — full story

The Sun, solar flare, corona and large solar eruption, (c) NASA Glenn Research CentreElusive waves in the solar corona observed for the first time

— 30 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

Scientists for the first time have observed elusive oscillations in the solar corona, known as Alfven waves, that transport energy outward from the surface of the Sun. The discovery... — full story

Photos of the sun taken by the rover Opportunity show how dusty the Martian atmosphere is on various days this summer, (c) NASA, JPL, Cornell, Planetary SocietyMars rovers continue to persevere in hard conditions

— 30 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

The NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity continue to persevere in hard conditions. It is clearly visible in images of the sun they are sending. The images show how opaque the Martian... — full story

NGC 1333 (in which the new star resides) is a region towards the constellation of Perseus that harbours newly formed stars that are less than 1 million years old, (c) Jay Lavine and Ali Huang, Adam Block, NOAO, AURA, NSFSupersonic rain falls on newborn star: Forming solar system deluged with oceans of water

— 29 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

Astronomers at the University of Rochester have discovered five Earth-oceans' worth of water that has recently fallen into the planet-forming region around an extremely young, developing... — full story

A view from NASA's Opportunity rover of Cape St Vincent, (c) University of ChicagoMars rovers begin atmospheric observations

— 29 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

Mars rover scientists have launched a new long-term study on the Martian atmosphere with the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer, an instrument that was originally developed at the University... — full story

NASA study will help stop stowaways to Mars

— 29 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

Gene sequencing uncovers many more bacteria in super-clean facilities than previous monitoring methods, including newly discovered species. NASA clean rooms, where scientists and engineers... — full story

The central starburst region of the dwarf galaxy IC 10, (c) UC Berkeley, NASA Ames, W. M. Keck ObservatoryOne of the most curious objects in the sky delights astronomers again

— 29 Aug 2007 | Astronomy

Edwin Hubble once called IC 10 'one of the most curious objects in the sky.' It is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. New observations of the extremely faint, lightweight... — full story

With 40 percent of her skeleton intact, Lucy remains the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor fully retrieved from African soil, (c) The Houston Museum of Natural ScienceThe most famous fossil Lucy debuts in Houston

— 28 Aug 2007 | Geology and palaeontology

Ethiopia is the cradle of mankind, the birthplace of coffee, the purported resting place of the Ark of the Covenant - and home to legions of Bob Marley fans. Discover five million years... — full story

The new golden frog of Supata, Colombia, (c) Chaves-PortillaNew golden frog discovered in remote region of Colombia

— 28 Aug 2007 | Biology

A new poisonous frog was recently discovered in a remote mountainous region in Colombia by a team of young scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP). The new... — full story

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