LiveScience.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Record Warm Year for U.S. in 2006 The average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. during 2006 was the warmest on record and nearly identical to the record set in 1998, scientists said today. Quick Decisions Might be the Best In some cases, making a snap decision might have a better outcome than analyzing the situation. Genetically Modified Skin Cells Fight Infection The modified skin cells added to cultured skin substitutes might figh ...Continue Reading

We cordially invite you to submit an abstract for our special session, "OS08: Remotely Sensed Derived Climate Data Records: Applications and Development from Global to Regional scales," (http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=164) for the Joint Assembly, May 22-25, 2007 in Acapulco, Mexico. Abstracts are due March 1 - please visit http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=program for more information on abstract submissions. This session is working to bring together users of sa ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for January 9, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *January 9, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: January 9, 2007 11:15 am EDT* *Dr. Frankenstein Stars Electrify Partners*White dwarf stars locked in binary systems can spawn solar flares, spots and other activity in their otherwise calm stellar neighbors, astrono ...Continue Reading

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2006 QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Jan. 10 and 11, 10 a.m. - noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., west lobby Contact: Jacquie Morgan 358-1214. Please bring your NASA ID badge. If you will be on travel or leave, contact Jacquie Morgan to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return. Subsidies picked up after Jan. 16 will be prorated for the quarter. New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTr ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for January 8, 2007 It's official: the Moon is on the metric system. NASA is returning to the Moon, and the agency has decided to use metric units for all future lunar operations. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/08jan_metricmoon.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F&n=T&l=snglist or ...Continue Reading

Jan. 8, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 RELEASE: 07-03 NASA SELECTS PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE MARS MISSIONS AND STUDIES WASHINGTON - On Monday, NASA selected for concept study development two proposals for future robotic missions to Mars. These missions would increase understanding of Mars' atmosphere, climate and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before. In addition, NASA also will fund a U.S. scientist to participate in a proposed European Mars mission as well as fund ins ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, January 8, 2007 Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches Males can drum up to 12,000 times a day. If they said, "Not tonight honey, I have a headache," there would be no little woodpeckers. New Source of Stem Cells Discovered Scientists on Sunday reported the discovery of a new source of human stem cells that have the capability to develop into many different types of cells, including muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells. Newfound B ...Continue Reading