The Mars Exploration Rovers are to get a software upgrade to allow them to automatically find and transmit pictures of clouds, dust-devils and other interesting phenomena. (BBC)
Nike and Apple Computer reveal a sports kit called Nike+iPod that works with a new line of running shoes that stores information about the wearer's performance and displays it or broadcasts it through an iPod. (CNN) (Reuters)
A Tanzanian monkey, the Kipunji, was listed last year as a new species. Recent research shows it to be the first new genus of monkey in 83 years. (BBC)
A grizzly-polar bear hybrid is found on Banks Island in Canada's Northwest Territories. (MSNBC)
St Andrews University researchers have determined that dolphins have and recognise "names" for each other, not just sound. (BBC)
A study published in Nature presents data showing that parts of the Pacific trade winds, called the Walker circulation, have slowed down by about 3 percent since the mid-19th century. A simulation of this effect can only be matched to the data when including effects due to Global warming. (AP/YahooNews)
May 2006 in science Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
