2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → December 31, 2005 A leap second is added to UTC at midnight GMT to keep clocks worldwide synchronized with the Earths rotation. ... January 4, 2006 Astronomers announce new data on Plutos moon Charon obtained during an occultation of a star in July 2005. ... 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December February 28, 2006 Scientists at the Hubble space telescope publish the largest and most detailed image they have yet produced. ... March 25, 2006 Australia: A scramjet jet engine designed to fly at 7 times the sonic speed has been successfully tested. ... 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Events in Science April 26, 2006 A team of researchers working for IBM publishes the results of a pattern discovery analysis of junk DNA. In contrast to expectations, they discovered similar patterns in junk DNA and DNA... June 29, 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel recommends FDA-approved human papillomavirus vaccine for girls at age 11 or 12. ...

See also: Other events of 2006 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 2005 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 2004 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 2003 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 2002 List of years in science . ... The following entries cover events of a science or technology related nature which occurred in the listed year. ...

Events in Science

May 28, 2006

• 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)

May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs 2003 Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. ...

May 23, 2006

• 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)

May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nike, Inc. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a wireless device kit that allows communication between a pair of Nike+ shoes and an iPod nano. ... An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting activities, as differentiated from, for instance, dress shoes. ...

May 12, 2006

• 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)

May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ...

May 11, 2006

• A grizzly-polar bear hybrid is found on Banks Island in Canada's Northwest Territories. (MSNBC)

May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A grizzly-polar bear hybrid is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild. ... Banks Island, Northwest Territories. ... Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichʼin, Inuktitut, Slavey Flower Mountain avens Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 3rd 1...

May 9, 2006

• St Andrews University researchers have determined that dolphins have and recognise "names" for each other, not just sound. (BBC)

May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ...

May 3, 2006

• 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 1800s. A simulation of this effect can only be matched to the data when including effects due to Global warming. (AP/YahooNews)

May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... First title page, November 4, 1869 Nature is one of the oldest and most reputable scientific journals, first published on 4 November 1869. ... View of the Pacific Ocean from Oregon. ... The trade winds are a pattern of wind found in bands around Earths equatorial region. ... The Walker circulation is an atmospheric circulation of air at the equatorial Pacific Ocean, responsible for creating ocean upwelling off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador. ... Global mean surface temperatures 1856 to 2005 Mean surface temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans in recent decades. ...

Events in science and technology by month

2006 in science: January February March April May June July
2005 in science: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2004 in science: November December
(For earlier science and technology events, see October 2004 and preceding months) See also: Other events of 2006 List of years in science . ... January 4, 2006 Astronomers announce new data on Plutos moon Charon obtained during an occultation of a star in July 2005. ... 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December February 28, 2006 Scientists at the Hubble space telescope publish the largest and most detailed image they have yet produced. ... March 25, 2006 Australia: A scramjet jet engine designed to fly at 7 times the sonic speed has been successfully tested. ... 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Events in Science April 26, 2006 A team of researchers working for IBM publishes the results of a pattern discovery analysis of junk DNA. In contrast to expectations, they discovered similar patterns in junk DNA and DNA... June 29, 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel recommends FDA-approved human papillomavirus vaccine for girls at age 11 or 12. ... March 25, 2006 Australia: A scramjet jet engine designed to fly at 7 times the sonic speed has been successfully tested. ... See also: Other events of 2005 List of years in science . ... Featured articles Tsunami. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Todays featured article Tsunami. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Todays featured article Tsunami. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in April • 22 – Philip Morrison Events Hannover Messe Fair, April 11-15 Technology-Innovation-Automation NAB2005 Convention in Las Vegas Worlds Largest Electronic Media Show Robonexus 2005 in Silicon Valley Related pages • 2005 in science... 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Todays featured article • Technetium Deaths in October Other recent deaths Events • None entered Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic hurricane season • 2005 Pacific hurricane season Upcoming events • October 13: Launch of Shenzhou VI Related pages • 2005 in science • 2004 in science • 2003 in science • 2002 in science • 2001 in science Other... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Todays featured article • Technetium Deaths in November • 16 - Henry Taube Other recent deaths Events • 9: Launch of Venus Express • 19: First Hayabusa touchdown • 26: Second Hayabusa touchdown and sample collection • 2005 Atlantic hurricane season • 2005 Pacific... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → December 31, 2005 A leap second is added to UTC at midnight GMT to keep clocks worldwide synchronized with the Earths rotation. ... See also: Other events of 2004 List of years in science . ... Science and technology news. ... Featured articles Hydrogen car. ... October 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Events Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher...

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