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New type of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall
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El Niño years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study suggests that the form of El Niño may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes ...
Study: H1N1 flu virus ill-suited for rapid transmission, but new strain bears watching, could mutate
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A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses.
Fermi Telescope reveals a population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new class of pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is solving the mystery of previously unidentified gamma-ray sources and helping scientists understand the mechanisms ...
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Climate change and the mystery of the shrinking sheep
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Printable batteries
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Perfect pitch study offers window into influences of nature and nurture
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Second Life data offers window into how trends spread
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'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal,
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart,
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?,
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws,
Jun 22, 2009 |
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'Look Mom No Electricity': Transmitting Information with Chemistry,
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Renault to test electric cars in Paris, Milan: company
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Renault-Nissan will hold large-scale tests for its new electric cars in the Paris and Milan regions next year ahead of planned mass production from 2012, the Franco-Japanese auto group said Thursday.
Liberal? Conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop
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(PhysOrg.com) -- No doubt you’ve worked hard for your success. But chances are you’ve also had some help and lucky breaks along the way.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's first moon images available
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
Many characteristics of Mars, including ice, are similar to Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Mars gets as far as 250 million miles away, but many parts of it closely resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a Texas A&M University researcher ...
VLBA locates superenergetic bursts near giant black hole
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive ...
Researchers find new actions of neurochemicals (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, studies of this simple animal have significantly advanced our understanding of human ...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt
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A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said.
Bioethicists call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the popularity of take-home DNA kits to trace ancestry or calculate the risk for serious medical conditions grows, there is an increasingly critical need for federal oversight of "direct-to consumer" genetic ...
The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or ...
Sound imaging: clever acoustics help blind people see the world (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Video from portable cameras is analysed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to a blind person ...
Download the new Firefox 3.5 Web browser
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Get your hot, fresh Web browser from Firefox.
Scientists reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer.
Mathematical Model Predicts Factors Driving Tumor Invasion
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Tumors are complex collections of cells whose behavior has proven difficult to understand, let alone predict. As a result, oncologists are often surprised by how a particular patient responds to a given course of therapy.
Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.
Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone - the ...
Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys
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Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information ...
Natural compound stops retinopathy
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online ...
Ferns took to the trees and thrived
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As flowering plants like giant trees quickly rose to dominate plant communities during the Cretaceous period, the ferns that had preceded them hardly saw it as a disappointment.
Rampant helper syndrome: Methane-producing molecule can also repair DNA
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The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes, being bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical ...
European rocket hoists biggest-ever telecoms satellite (w/ Video)
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A European rocket placed the world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit, launch operator Arianespace said.
Secrets revealed about how disease-causing DNA mutations occur
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A team of Penn State scientists has shed light on the processes that lead to certain human DNA mutations that are implicated in hundreds of inherited diseases such as tuberous sclerosis and neurofibromatosis ...
Paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by Creation Museum
Jun 30, 2009 |
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For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference.
The least sea ice in 800 years
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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New research, which reconstructs the extent of ice in the sea between Greenland and Svalbard from the 13th century to the present indicates that there has never been so little sea ice as there is now. The ...
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A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'
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Study identifies how tamoxifen stimulates uterine cell growth and cancer
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Learning from locusts: Study points toward new treatment for stroke and migraine
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A question of height: Learning from reintroduction of once extinct butterfly in Britain
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Who wants to pay more for green electricity?
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Clownfish provide clues to animal conflicts
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Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
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Free Spirit: Rock Under the Belly
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TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV
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Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
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Federal probe finds problems with chelation study
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Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms
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Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth
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Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty
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Britain faces 100,000 swine flu cases a day: minister
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Microsoft adds selected 'tweets' to Bing
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Embryonic stem cells, reprogrammed skin cells have inherent differences
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Bioethicists lead call for public debates on future uses of stem cells
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Plants' internal clock can improve climate-change models
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Digital Entertainer brings PC content to big screen
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AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage
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Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show
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Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues
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Mars data published in Science this week
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Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety, study finds
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In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind
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'Genetic arms race' between bacteria, viruses subject of stimulus grant
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Improving the biomarker pipeline for early cancer detection
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Two-Antenna Quad-Beam 11-15 GHz Phased Array RFIC Targeted at Satellite Systems and Advanced Radars
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Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles
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Predicting the return of prostate cancer: New study betters the odds of success
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World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
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TSMC Unveils First Commercial 65-Nanometer Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory Technology
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Newly discovered gene regulates balance of 'bad' cholesterol
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