New type of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Printable batteries
Jul 02, 2009 |
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For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through ...
Fermi Telescope reveals a population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Scientists reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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.
Renault to test electric cars in Paris, Milan: company
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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.
VLBA locates superenergetic bursts near giant black hole
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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)
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Climate change and the mystery of the shrinking sheep
Jul 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Milder winters are causing Scotland's wild breed of Soay sheep to get smaller, despite the evolutionary benefits of possessing a large body, according to new research due to be published in ...
Natural compound stops retinopathy
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's first moon images available
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Liberal? Conservative? Stanford study says mental nudge can make voters flip-flop
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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.
Download the new Firefox 3.5 Web browser
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Get your hot, fresh Web browser from Firefox.
Ferns took to the trees and thrived
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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.
Study: H1N1 flu virus ill-suited for rapid transmission, but new strain bears watching, could mutate
Jul 02, 2009 |
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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.
