Jellyfish joyride a threat to the oceans
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Early action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities.
Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM sleep
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings ...
Forecasters say El Nino may be developing
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new El Nino could be approaching. Sea-surface temperatures have been warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suggesting the potential for the development of the El Nino climate phenomenon this summer, according ...
New cleaning protocol for future 'search for life' missions
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have developed a new cleaning protocol for space hardware, such as the scoops of Mars rovers, which could be used on future "Search for Life" missions on other planets.
Fossil bone bed helps reconstruct life along California's ancient coastline
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2009 |
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In the famed Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed near Bakersfield, Calif., shark teeth as big as a hand and weighing a pound each, intermixed with copious bones from extinct seals and whales, seem to tell of a 15-million-year-old ...
Horse whisperers, lion tamers not needed: Scientists find genetic regions that soothe savage beasts
Jun 08, 2009 |
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In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness. This discovery, published in the June 2009 ...
Staying sharp: New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active ...
Snakes use friction and redistribution of their weight to slither on flat terrain
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Snakes use both friction generated by their scales and redistribution of their weight to slither along flat surfaces, researchers at New York University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have found. Their ...
Muscle atrophy through thick but not thin
Jun 08, 2009 |
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During desperate times, such as fasting, or muscle wasting that afflicts cancer or AIDS patients, the body cannibalizes itself, atrophying and breaking down skeletal muscle proteins to liberate amino acids. In a new study ...
Plant-based, low-carb diet may promote weight loss and improve cholesterol levels
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according ...
Scientists should look at their own carbon footprint
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Scientists studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic need to consider ways to reduce their own carbon footprints, says a researcher who regularly flies north to study the health of caribou.
Study shows animal mating choices more complex than once thought
Jun 08, 2009 |
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When female tiger salamanders choose a mate, it turns out that size does matter - tail size that is - and that's not the only factor they weigh.
Enzyme necessary for DNA synthesis can also erase DNA
Jun 08, 2009 |
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In this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, Uppsala University scientists describe a new mechanism behind an important process that causes a rapid reduction of DNA in the chromosomes of bac ...
Researchers shed light on trading behavior in animals -- and humans
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Humans, from ancient exchanges of food to modern day home mortgages, have bartered or traded to receive something that they couldn't achieve on their own. It's the basis of the economy, and it requires a leap of faith to ...
Scientists say consumers confused about sugars
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Three top researchers corrected inaccuracies and misunderstandings concerning high fructose corn syrup's impact on the American diet. They also examined how the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers this ...
