Deep magma matters in volcanic eruption cycle
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Although the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat exhibits cycles of eruption and quiet, an international team of researchers found that magma is continuously supplied from deep in the crust but that a valve ...
Warming in Yosemite National Park sends small mammals packing to higher, cooler elevations
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Global warming is causing major shifts in the range of small mammals in Yosemite National Park, one of the nation's treasures that was set aside as a public trust 144 years ago, according to a new study by University of California, ...
Scientists Find First Immune Responses to HIV Infection Ineffective
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified the very first antibodies to appear in the wake of HIV infection and have concluded that they are virtually impotent in mounting a meaningful defense against the invading virus.
Promising new material that could improve gas mileage
Oct 09, 2008 |
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With gasoline at high prices, it's disheartening to know that up to three-quarters of the potential energy you are paying for is wasted. A good deal of it goes right out the tailpipe instead of powering your car.
Preventing colds: Washing your hands is more effective than taking vitamins
Oct 09, 2008 |
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The days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and the cold and flu season is beginning. Many people have started taking vitamin C tablets as a precautionary measure. But research has shown that vitamin supplements ...
Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species
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Oct 09, 2008 |
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Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future ...
Breathing second life into language teaching
Oct 09, 2008 |
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An international team has developed a wireless virtual reality environment that can help promote language learning and let students practice. The researchers have demonstrated their Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment ...
Full extent of financial crisis still not known, Purdue expert says
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The depth of the current financial crisis is unknown partly because most financial institutions don't disclose they are in trouble until after the fact, a Purdue University expert says.
The beat goes on: Artificial heart technology holds promise for alternatives
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant soon may have more options thanks to a new device being developed by the Texas Heart Institute in collaboration with two University of Houston professors.
'60s generation is heading for conventional old age
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Britain's post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old.
'Credit Crunch' Will Hit Retirees in Unequal Ways
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How severely retirees will be affected by the continuing financial crisis and subsequent "credit crunch" depends to a considerable extent on the kinds of retirement plans they rely on for retirement income, ...
Brainy genes, not brawn, key to success on mussel beach
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Oct 09, 2008 |
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It's hard being a mussel: you have to worry about hungry starfish and even hungrier humans, not to mention an environment that can change your body temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a few hours.
Risk and reward compete in brain
Oct 09, 2008 |
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That familiar pull between the promise of victory and the dread of defeat – whether in money, love or sport – is rooted in the brain's architecture, according to a new imaging study.
Pushing child to 'clean his plate' can backfire, study warns
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Telling preschoolers to "clean" their plate can backfire, resulting in the children asking for larger portions when they are away from home, concludes a new Cornell study.
Turning freshwater farm ponds into crab farms
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Work by researchers at North Carolina State University is leading to a new kind of crab harvest – blue crabs grown and harvested from freshwater ponds, instead of from the sea.
