Algae could generate hydrogen for fuel cells
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For several decades, scientists have known that certain species of algae can produce hydrogen in anaerobic conditions. More recently, researchers have been trying to take advantage of this ability to produce ...
Early academic skills, not behavior, best predict school success
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An educational study unprecedented in scope finds that children who enter kindergarten with elementary mathematics and reading skills are the most likely to experience later academic success -- whether or not they have social ...
NASA Sees Arctic Ocean Circulation Do an About-Face
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2007 |
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A team of NASA and university scientists has detected an ongoing reversal in Arctic Ocean circulation triggered by atmospheric circulation changes that vary on decade-long time scales. The results suggest ...
Strange Space Weather over Africa
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Something strange is happening in the atmosphere above Africa and researchers have converged on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss the phenomenon. The Africa Space Weather Workshop kicked off Nov. 12th with nearly 100 scientists ...
Changing environment organizes genetic structure
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What is the fundamental creative force behind life on Earth? It's a question that has vexed mankind for millennia, and thanks to theory and almost a year's worth of number-crunching on a supercomputer, Rice University physicist ...
Citrus juice, vitamin C give staying power to green tea antioxidants
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To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice. A study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier ...
Scientists reveal secrets of ancient ocean in new book
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Call it the ocean that time forgot. About 400 million years ago, the Rheic Ocean played a big role in Earth’s history. When this massive body of water closed, the Appalachians were lifted to Himalayan heights ...
Avoid raising ungrateful kids
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Reams of academic research abound across the country on how to raise happy children, but who has the time to read this myriad of findings, boil down the facts, and then turn them into practical parenting advice? The University ...
Satellite shows regional variation in warming from sun during solar cycle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2007 |
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A NASA satellite designed, built and controlled by the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to help scientists resolve wide-ranging predictions about the coming solar cycle peak in 2012 and its influence ...
Cranberry sauce: good for what ails you
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Cranberry sauce is not the star of the traditional Thanksgiving Day meal, but when it comes to health benefits, the lowly condiment takes center stage. In fact, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have found ...
How Does the Brain Recognize a Face?
Nov 13, 2007 |
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The smile of the Mona Lisa may remain forever ineffable, but at least now science can measure the difference between the real thing and its many imitations.
'Time-sharing' tropical birds key to evolutionary mystery
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Nov 13, 2007 |
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Whereas most birds are sole proprietors of their nests, some tropical species “time share” together – a discovery that helps clear up a 150-year-old evolutionary mystery, says Queen’s University Biology professor Vicki Friesen.
Connection between startled response and schizophrenia
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Schizophrenia is a debilitating psychiatric illness. Its cause is currently poorly understood, and there is no known cure. In a new study published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, Akiko ...
Wind turbines hazardous to birds, bats
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Wind energy, a fast-growing sector of the U.S. energy industry, is taking a toll on nocturnal wildlife caught in the turbines, officials said.
A low-carb diet may stunt prostate tumor growth
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A diet low in carbohydrates may help stunt the growth of prostate tumors, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers. The study, in mice, suggests that a reduction in insulin production possibly caused ...
