80-million-year-old fossil found in Japan
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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The skull of a platypus-like dinosaur estimated to be more than 80 million years old has been discovered on a Japanese mountaintop near the town of Mifune.
Nokia Ships N95 8GB
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The stunning Nokia N95 8GB made its debut global shipments today, and will be hitting a store near you soon. The Nokia N95 8GB is the memory-packed big brother of the Nokia N95 multimedia computer.
New Technique Reveals Subtle Force-induced Changes in Biomolecule's Conformation
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Scientists studying biological systems at the molecular level now have a new hybrid technique to probe the dynamics of the Holliday junction. The Holliday junction is a four-stranded DNA structure that forms ...
Simple eye scan opens window to multiple sclerosis
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A five-minute eye exam might prove to be an inexpensive and effective way to gauge and track the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis, potentially complementing costly magnetic resonance imaging to detect ...
Almost 90 percent of children reported experiencing sexual violence
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Almost 90% of teenagers aged 12-18 claim to have been victims of some level of sexual violence, according to a study conducted jointly by the University of Haifa and Ben Gurion University (Israel). The research surveyed 1,036 ...
Testosterone turns male juncos into blustery hunks -- and bad dads
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The ability to ramp up testosterone production appears to drive male dark-eyed juncos to find and win mates, but it comes with an evolutionary cost. Big fluctuations in testosterone may also cause males to ...
Newly solved structure reveals how cells resist oxygen damage
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The sun’s rays give life, but also take it away. Singlet oxygen, a byproduct of the photosynthetic process by which certain cells convert sunlight into energy, is a highly toxic and reactive substance that ...
Mystery of the albatross may soon be solved
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The mystery of where juvenile albatrosses fly to after leaving New Zealand may soon be solved, with satellite tracking devices now successfully showing the progress of two males and one female hatched at Taiaroa ...
British scientists dig in arctic mud
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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A British research team from the University of Plymouth is developing a new method of tracking changes in Arctic sea ice over the past 1,000 years.
Expecting an afternoon nap can reduce blood pressure
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Where does the benefit lie in an afternoon nap" Is it in the nap itself--or in the anticipation of taking a snooze" Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that the time just before you fall asleep is where beneficial ...
Level of oxytocin in pregnant women predicts mother-child bond
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Humans are hard-wired to form enduring bonds with others. One of the primary bonds across the mammalian species is the mother-infant bond. Evolutionarily speaking, it is in a mother’s best interest to foster the well-being ...
Schizophrenics gain by practice, not meds
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A U.S. study suggested cognitive gains in schizophrenic patients treated with newer antipsychotic medications are due to practice effects, not the drugs.
After drought, ponds keep up with the Joneses
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An ecologist at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that after ponds dry up through drought in a region, when they revive, the community of species in each pond tends to be very similar to one another, like ...
Health concerns prompt British wi-fi study
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British officials have launched an investigation into the possible health risks of schools' wireless Internet systems amid a flurry of health concerns.
Faster, more efficient method for detecting illegal steroids in urine
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Amid growing concerns about sports “doping,” researchers in Indiana and China report development of a faster and more efficient method for detecting the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine. Their ...
