Physicists Propose Method for Entangling Moving Material Particles
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When physicists experiment with quantum entanglement, they usually work with photons, the intangible particles of light. In the past few years, however, scientists have begun to broaden their ...
Neanderthal Lacked Anatomical Competitive Edge: Skeletal Remains Tell the Story
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the skeletal fossils of Neanderthal and Early modern man suggest the lack of a "throwing arm" may have made the difference in human evolution. Researchers Jill A. Rhodes and ...
Evolutionary process more detailed than previously believed, study shows
Biology /
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New evidence from a study of yeast cells has resulted in the most detailed picture of an organism's evolutionary process to date, says a Texas A&M University chemical engineering professor whose findings provide the first ...
Arctic heats up more than other places
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Temperature change in the Arctic is happening at a greater rate than other places in the Northern Hemisphere, and this is expected to continue in the future.
Scientist receives massive computing project award to develop magnetic fusion energy
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Choong-Seock Chang, a research professor at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has received a Department of Energy (DOE) award to carry out ultra large-scale computation using the Cray XT supercomputer ...
Researchers seek to create 'fountain of youth'
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The same principles that a Biodesign Institute research team has successfully applied to remove harmful contaminants from the environment may one day allow people to clean up the gunk from ...
Players love the game not the gore
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The next time a loved one brandishes a virtual shotgun in their favorite video game, take heart. That look of glee, says a new study, likely stems from the healthy pleasure of mastering a challenge rather ...
NASA Radar Provides First Look Inside Moon's Shadowed Craters
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters.
Stanford researchers show adaptation plays a significant role in human evolution
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For years researchers have puzzled over whether adaptation plays a major role in human evolution or whether most changes are due to neutral, random selection of genes and traits.
Humans are reason for why domestic animals have strange and varied coat colors
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(Physorg.com) -- Humans have actively changed the coats of domestic animals by cherry-picking rare genetic mutations, causing variations such as different colours, bands and spots, according to a new study. ...
Scientists present the largest-to-date genetic snapshot of Iceland 1,000 years ago
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Scientists at deCODE genetics have completed the largest study of ancient DNA from a single population ever undertaken. Analyzing mitochondrial DNA, which is passed from mother to offspring, from 68 skeletal remains, the ...
SQUID: The long (and sticky) arms of the law
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What's possible when a group of scientists are inspired by a famous superhero and a giant creature from the sea? How about a new technology for stopping drivers in their tracks?
The key to a healthy lifestyle is in the mind
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The main factors influencing the amount of physical exercise people carry out are their self-perceived ability and the extent of their desire to exercise. A study of 5167 Canadians, reported in the open access journal BMC Pu ...
New study may give hope that ivory-billed woodpeckers still around
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Until credible sightings popped up three years ago, the scientific world was in agreement that ivory-billed woodpeckers had gone the way of the dodo. A new study conducted by University of Georgia researchers ...
Slight changes in climate may trigger abrupt ecosystem responses
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Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.
