Dusty Hurricanes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2007 |
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Throw gasoline on a fire, and the flames swell to a raging inferno. Throw dirt on a fire, and the flames suffocate. But what happens when you throw dirt on a hurricane? It's a serious question.
Climate change could trigger 'boom and bust' population cycles leading to extinction
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Climate change could trigger "boom and bust" population cycles that make animal species more vulnerable to extinction. , according to Christopher C. Wilmers, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University ...
Ebola outbreaks killing thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Why have large outbreaks of Ebola virus killed tens of thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees over the last decade? Observations published in the May issue of The American Naturalist provide new clues, suggesting that outbre ...
Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs
Apr 16, 2007 |
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A national workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff, and an improvement in the respiratory health ...
Study: Napoleon duped the British
Apr 16, 2007 |
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A British academic has found evidence Napoleon duped the British by planting false intelligence concerning Copenhagen, Denmark.
The cost of long tongues
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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Orchid bees use their extraordinarily long tongues to drink nectar from the deep, tropical flowers only they can access. Researchers have long suspected that this kind of exclusive access came with a mechanical ...
Book explores our ability to remember future intentions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 16, 2007 |
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If you left your kids at school; if you forgot a dentist appointment; if you came home without the bread you set out to buy — you're a victim of your own faulty prospective memory. Our brains store intentions ...
Brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
Apr 16, 2007 |
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A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.
More British doctors refusing abortions
Apr 16, 2007 |
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A growing number of doctors in England and Wales are refusing to perform abortions, The Independent reported Monday.
Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
Apr 16, 2007 |
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Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how a defect in a single master gene disrupts the process by which several genes interact to create myelin, a fatty coating that covers nerve cells and ...
Russia to make polar bear hunting legal
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Apr 16, 2007 |
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The Russian government is set to allow residents in the town of Vankarem to legally hunt polar bears that have been moving into the region.
MicroRNAs as tumor suppressors
Apr 16, 2007 |
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In the May 1st issue of Genes & Development, Drs. Yong Sun Lee and Anindya Dutta (UVA) reveal that microRNAs can function as tumor suppressors in vitro.
Researchers induce cell death in leukemia
Apr 16, 2007 |
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Researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center today presented preclinical research at the American Association of Cancer Research's annual meeting suggesting the potential of a new combination ...
Race From Space: Suni Williams Runs Boston Marathon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2007 |
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Flight Engineer Suni Williams circled Earth at least twice, running as fast as eight mph but flying more than five miles each second, as she completed the Boston Marathon on a station treadmill. Her unofficial ...
Rapid, one-step, ultra-sensitive detection of food poisoning bacteria and biothreats
Apr 16, 2007 |
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A new mosquito-sized biosensor can detect amazingly small amounts of disease-causing E. coli bacteria in food in a single-step process that takes only minutes, compared to hours required with conventional tests for that common ...
