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Color vision drove primates to develop red skin and hair, study finds

You might call it a tale of "monkey see, monkey do." Researchers at Ohio University have found that after primates evolved the ability to see red, they began to develop red and orange skin and hair.

Biology /

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Why Good Things Happen to Good People

Rock-n-roll legend Billy Joel sang, “Only the Good Die Young”, but Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bioethics professor Dr. Stephen Post, Ph.D., believes that the good live well.

Other Sciences / Other

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Researchers push U.S. DEA to let them grow pot

Researchers are pressing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to allow them to grow marijuana for research purposes.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Stereotype-induced math anxiety robs women’s working memory

A popular stereotype that boys are better at mathematics than girls undermines girls’ math performance because it causes worrying that erodes the mental resources needed for problem solving, new research at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 24, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Cassini Radar Images Sea, Islands and Mountains

On May 12, 2007, Cassini completed its 31st flyby of Saturn's moon Titan, which the team calls T30. The radar instrument obtained this image showing the coastline and numerous island groups of a portion of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Hynix joins IMEC's (sub-)32nm CMOS research platform

Hynix Semiconductor has entered into a strategic partnership with IMEC, Europe’s leading independent nanoelectronics research center, to perform research and development for the (sub)-32nm memory process generations.

Technology / Semiconductors

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Phishers can use social Web sites as bait to net victims

Internet sites such as MySpace and Facebook are popular ways for friends to stay in touch, but they also can be used by cyber sharks posing as "friends," enabling them to steal personal and financial information.

Technology / Internet

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China joins space data disaster charter

China has become a member of the Space and Major Disasters Charter that provides satellite data to nations during natural or human origin disasters.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Scientists create new type of nanocrystal

U.S. government scientists have created a new type of nanocrystal that can be used as a laser material.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Academics explore a 200-year-old shipwreck

U.S. researchers are working to recover artifacts from a 200-year-old shipwreck, more than 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 24, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Britain looks at new nuclear plants

The British government says it will run out of power in the near future unless it increases its number of nuclear power plants in the country.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Recalled fish might contain deadly toxin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall involving a product labeled as monkfish that might contain a potent toxin.

Medicine & Health / Health

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New insect species found in Thailand

A U.S. entomologist has discovered several new aquatic insect species in Thailand and some of the bugs pack quite a powerful bite.

Biology /

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Research may yield improved treatment for diseased lungs

A multi-institutional team of engineers, scientists and clinicians from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will study large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus 'cold war'

First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.

Technology / Computer Sciences

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