Researchers describe for first time how some bacteria kill males: They first invade the mother
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many groups of bacteria are known as "male killers" -- they target and kill just the males of a host species. Now, a Cornell scientist has helped describe for the first time just how certain ...
Researchers find animal with ability to survive climate change
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Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish - including cod - in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change.
Panasonic Develops World's First 3D Full HD Plasma Theater System
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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Panasonic has developed the world's first 3D full HD Plasma Theater System, which enables the viewing of true-to-life 3D images by using a 103-inch plasma television and a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, distributing full high-definition ...
Forgetting facts
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at two British Universities have been investigating the way in which we forget information.
Strong leaders who punish freeloaders and cheats can benefit society: research
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A strong leader who punishes cheats and freeloaders can increase the cooperation and riches enjoyed by the rest of the group, according to psychology and economics research at the University of British Columbia, Sheffield ...
Wildfires reduced by human activity
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For the last 2,000 years the climate has been the major cause of wildfires, but during the late 19th and early 20th century, human activity dramatically reduced burning in many parts of the world, according ...
Balancing the brain
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Neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston have identified the first known "master switch" in brain cells to orchestrate the formation and maintenance of inhibitory synapses, essential for proper brain function. The factor, ...
Coming soon: Self-guided, computer-based depression treatment
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Self-guided treatment for depression could soon be only a mouse click away. Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are developing an interactive, multi-media program that will assist astronauts ...
No oxygen in Eastern Mediterranean bottom-water
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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Research from Utrecht University shows that there is an organic-rich bed of sediment in the floor of the Eastern Mediterranean. This bed formed over a period of about 4000 years under oxygen-free bottom-water ...
Biological sand filters, a practical approach to combat poverty and inequality
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Microbiologically contaminated water plagues approximately 1.1 billion people in rural and peri-urban populations in developing countries. Roughly 2.2 million people without safe access to drinking water die each year from ...
Understanding the cycle of violence
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Researchers have long known that children who grow up in an aggressive or violent household are more likely to become violent or aggressive in future relationships. What has not been so clear is the developmental link between ...
Prolonged effects of a warming anomaly on grasslands
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Professors Yiqi Luo, Linda Wallace and Rebecca Sherry in the Department of Botany and Microbiology coauthored a paper with colleagues Jay Arnone and Paul Verburge at the Desert Research Institute; Dale Johnson from the University ...
Researchers examine impact of beetle kill on Rocky Mountain weather, air quality
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Mountain pine beetles appear to be doing more than killing large swaths of forests in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists suspect they are also altering local weather patterns and air quality.
Agricultural engineer suggests low-energy alternative to high-temperature grain drying
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A little-used grain-drying technique can help farmers control energy costs, according to an Ohio State University agricultural engineer.
Nanoscale Dominoes: Magnetic Moments Topple Over in Rows
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Physicists at the Institut für Festkörperforschung in Germany have discovered a type of domino effect in rows of individual manganese atoms on a nickel surface. They determined that the magnetic arrangement of these nanowires ...
