'Clusters' of earthquakes yield an ominous scenario

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created Dec 30, 2004 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The newest studies on the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of the Pacific Northwest have identified a "clustering" of great earthquakes of the type that would cause a major tsunami, yielding a historical record with ...


Researchers discovered that humans are a 'privileged' evolutionary lineage

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created Dec 30, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The genes that regulate brain development and function evolved much more rapidly in humans than in nonhuman primates and other mammals because of natural selection processes unique to the human lineage. Researchers reported ...


Tsunami Earthquake Location Included in Forecast

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created Dec 30, 2004 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The location of the Dec. 26 earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami across the Indian Ocean was identified in a 10-year forecast of likely earthquake sites worldwide made recently by researchers at the University ...


An unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus

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created Dec 30, 2004 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research on the genome of the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has revealed an unusual molecular structure that looks like a promising target for antiviral drugs. A team of scientists at the University ...


Flame Retardant Exposure Linked to House Dust

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Common house dust may be an important source of a potentially dangerous class of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an exploratory study* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards ...


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Shuttle External Tank Ready for Trip

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The momentum towards NASA's Return to Flight continues to build, as the huge, rust-colored External Tank that will propel the Shuttle Discovery into space prepares to make its journey to the Kennedy Space Center. ...



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