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20,000 cranes take rest in Colorado
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Mar 10, 2008 |
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Thousands of Sandhill Cranes have converged on Colorado's Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge for a stopover before they head north.
Waters off Washington state only second place in world where glass sponge reefs found
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Jul 31, 2007 |
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Thirty miles west of Grays Harbor, University of Washington scientists have discovered large colonies of glass sponges thriving on the seafloor. The species of glass sponges capable of building reefs were ...
Agent protects cells from lethal effects of radiation even if given after exposure
May 07, 2007 |
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No drugs exist to protect the public from the high levels of radiation that could be released by a "dirty" bomb or nuclear explosion. Such excessive exposure typically causes death within weeks as the radiation ...
Researchers Identify the Most Promiscuous Birds in the World
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn ornithologist Chris Elphick and his colleagues carried out DNA tests to discover the paternity of Saltmarsh Sparrow nestlings.
Cutting calories could limit muscle wasting in later years
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Chemical concoctions can smooth over wrinkles and hide those pesky grays, but what about the signs of aging that aren't so easy to fix, such as losing muscle mass? Cutting calories early could help, say University of Florida ...
Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness - and it's an ominous forecast ...
Probing Question: Does stress produce gray hair?
Feb 18, 2007 |
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A reporter struggling to meet a deadline. A single mother juggling work and kids. A student cramming for exams. Could any of these folks justifiably fault their harried lifestyles when they notice a few gray hairs?
State may have brief window to slow loss of working forests to development
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's slumping economy and housing market may reduce, temporarily, the insistent economic forces on Washington's private forestland owners to give up the cycle of harvesting and replanting ...
In early Alzheimer's, when to give up the car keys
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.
Color Names: More Universal Than You Might Think
Oct 18, 2006 |
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From Abidji to English to Zapoteco, the perception and naming of color is remarkably consistent in the world’s languages.
Oldest Complex Organic Molecules Found in Ancient Fossils
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 25, 2006 |
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Ohio State University geologists have isolated complex organic molecules from 350-million-year-old fossil sea creatures -- the oldest such molecules yet found. The molecules may have functioned as pigments, ...
Tech Style Goes Tactile
Nov 28, 2005 |
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The laptop PC is finally ready for its close-up. Previously confined to a world of monotone grays and blacks, touchable laptop PCs are now poised to break into the fashion spotlight. Intel Corporation and ...
