 Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. ... | |
 Grow your mobile in a pot? Maybe someday, say Nokia researchers July 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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With a mobile phone you can make calls on the go, shoot photos and pinpoint your position on a map. And who knows, maybe one day you'll be able to grow your phone in a pot, if the futuristic ideas of technology ... | |
Scientists figure out how the immune system and brain communicate to control disease July 21, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen ... | |
Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend that nitrogen control, in which the European ... | |
Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells, study shows July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice, convinced of its power to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood. A new study by researchers at Worcester ... | |
Closing the hydrogen economic loop July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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The inventor of the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) technology used for building batteries for countless portable electronic gadgets and now hybrid gas-electric cars believes the hydrogen economy is already upon us. | |
 Advertisers' dream as Japanese display identifies customers July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A new high-tech Japanese electronic display can instantly identify people's sex or age range and target them with advertisements to suit them, maker NEC Corp. said Friday. | |
Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking. | |
 A single boulder may prove that Antarctica and North America were once connected July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North ... | |
Old eyes can learn new tricks; findings offer hope for adults with 'lazy eye' July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye. Also called amblyopia, the condition is the most ... | |
 Trees Can Inspire Smart Materials July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient ... | |
Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new research suggests. | |
ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. | |
 Study shows parasites outweigh predators 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
In a study of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, a team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the United ... | |
 Meet Robo habilis 12 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has brought the dream of human-like robots closer to reality by creating a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic ‘brain’ modelled on the human cerebellum. | |
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