 Uncertain future for elephants of Thailand 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Worries over the future of Thailand' s famous elephants have emerged following an investigation by a University of Manchester team. | |
 Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has advanced the investigation of the diet of early human ancestors ... | |
 A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Research presented at a recent astronomical conference is being hailed as ushering in a new era in the search for Earth-like planets by showing that they are more numerous than previously thought and that ... | |
 The Lightness of Electrons in a Twisting Metal Crystal 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at Princeton University's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center has observed electrons moving through a crystal of bismuth metal behaving like light. | |
Surgical Instrument Size Studied 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. But not disposable laparoscopic surgical instruments. | |
Wealth Does Not Dictate Concern for the Environment 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
It has been a long-held assumption that poor nations will not support efforts to protect the environment since their citizens are too preoccupied with meeting basic needs, such as food and housing. However, a new study in ... | |
Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September ... | |
Women's access to credit affects efficiency in rural households 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Rural strategies designed to induce economic growth often emphasize the need to improve access to capital for poor households. However, this approach implicitly assumes that family members pool all their resources and allocate ... | |
Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The historical reference to "Indian Country" presents a complex metaphor. For many Native Americans it signifies home, family, and territory; however, for others the term can refer to colonialism and Native American land ... | |
Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 4
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says. | |
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system 14 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ... | |
 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At the edge of our solar system in December 2004, the Voyager 1 spacecraft encountered something never before experienced during its then 26-year cruise through the solar system — an invisible ... | |
NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage ... | |
 'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks 14 hours ago | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood. | |
Europe’s next-generation broadband 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That ... | |
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