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Headwater stream nutrient enrichment disrupts food web

Biology / Ecology

created 6 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Human activity is increasing the supply of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to stream systems all over the world. The conventional wisdom -- bolstered by earlier research -- has held that these additional nutrients ...


Exploring the Stone Age pantry

Exploring the Stone Age pantry

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example ...


Researchers find human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection

Medicine & Health / Research

created 11 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus.


Study shows loss of 15-42 percent of mammals in North America

Biology / Ecology

created 11 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species on the planet, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according ...


Study reveals chemo's toxicity to brain, possible treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 12 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the growth factor IGF-1.


Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells, researchers say

Biology / Biotechnology

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Stem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat ...


New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1996, when scientists examined a meteorite from Mars previously uncovered in Antarctica, they were intrigued by what looked like microscopic fossils of ancient Martian life forms. Now, ...


Zoning the ocean may help endangered whales to recover

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in Scotland, Canada and the US have proposed a new method to identify priority areas for whale conservation. The team's findings, published in Animal Conservation, suggest that even small protected areas, identi ...


Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

It’s a world first: thanks to new technology developed by the University of Victoria, Canada, researchers can now show how multiple parts of the right brain dynamically process spatial relationships.


Make your pets a part of your New Year's resolutions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When drawing up a list of New Year's resolutions, be sure to include your pets, says Lorraine Corriveau, a wellness veterinarian at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine.



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