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Dating the Bronze Age

Dating the Bronze Age

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) research has shown that an area of desert in north-western China was once a thriving Bronze Age manufacturing and agricultural site. The new findings ...


NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

Medicine & Health / Other

created 15 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most people can picture the first responders who come to the rescue in the wake of a natural disaster. But who provides emergency help for the dogs, cats and horses that people love? And who takes care of ...


Crew plans to cut rope to free Hawaii whale (AP)

Crew plans to cut rope to free Hawaii whale

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Marine sanctuary officials planned to return to Hawaii waters with modified equipment Friday to try to cut loose a young humpback whale entangled in several hundred yards of heavy plastic rope.


Delivering medicine directly into a tumor

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research at University of California, Santa Barbara have identified a peptide (a chain of amino acids) that specifically recognizes and penetrates cancerous tumors but not normal ...


Why King Kong failed to impress

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time, according ...


List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.


Brains versus brawn: Study finds there's more to the Noisy Miner than just being a backyard bully

Brains versus brawn: Study finds there's more to the Noisy Miner than just being a backyard bully

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some consider the Noisy Miner bird a badly-behaved backyard bully - an avian aggressor that moves into the neighbourhood and quickly takes over.


Don’t Blame Cows for Climate Change

Don't Blame Cows for Climate Change

Space & Earth / Environment

created 9 hours ago | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite oft-repeated claims by sources ranging from the United Nations to music star Paul McCartney, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate ...


Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...


Safe journey for works of art

Safe journey for works of art

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Valuable paintings travel long distances when they are shipped from one place to another. To minimize damage, they are packed in special picture cases. In future, these will be equipped with sensors to detect ...



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