News tagged with crane
Death rate spikes among migrating whooping cranes
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes, and the species' best chance for survival, died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in their numbers, ...
Early Bronze Age grave discovered in Perthshire
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular Early Bronze Age grave at the Scottish Royal centre at Forteviot.
Rare crane in first Uganda sighting
May 14, 2009 |
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A rare crane species never before seen in Uganda has been spotted in the eastern part of the country, the executive director of Nature Uganda told AFP on Thursday.
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Beach vacations may increase future skin cancer risk in children
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Vacationing at the shore led to a 5 percent increase in nevi (more commonly called "moles") among 7-year-old children, according to a paper published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the Am ...
Math theories may hold clues to origin, future of life in universe
Jun 09, 2009 |
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How did we get here and where are we headed? These are some of life's biggest questions. To get the answers, one Kansas State University professor is doing the math.
Queen of bees dies at 95
Sep 17, 2007 |
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Renowned bee expert Eva Crane has died in England at age 95, the International Bee Research Association she founded announced.
Paleontologist reflects on Darwinian connections
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Jan 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the former director and chief executive of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in England, Sir Peter Crane often walked in the footsteps of Charles Darwin.
Whooping cranes make a strong comeback
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Dec 27, 2006 |
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The yearly migration of the whooping cranes has returned them to Texas's Aransas National Wildlife refugee with 237 of the birds returning.
K-State Mathematician Receives Grant to Study Gravity, Black Holes, Possible Future Space Travel
Aug 11, 2006 |
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A grant from a new virtual institute dedicated to exploring questions about the foundations of physics and the origin of the universe will help a Kansas State University mathematician with his research on gravity, black holes ...
Whooping crane population gets vital boost
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May 07, 2007 |
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A spate of recent egg hatchings at Maryland's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is giving new hope for the dwindling global population of whooping cranes.
Research reveals key to world's toughest organism
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Cornell researchers uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives lethal radiation exposure.
Ports could hasten freight traffic by doubling up on crane trips
Jun 05, 2007 |
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Ports could use their cranes to move goods more quickly without investing in any new equipment. A system called double cycling would minimize empty return trips -- what taxi drivers and long-haul truckers refer to as "deadheading" ...
'Digging into Data Challenge' grant awarded
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Dec 04, 2009 |
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A professor at Tufts University will lead a team of international researchers to explore how humanities scholars can use data analysis to track topics about the Greco-Roman world as they appear in a million documents, spanning ...
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