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Fossil evidence of missing link in the origin of seals, sea lions, walruses found in Canadian Arctic
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the United States and Canada have found a fossil skeleton of a newly discovered carnivorous animal, Puijila darwini. New research suggests Puijila is a "missing link" in the ...
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Britain cites important algae locations
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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Fifteen locations in the United Kingdom are being labeled internationally important because they contain rare and diverse forms of algae.
MIT researchers visit Mars on Earth
Nov 21, 2005 |
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At 75 degrees north latitude, Devon Island lies high above the Arctic Circle, a few hundred miles from the magnetic North Pole. A true polar desert, it is also the largest uninhabited island on Earth. But ...
Russia gains new land after quake, lava flows: scientist
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Russia, the world's largest country, has grown even larger recently thanks to an earthquake and a volcanic eruption in its seismically active far eastern regions, a scientist said on Friday.
Giant Skull of 12m Pliosaur 'Sea Monster' Unearthed in England
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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The fossilised skull of a pliosaur, the largest marine reptile that ever lived, has been discovered along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
RI tracking swine flu through electronic records
Oct 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu.
NASA Robots Practice Moon Survey in the Arctic Circle
Jul 20, 2007 |
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Two NASA robots are surveying a rocky, isolated polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle. The study will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars.
Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island
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Nov 07, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
TRMM sees some heavy rains in Neki as it heads toward Johnston Island
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has been flying over Tropical Storm Neki in the Central Pacific Ocean and providing scientists with an idea of how much rainfall Johnston Island ...
Better blood screening process needed to prevent babesiosis transmission
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Babesia lives inside of red blood cells, meaning it can also be transmitted through a blood ...
French find prehistoric animal worship site
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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French archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centres said Thursday.
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