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Illinois to poison canal in hopes of killing invasive carp

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The largest fish kill in Illinois history -- expected to net 100 tons of fish including, hopefully, some Asian carp -- is to start Wednesday south of Chicago in an attempt to make sure none of the feared carp make it past ...


A window that washes itself?

A (nano-) window that washes itself?

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 54 minutes ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research, just published in Nature Nanotechnology, detail ...


Why a short run is better than a long walk

Why a short run is better than a long walk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...


Fish with attitude: Some like it hot

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.


Antarctica served as climatic refuge in Earth's greatest extinction event

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new fossil species suggests that some land animals may have survived the end-Permian extinction by living in cooler climates in Antarctica. Researchers have identified a distant relative of mammals that apparently survived ...


Jackson film not part of Sony's new 3-D vision (AP)

Jackson film not part of Sony's new 3-D vision

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- Michael Jackson videos or the next Spider-Man movie won't be among the titles that Sony Corp. releases in 3-D as it gears up to boost TV sales with that technology, Chief Executive Howard Stringer ...


Researchers create 'synthetic magnetic fields' for neutral atoms

Researchers create 'synthetic magnetic fields' for neutral atoms

Physics / Quantum Physics

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Achieving an important new capability in ultracold atomic gases, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University ...


Toxic chemicals found in a third of children's toys: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday.


Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.


Scientists identify strategies to protect new brain cells against Alzheimer's disease

Biology / Biotechnology

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Stimulating the growth of new neurons to replace those lost in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an intriguing therapeutic possibility. But will the factors that cause AD allow the new neurons to thrive and function normally? Scientists ...



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