News tagged with fairy
New shrimp species found in Queensland waterhole
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the torrential downpours in Queensland this year roadside waterholes are abundant, and it is in one of these waterholes that professor Brian Timms has discovered a new species of shrimp. ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Fairy wrens: Accountants of the animal kingdom
A puzzling example of altruism in nature has been debunked with researchers showing that purple-crowned fairy wrens are in reality cunningly planning for their own future when they assist in raising other ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP reveals lunar surface features
New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness. LAMP, developed ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Entomologists discover first instance of intact neurons without nucleus - in fairy wasps
Fairy wasps are really tiny; so tiny, they can barely be seen with the naked eye. They’re so tiny that they’re the smallest organism when shown on a slide alongside an amoeba and a Paramecium. And because of this, ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Pakistan delays ban on 'obscene' text messages
Pakistan's mobile operators on Monday deferred implementing a ban on nearly 1,700 "obscene" words from text messages, saying they were seeking further clarification from the telecoms authority.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Study describes first proof of principle for treating rare bone disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders have developed a new genetic approach to specifically block the damaged copy of the ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Researchers discover genes involved in colorectal cancer
A jumping gene with the fairy tale name "Sleeping Beauty" has helped to unlock vital clues for researchers investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer.
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Eat, drink and be scary!
The heart pounds wildly. Breathing hastens. Who is that figure rising from behind the fog? How does that deep droning voice on the other end of the line know what I’m wearing? What lies in the dark abyss around the corner? ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world
It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it's really on the run.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2011 |
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Wrens eavesdrop on the neighbors
Superb fairy-wrens eavesdrop, learn to understand and react to the danger calls of other bird species that live nearby, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Mutant two-headed snake wows visitors at Ukrainian zoo
A snake with two heads, each able to think and eat separately and even steal food from each other, has become a popular attraction at a Ukrainian zoo.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Australian volcano eruptions overdue, new study confirms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Latest research into the age of volcanos in Western Victoria and South Australia has confirmed that the regions are overdue for an eruption, potentially affecting thousands of local residents.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 05, 2011 |
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