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Hormone that affects finger length key to social behavior
Nov 04, 2009 |
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The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. ...
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New Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 unveiled
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you.
Asian carp may have breached barrier protecting Lake Michigan
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Two feared species of Asian carp have zoomed beyond the $9 million electric barriers built to keep them out of Lake Michigan. Now, the only thing left between the carp and the Great Lakes is a lock and dam in southern Chicago.
'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using ...
Donate your text messages to science: Texto4Science project
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
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A Université de Montréal researcher has a special request for Canadian texters: "Everyone young and old, students and workers, artists and business people, no matter who you are, send me your text messages," ...
Opposites attract: Monkeys choose mating partners with different genes
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The world's largest species of monkey 'chooses' mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research study.
Federal agencies not taking chances to keep carp from invading Great Lakes
Nov 15, 2009 |
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A group of federal agencies criticized in the past for failing to move quickly to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes announced Friday that they're taking every precaution to keep them out, even poisoning thousands ...
First atoms reported smashed in Large Hadron Collider (Update)
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.
NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA on Nov. 10. This event will commemorate the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope ...
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through ...
LHC nears restart after repairs
Nov 17, 2009 |
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research says it expects to restart the world's largest atom smasher by this weekend after more than a year of repairs.
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