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Great white's mighty bite revealed

Biology /

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7

The bite force of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the highest known for any living species, according to new research to be published in the Journal of Zoology. This is the first time that scientists have e ...





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3 more great white sharks tagged off Mass. coast

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A total of five great white sharks have now been electronically tagged off Cape Cod, allowing experts to track their movements and learn more about their migratory habits.


Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter (AP)

Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight.


NZ considers protecting great white sharks

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created Mar 13, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (31) | comments 0

The New Zealand government is reportedly considering joining other nations, including Australia and the United States, in protecting the great white shark.


Blacks who kill whites are most likely to be executed

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 30, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Blacks convicted of killing whites are not only more likely than other killers to receive a death sentence – they are also more likely to actually be executed, a new study suggests.


Why African-Americans are at greater risk of hypertension and kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center believe that a heightened level a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and ...


Testing the force of a shark's bite

Biology /

created Jul 31, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists are building a three dimensional computer model to test the ‘bite force’ of the Great White shark using data from a shark caught in beach nets off Australia's NSW Central Coast.


Study: Life and death during the Great Depression

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 5

The Great Depression had a silver lining: During that hard time, U.S. life expectancy actually increased by 6.2 years, according to a University of Michigan study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the Na ...


Whites Underestmate The Costs Of Being Black, Study Finds

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 25, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (21) | comments 0

How much do white Americans think it “costs” to be black in our society, given the problems associated with racial bias and prejudice? The answer, it appears, is not much.


Racial segregation key factor in subprime lending

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- New study examines impact of segregation on the prevalence of high-cost loans in U.S. metro areas. Subprime loans disproportionately located in segregated areas.


Too many bars in rural America linked to high suicide rates instead of idyllic life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

There is a strong relationship between drinking and taking one's own life. In any given year, people with alcohol dependence (AD) commit more than 20 percent of suicides in the general population; some 80 to 90 percent of ...



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