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Great white's mighty bite revealed
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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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
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(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
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(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
Mar 13, 2006 |
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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
Jul 30, 2007 |
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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.
Study Examines Racial 'Blind Spots' in Chicago Area Communities
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Racial residential segregation in the Chicago area may be perpetuated by a lack of knowledge of communities across racial lines, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.
Why African-Americans are at greater risk of hypertension and kidney disease
Jul 13, 2009 |
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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
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Jul 31, 2007 |
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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
Sep 28, 2009 |
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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
Jun 25, 2007 |
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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.
Too many bars in rural America linked to high suicide rates instead of idyllic life
Sep 18, 2009 |
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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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