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Fitness in a changing world: The genetics and adaptations of the Alaskan stickleback fish

Fitness in a changing world: The genetics and adaptations of the Alaskan stickleback fish

Biology /

created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The stickleback fish, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is one of the most thoroughly studied organisms in the wild, and has been a particularly useful model for understanding variation in physiology, behavior, life h ...





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Passing cars to generate energy for new UK supermarket

Technology / Energy

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (21) | comments 33

A new grocery store in the UK opening today will generate energy every time a customer drives into the parking lot. Sainsbury's, located in Gloucester, is the first European store to feature "Kinetic Road ...


Jade sheds light on Guatemala's geologic history

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The shifting of tectonic plates in Central America has been poorly understood -- until now. New research on jade found along fault lines in Guatemala is helping geologists piece the puzzle of the past 130 million years.


Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may involve a form of sudden, rapid aging of the immune system

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Premature aging of the immune system appears to play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research scientists from the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute ...


Scientist Wu Yi-min explains seismotic curves

Taiwan scientist develops earthquake alarm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Taiwanese scientist has developed an earthquake alarm that could give people a crucial 15-second warning in case of a tremor, one of his team said Wednesday.


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Artificial Leaves Generate Power by Pumping Water

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Natural leaves constantly lose water through evaporation, as the water in their veins is pumped up to the top of the tree. This process, called transpiration, could also create a mechanical ...


Google to reshoot street views of Japanese cities

Technology / Internet

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes.


Researchers find first-ever 'wanderlust gene' in tiny bony fish

Researchers find first-ever 'wanderlust gene' in tiny bony fish

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene previously associated with physical traits is also dictating behaviour in a tiny fish widely regarded as a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, according to a University ...


Google has bowed to demands in Germany to do more to protect people's privacy

Google bows to pressure for German Street View

Technology / Internet

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google has bowed to demands in Germany to do more to protect people's privacy ahead of the launch of its Street View service here, officials said on Wednesday.


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Oxidized lava may help explain Earth's evolution

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(AP) -- Material from volcanoes where the Earth's plates squeeze together is more oxidized than in regions where the seafloor splits apart, a finding that helps shed light on some of the basic processes in ...


Scientists find a common link of bird flocks, breast milk and trust

Scientists find a common link of bird flocks, breast milk and trust

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

What do flocks of birds have in common with trust, monogamy, and even breast milk? According to a new report in the journal Science, they are regulated by virtually identical neurochemicals in the brain, known ...



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