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While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...
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New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases.
New technology helps scientists understand ancient fossils
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.
New screening tool helps identify children at risk
Dec 07, 2009 |
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When a baby is born, new parents often wonder, "Will he be the next President of the United States?" or "Could she be the one to find a cure for cancer?" But the underlying question for many specialists is, "Is this child ...
The last best chance: UN climate conference opens
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last best chance for a deal to protect ...
In Taiwan, bird catchers turn bird watchers
Dec 04, 2009 |
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When Yeh You-chin was a boy half a century ago, he ate migratory birds with relish, but now he is at the forefront of efforts to preserve the feathered visitors to his south Taiwan home.
Taiwan plans massive growth in solar energy
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Taiwan plans to boost its use of solar panels by a factor of 200 over the next decade and a half in an effort to increase clean energy, a ranking official said Friday.
New Peas Unfazed by Viral Bully
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Four advanced dry pea breeding lines that tolerate the pea enation mosaic virus (PEMV) -- a “scourge” of Pacific West pea crops -- have been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
Hawaiian hot spot has deep roots
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hawaii may be paradise for vacationers, but for geologists it has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart ...
Fish with attitude: Some like it hot
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive.
New guidelines for treating complicated skin and soft tissue infections
Dec 02, 2009 |
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New evidence-based recommendations developed by the Surgical Infection Society to guide physicians in the diagnosis and management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have been published in Surgical Infections.
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