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'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

Technology / Software

Nov 27, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.

Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species

Biology / Ecology

Nov 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate ...

Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.

Redback spiders were first spotted in Japan in 1995

Venomous Aussie redback spiders invading Japan

Biology / Ecology

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.

Opposites attract: Monkeys choose mating partners with different genes

Biology / Evolution

Nov 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

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.

Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them.

Rocket science leads to new whale discovery

Biology / Other

Nov 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal - or if they hear it at all.

LSU gets to the bottom of things -- in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 24, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Antarctica has long held secrets of the earth's history locked in its icy depths, and until recently, there has been very little information on the environments that have been sealed beneath miles of ice for millions of years. ...