Migration
hidemigration refers to directed, regular, or systematic movement of a group of objects, organisms, or people, including:
In ecology and anthropology:
In science:
In computing:
In arts and entertainment:
Other uses:
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News tagged with migration
Finding could lead to advance in nano-surgery
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the problems with laser surgery is that the heat produced can damage tissue, and even lead to cell death. Attempts are being made to replace laser surgery with non-thermal plasma interaction, ...
Carbohydrate acts as tumor suppressor
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that specialized complex sugar molecules (glycans) that anchor cells into place act as tumor suppressors in breast and prostate cancers. These ...
Scientists use retroviruses to unravel woolly history of sheep domestication
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Glasgow have unravelled the woolly history of sheep domestication by examining retroviruses preserved in the animal’s DNA.
Scientists reveal family tree of 'super-sized lions'
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The giant cats that roamed the British Isles, as well as Europe and North America, as recently as 13,000 years ago were lions rather than giant jaguars or tigers, a team led by Oxford University ...
Scientists Find Asteroids Are Missing, and Possibly Why
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The patterns of missing asteroids are like the footprints of wandering giant planets preserved in the asteroid belt.
How Martian winds make rocks walk
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.
Discovery of a Retrograde or Highly Tilted Extrasolar Planet
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Astronomers have found that the extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit. Studying such planets is important in understanding the diversity of planetary systems and assessing current ...
Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres across the African continent ...
Panama butterfly migrations linked to El Nino, climate change
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A high-speed chase across the Panama Canal in a Boston Whaler may sound like the beginning of another James Bond film—but the protagonist of this story brandishes a butterfly net and studies the effects of ...
'Second hit' pushes noninvasive breast cancer towards deadly metastasis
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A new study identifies a molecule that acts cooperatively with a well known oncoprotein to drive progression of noninvasive breast cancer to metastatic, life-threatening disease. The research findings, published by Cell Press ...
Baby whale's first breath caught on camera off Australia
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Australian scientists have photographed a humpback whale helping a newborn calf take what appears to be its first breath, a rare event described as the "Holy Grail" for whale-watchers.
Bioethicists call for federal regulation of genetic ancestry testing
Jul 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the popularity of take-home DNA kits to trace ancestry or calculate the risk for serious medical conditions grows, there is an increasingly critical need for federal oversight of "direct-to consumer" genetic ...
Climate change could drive vast human migrations
Jun 10, 2009 |
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By mid-century, people may be fleeing rising seas, droughts, floods and other effects of changing climate, in migrations that could vastly exceed the scope of anything before, says a major new report. The ...
New 'molecular clock' aids dating of human migration history
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration - even when no corroborating archaeological evidence exists.
Research suggests we are genetically programmed to care about climate change
May 27, 2009 |
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Humans may be programmed by evolution to care about the future of the environment, suggests research published today.
