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Bacteria reveal secret of adaptation at Evolution Canyon
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin', or cell membranes. Scientists have found that bacteria change these complex and important ...
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Study to explore North-east’s 'magic mountain'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The enduring appeal of the North-east’s most popular hill is set to be explored by a new study.
Ancient footprints open to public in Italy
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Italian researchers have opened two tourist paths to follow in the oldest known human footsteps at the extinct Roccamonfina volcano north of Naples.
Scorpion biodiversity
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Scorpions possess resistance to high temperatures and the ability to conserve water for long periods of time, and as a result thrive in hot and arid parts of the world. But is this global distribution also seen at a more ...
Skiers look at their back yard, not slopes
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A study suggested that U.S. skiers are less likely to head to the slopes if their backyards are snow-free, despite how much snow is reported at ski areas.
Doctors: Defibrillators needed at resorts
Dec 15, 2006 |
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As more people hit the ski slopes defibrillators should be at ski resorts for cardiac emergencies, doctors said in the British Medical Journal.
Mars Rover Team Plays It Safes With Spirit
Mar 06, 2006 |
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NASA's Spirit recorded this view while approaching the northwestern edge of the formation Mars Exploration Rover mission controllers have named Home Plate, a circular plateau-like area of bright, layered outcrop ...
Geologists monitor landslide in Washington state for further movement
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2009 |
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It's hard to picture a bigger landslide than the one that buried a quarter-mile of Highway 410 in Yakima County, Wash., in mid-October.
Rhododendron expansion may increase the chance of landslides on Southern Appalachian slopes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests that the expansion of rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) in Southern Appalachian mountain hollows may in ...
Gorilla King Titus dies in Rwanda
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Titus the Gorilla King, who became the world's most famous mountain gorilla after starring in Dian Fossey's "Gorillas in the Mist" and a BBC documentary, has died in Rwanda at the ripe old age of 35.
New robot skier takes to the slopes (w/ Video)
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavie ...
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