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Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a University of British Columbia study published this ...


Callers of all incomes ditching landlines for cell

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The number of households with cell phones but no landlines continues to grow, but the recession doesn't seem to be forcing poor cellular users to abandon their traditional wired phones any faster than higher-income ...


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The impact of the diffusion of maize to the Southwestern United States

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

An international group of anthropologists offers a new theory about the diffusion of maize to the Southwestern United States and the impact it had.


Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...


First 'genetic map' of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time. was published online today by the American Journal of Human Ge ...


How the daisy got its spots… and why

How the daisy got its spots... and why

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on flowers such as some lilies, orchids, and daisies. Much research has been done on the physiological and behavioral ...


Fossils shake dinosaur family tree

Fossils shake dinosaur family tree

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists have unearthed a previously unknown meat-eating dinosaur in New Mexico, settling a debate about early dinosaur evolution, revealing a period of explosive diversification and ...


Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North America as the center of ...


NORAD is tracking Santa Claus's progress

Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD

Technology / Internet

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...


Most eligible patients miss out on cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Most patients with heart failure likely to benefit from a pacemaker including the capacity for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) do not receive such an implantable device, reports a national study in the December 2009 ...



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