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Martian rock arrangement not alien handiwork
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 07, 2009 |
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At first, figuring out how pebble-sized rocks organize themselves in evenly-spaced patterns in sand seemed simple and even intuitive. But once Andrew Leier, an assistant geoscience professor at the U of C, started observing, ...
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Hybrid 'Muttsucker' Has Genes of Three Species
Biology /
Jul 23, 2008 |
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In the murky waters of an inconspicuous stream in a remote area of Wyoming, researchers detail the potential impact that an introduced fish, the white sucker, could have on the evolutionary biology of fishes.
Pittsburgh U. gets fossil-rich land
Jan 25, 2006 |
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A Wyoming cattle rancher has donated about 4,700 acres of his dinosaur-bone rich Wyoming ranch to the University of Pittsburgh.
Tadpoles Used to Rapidly Detect Water Pollution
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research conducted by University of Wyoming Professor Paul Johnson and others demonstrates that genetically modified tadpoles work well as sensitive monitors for rapidly detecting water pollution.
Sage grouse drops near drilling sites
Jan 20, 2006 |
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A study found the population of sage grouse declined sharply in breeding habitat near oil and gas exploration fields in western Wyoming.
Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2008 |
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The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and ...
Researchers Developing More Efficient Ethanol Production Method
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A University of Wyoming professor has received a $485,000 grant to explore a more economical way to produce ethanol.
UW Mathematician to Study Tornado Turbulence
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Anyone who has seen a tornado has noticed its snake-like core weaving from an imaginary hole in the sky to threaten the ground below. However, not everyone who has witnessed a tornado calls it a "vortex filament" ...
Hubble Space Telescope Spies Galaxy/Black Hole Evolution in Action
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A set of 29 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of an exotic type of active galaxy known as a "post-starburst quasar" show that interactions and mergers drive both galaxy evolution and the growth of super-massive ...
UW Invention Targets Terrorist Weapons
Aug 23, 2006 |
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University of Wyoming researchers have developed and patented a technology that can rapidly detect explosives such as the liquid compounds that were part of a recently-thwarted plot to detonate bombs on as many as 10 U.S.-bound ...
Researcher Identifies Tracks Of Swimming Dinosaur In Wyoming
Oct 17, 2005 |
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The tracks of a previously unknown, two-legged swimming dinosaur have been identified along the shoreline of an ancient inland sea that covered Wyoming 165 million years ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder ...
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