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Martian rock arrangement not alien handiwork

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2

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 /

created Jul 23, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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

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created Jan 25, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A Wyoming cattle rancher has donated about 4,700 acres of his dinosaur-bone rich Wyoming ranch to the University of Pittsburgh.


Sage grouse drops near drilling sites

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created Jan 20, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study found the population of sage grouse declined sharply in breeding habitat near oil and gas exploration fields in western Wyoming.


Tadpoles Used to Rapidly Detect Water Pollution

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(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.


Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?

Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (40) | comments 3

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

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created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 3

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

UW Mathematician to Study Tornado Turbulence

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 26, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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

Hubble Space Telescope Spies Galaxy/Black Hole Evolution in Action

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 0

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

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created Aug 23, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

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

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created Oct 17, 2005 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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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