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New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

Bye bye 'Hogwarts dinosaur'? New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago - with great ...


Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

For kids, ringing a neighbor's doorbell, yelling "trick or treat," and receiving candy brings plenty of smiles, but for many the real fun of Halloween happens when you turn your plastic jack-o'-lantern candy ...


Mastodon Tusk May Be Largest Ever Uncovered In NYS

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research under way at the New York State Museum indicates that a huge mastodon tusk, recently excavated by Museum scientists in Orange County, may be the largest tusk ever found in New York State.


More women choosing preventive double mastectomies

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When health care worker Kathy Hajopoulos decided in 2006 to remove both her breasts when she was diagnosed with cancer in one, she became part of a growing class of women making that same decision.


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Penn State researchers promote pollinator-friendly native gardens

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the country, pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds are declining due to habitat loss, diseases such as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), pests and excessive pesticide use. Penn ...


Veterans find healing on the water (AP)

Veterans find healing on the water

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Standing at the edge of a clear pond in the Idaho mountains on a cold day in early October, former U.S. Marine Angel Gomez made a timid cast with his fly fishing rod.


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Researchers claim a third of dinosaurs might never have existed

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ten-year study by US paleontologists suggests that up to a third of dinosaur fossils may have been incorrectly identified as new species, when they are actually juveniles of species ...


Alfalfa sprouts key to discovering how meandering rivers form and maintain

Alfalfa sprouts hold the line on meandering streams (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sinuous, meandering streams produce diverse and wildlife-rich habitats and are the aim of many river restoration efforts, but until now, the bank, water flow and sediment conditions required ...


3 million gallons of sewage enter Missouri river after city waits to repair sewer line

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Kansas City Water Services workers decided to wait over the weekend before fixing a broken sewer line that eventually spilled 3 million gallons of raw sewage, officials said Tuesday.


Calif. solar firm hits desert swarm

Technology / Energy

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

BrightSource Energy has encountered some storm clouds in its quest to bring a solar future to large stretches of the western United States. The Oakland, Calif.,-based developer of solar farms has been forced to scuttle its ...



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