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Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers

Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The white shark may be the ultimate loner of the ocean, cruising thousands of miles in a solitary trek, but a team of researchers has discovered that the sharks have maintained such a consistent pattern of ...


2 Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets

Two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres found -- but they're stars not planets

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University have discovered two earth sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres - however there is a bit of a disappointing snag for anyone ...


Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


Hammerhead shark

Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Hammerhead sharks are some of the Ocean's most distinctive residents. 'Everyone wants to understand why they have this strange head shape,' says Michelle McComb from Florida Atlantic University. One possible ...


Striped skunk

Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...


Physicians Explore Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension

Physicians Explore Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypertension

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drs. William White and Pooja Luthra at the University of Connecticut Health Center are investigating a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and high blood pressure.


Professor: Fear, Shame Keep Homeowners From Defaulting

Professor: Fear, Shame Keep Homeowners From Defaulting

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Brent T. White, a University of Arizona associate professor of law, said policymakers must consider ways that emotions drive financial decisions.


This undated file picture shows part of the Pastoruri snowcapped mountain in the central Peruvian Andes

'Whitewash' could slow global warming: Peruvian scientist

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (10) | comments 11

A Peruvian scientist has called on his country to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat.


Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses. Studying these interactions could lead to new ways of treating bacteria that are resistant ...


Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 45 million turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hunters provide some -- last autumn, about 24,000 wild turkeys were harvested ...



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