(You won't believe your eyes when you see how large ships are pushed into the water.)
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 12:56 pm in Tech.
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(A study in the American Journal of Botany finds that plants can tell if they're next to a relative and will grow to allow the kin more access to light.)
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 10:59 am in Nature.
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(After a chimp mutilated a Connecticut woman's face, some are questioning the wisdom of keeping wild animals as pets)
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 1:19 pm in Nature.
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(The complex corn genome—coming in at a hearty two billion base pairs (compared with the human genome's 2.9 billion base pairs)—has been mapped by more than 150 researchers, who worked for years to decipher the grain's genetic code. )
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm in Nature.
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(Scientists have uncovered heart disease in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, suggesting the risk factors behind it are not just modern in nature.)
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:22 am in Humanity.
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(Meteor showers produce gorgeous light shows. But the space debris responsible for them can seriously damage spacecraft.)
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:16 am in Astronomy.
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(Late last month, NASA announced the winners of 12 awards for studying the biological effects of radiation. )
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:57 am in Astronomy.
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(Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world.)
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 7:47 am in Nature.
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(Let's check out some of the loosest animals in nature. )
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Nature.
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(It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones.)
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Nature.
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(Renewable energy)
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 7:12 am in Tech.
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(Thanks to a little mouse named Tiny, researchers have now shown that full, living mammals can be grown from so-called induced pluripotent stemcells. )
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 1:24 pm in Medicine.
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(How's this for a sweet surprise? A team of researchers in Washington State has found traces of cooking spices and flavorings in the waters of Puget Sound.)
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 1:17 pm in Nature.
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(The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water.)
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 1:10 pm in Astronomy.
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(Recently gathered images of the Saturnian system at equinox.)
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 9:09 am in Astronomy.
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