 Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. | |
 New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down ... | |
 A crash course in true political science May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... | |
 Large mammal species live harder, die out faster May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Throughout Earth’s history, species have come and gone, being replaced by new ones that are better able to cope with life’s challenges. But some species last longer than others, while others may die out sooner ... | |
Power from Formic Acid May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society. In this context, hydrogen technology has taken on increased importance. | |
 Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species May 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new research shows that species living in the ... | |
 Platypus genome explains animal's peculiar features; holds clues to evolution of mammals May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. An international consortium of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has decoded ... | |
Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year May 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. | |
 FSU researcher: As gas prices climb, employee productivity plummets May 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Rising gas prices are affecting more than the family budget. More pain at the pump results in more employee stress on the job, says Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State ... | |
 Researchers study bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big ... | |
 EU delays ruling on GM products May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The European Commission on Wednesday ordered more tests on whether several genetically modified products should be allowed in Europe, putting back a decision on whether to give approval. | |
Federal polar bear research critically flawed, says new study May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according ... | |
Prions show their good side May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, also have a helpful side. According to new findings from Gerald Zamponi and colleagues, normally functioning prions prevent ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 15 hours ago | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
Do you really remember the sixites? May 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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New research suggests that the sixties was not really the decade of peace, love and understanding that people generally remember. | |
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