 New Zealand's colossal squid defies legends: scientists 11 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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New Zealand's mysterious colossal squid, the largest of the feared and legendary species ever caught, was not the T-Rex of the oceans but a lethargic blob, new research suggests. | |
Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes 24 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible ... | |
 Australian officials to euthanize baby whale 11 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- An Australian environmental official says an abandoned baby whale that has been attempting to suckle boats in the waters off north Sydney will be euthanized. | |
 Rare leopards found in Borneo forest: researcher 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A new population of rare leopard has been found living in thick forests on the Indonesian half of Borneo island, a researcher said Thursday. | |
 Indiana ramps up its control efforts against kudzu 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A fast-growing vine that's left parts of Indiana beneath tangles of greenery is coming under assault as the state ramps up its efforts to kill the leafy invader. | |
Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used ... | |
Oetzi the Iceman dressed like a herdsman 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman, and that their technique, reported today ... | |
 Dallas Zoo drops plan to ship elephant to Mexico 11 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Jenny the lonely elephant, whose pending move from the Dallas Zoo to Mexico had angered activists, isn't going anywhere after all. | |
Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. ... | |
Report says dietary supplements for horses, dogs and cats need better regulation 5 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The growing use of animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns, including the safety of specific supplements and the approaches taken to determine their safeness. A new National Research Council report, requested ... | |
Study on salmonella self-destruction 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
ETH Zurich biologists, led by Professors Martin Ackermann and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, in collaboration with Michael Doebeli of the University of British Colombia in Vancouver (CN), have been able to describe how random molecular ... | |
Manes, trains and antlers explained 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme. | |
Research shows pollsters how the undecided will vote 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As the American Presidential election approaches, pollsters are scrambling to predict who will win. A study by a team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the University of Padova, Italy, may give ... | |
 NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse 2 hours ago | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards ... | |
25 year old message in a bottle reunited with its owner 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As an eleven year old boy in 1985, Donald Wylie tossed a bottle into the Orkney sea, with a message asking its finder to track him down. Almost a quarter of a century later, Donald will be reunited with the bottle which ... | |
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