 Large mammal species live harder, die out faster May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 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 ... | |
 Researchers stumped by drug addiction paradox April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 99 vote(s)
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From chocolate and caffeine to nicotine and cocaine, many of our most addictive foods and drugs come from plant toxins. Considering that plants originally developed these toxins to deter herbivorous predators, ... | |
 New evidence from earliest known human settlement in the Americas May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early ... | |
 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 ... | |
 Molecular analysis confirms T. rex's evolutionary link to birds April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Putting more meat on the theory that dinosaurs’ closest living relatives are modern-day birds, molecular analysis of a shred of 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex protein – along with that of 21 modern ... | |
 New source for biofuels discovered April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide a significant portion ... | |
 You are what your mother eats: First evidence that mother's diet influences infant sex April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child’s sex is associated with the mother’s diet. Published today, in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society ... | |
 The new shape of music: Music has its own geometry, researchers find April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 124 vote(s)
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The connection between music and mathematics has fascinated scholars for centuries. More than 200 years ago Pythagoras reportedly discovered that pleasing musical intervals could be described using simple ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
 Retailers can use DNA tracing to track meat May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis. IdentiGEN Ltd., based in Ireland with U.S. offices in Lawrence, Kan., said its DNA TraceBack technology ... | |
Study debunks myth of job testing as race barrier May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Conventional wisdom holds that the standardized tests some employers require of job applicants serve as a barrier to equal employment. But a pioneering study shows just the opposite: Screening increases employers' precision ... | |
 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. | |
 Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. | |
 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 ... | |
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