 Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. ... | |
The genetics of the white horse unraveled July 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular ... | |
 It takes nerves for flies to keep a level head July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The nerve connections that keep a fly's gaze stable during complex aerial manoeuvres, enabling it to respond quickly to obstacles in its flight path, are revealed in new detail in research published today ... | |
Plant steroids offer new paradigm for how hormones work 22 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the playbook of molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal cells. A new ... | |
Biology enters 'The Matrix' through new computer language July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Ever since the human genome was sequenced less than 10 years ago, researchers have been able to access a dizzying plethora of genomic information with a simple click of a mouse. This digitizing of genomic data—and its public ... | |
 Researchers Help U.S. Military Thwart Explosive Threats July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at UC San Diego are using statistical pattern recognition and image processing to help the U.S. military better detect hidden roadside explosives. | |
 Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. | |
 Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain 19 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said ... | |
For Clean Water: Chlorine-tolerant membranes for desalination July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most pressing needs of our time is safe, sustainable access to fresh water. The dominant technology for desalination of water is membrane-based desalination, an energy-efficient, environmentally ... | |
New population of highly threatened greater bamboo lemur found in Madagascar July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population of greater bamboo lemurs more than 400 kilometers (240 miles) from the only other place where the Critically Endangered species is known to live, raising ... | |
 Lost castle solves riddle of Buckton Moor July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A mysterious monument standing on a windswept Lancashire hilltop for nearly a thousand years has been identified as one of England’s most important castles – causing a sensation among archaeologists. | |
New findings on Mother Earth's earthy scent July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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That evocative "earthy" scent of the soil returning to life in spring — and nasty earthy tastes and odors in fish and drinking water — actually results from two substances released by soil bacteria. Researchers in Rhode Island ... | |
 New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years ago, that's exactly what they were—discarded ... | |
Tulane University Anthropologist Helps Unravel Mummy Mystery July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Tulane University anthropologist Kit Nelson is the co-director of a National Geographic-sponsored team that is in the process of unraveling a mummy bundle found in Peru's historic Huaura Valley. The mummy is believed to have ... | |
 Researcher shows evolution of milkweed defense system July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants ... | |
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