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20 Nov 2009
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Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in...
- 19 Nov 2009
Environmental selectivity during three of the ‘Big Five’ mass extinction events focus of two paleontologists’ latest...
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ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist...
- 19 Nov 2009
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 19, 2009 -- Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role...
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Microorganism may provide key to combating giant...
- 19 Nov 2009
Louisiana Tech researchers say 'natural herbicide' could control destructive biomass IMAGE: This image displays...
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SMOS satellite instrument comes alive
- 19 Nov 2009
The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil...
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Reference genome of maize, most important US crop,...
- 19 Nov 2009
Complex sequence and 'HapMap' shed light on maize's 'wonderful diversity' Cold Spring Harbor, NY – A four-year, multi-institutional effort...
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Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian...
- 19 Nov 2009
A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side...
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BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc
- 19 Nov 2009
Cousins of prehistoric supercroc inhabit lost world of Sahara VIDEO: National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence...
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Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica
- 19 Nov 2009
A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages may have been higher than previously...
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'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to...
- 19 Nov 2009
Homo floresiensis not diseased sub-population of healthy humans Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have...
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Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens...
- 19 Nov 2009
MADISON — Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities. Here's a new one to add to the list: the...
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After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape
- 19 Nov 2009
MADISON — Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals — including...
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Rich ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere
- 19 Nov 2009
Washington, D.C.— Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different...
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Amaizing: Corn genome decoded
- 19 Nov 2009
AUDIO: A team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Arizona, Cold Spring...
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Public University of Navarre draws up first map of...
- 19 Nov 2009
This release is available in Spanish. Doctor in biology from the UPNA, Mr Gúmer Pérez Garrido studied and described for the...
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NESCent helps to build a global digital data network...
- 19 Nov 2009
DURHAM, NC - The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is now part of a major new digital data initiative that will improve the ability of...
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WHOI'S Bruce A. Warren is awarded Sverdrup Gold Medal
- 19 Nov 2009
Bruce A. Warren-- one of the world's pre-eminent researchers of deep ocean currents and scientist emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic...
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Scientists unravel evolution of highly toxic box...
- 18 Nov 2009
Research could help lead to antivenoms and treatments With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach...
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Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote...
- 18 Nov 2009
Smarter grid, greener buildings could cut pollution and carbon dioxide emissions India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide...
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Research challenges for understanding landscape...
- 18 Nov 2009
WASHINGTON -- Nine research challenges and four research initiatives that are poised to advance the study of how Earth's landscapes change were...
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NASA's QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on...
- 18 Nov 2009
Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now...
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MIT: Better way to harness waste heat
- 18 Nov 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - New MIT research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much of the wasted heat produced by...
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Oceans' uptake of manmade carbon may be slowing
- 18 Nov 2009
First year-by-year study, 1765-2008, shows proportion declining IMAGE: Carbon released by fossil fuel burning...
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AGU Fall Meeting: Press room update, book hotels by...
- 18 Nov 2009
1. Press Room update Upon arrival at Fall Meeting, please go to the News Media registration counter in the main registration area (Moscone...
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'Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites' wins award...
- 18 Nov 2009
Everything a meteorite hunter needs to know about finding cosmic treasures The Springer book Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard...
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The benefits of stress ... in plants
- 18 Nov 2009
Wild flax plants fight infection even in poor soil Chronic stress in humans has been implicated in heart disease, weight gain, and diabetes,...
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Cyclone Anja hits wind shear, weakens drastically
- 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite passed over Anja on November 15 at 0904 UTC. Anja had...
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Are female mountain goats sexually conflicted over...
- 17 Nov 2009
Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But University of...
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Spotting evidence of directed percolation
- 17 Nov 2009
Convincing experimental evidence finally found for directed percolation. IMAGE: This is an illustration of...
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Purdue, NASA research provides blueprint for...
- 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Some common chemical molecules, most of them used industrially, may be more worrisome from a global...
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Human emissions rise 2 percent despite GFC
- 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Human emissions rise 2 percent despite the global financial crisis. Click here for more...
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