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Will earlier springs throw nature out of step? - 8 Feb 2010
The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published today (9 February 2010) in the...
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Brown biologist solves mystery of tropical grasses'... - 8 Feb 2010
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Around 30 to 40 million years ago, grasses on Earth underwent an epic evolutionary upheaval. An...
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Conservation from space: Landscape diversity helps... - 7 Feb 2010
Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their...
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Renewable oil companies - 5 Feb 2010
The entry of oil companies into the realm of renewable energy could present major obstacles for the development of a sustainable economy that...
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Seismology highlights from BSSA February issue - 5 Feb 2010
Feb. 5, 2010 (San Francisco, CA) -- A new study identifies earthquakes through July 2007 that have produced 100 of the strongest peak...
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Understanding past and future climate - 5 Feb 2010
The notion that scientists understand how changes in Earth's orbit affect climate well enough for estimating long-term natural climate trends...
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Carbonate veins reveal chemistry of ancient seawater - 5 Feb 2010
Seawater chemistry IMAGE: Calcium carbonate veins are common in upper ocean crust, where they precipitate from...
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New facility expected to clarify ecosystem responses... - 5 Feb 2010
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2010 -- Scientists hope to get a glimpse of the future with a proposed experiment facility in northern Minnesota that...
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WIREs win 3 prizes at the PROSE awards - 5 Feb 2010
3 awards for Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews at the American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence Hoboken NJ –...
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February Geology and GSA Today Highlights - 5 Feb 2010
Boulder, CO, USA – GEOLOGY presents studies of mineralized microfossils in the Yukon; what the Great Barrier Reef tells us about sea...
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Cyclone Oli reaches category 4 strength on its way... - 4 Feb 2010
IMAGE: An infrared AIRS image (from NASA's Aqua satellite) on Feb. 4 at 11:23 UTC (6:23 a.m. ET) showed that...
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GOES-P all fueled up - 4 Feb 2010
IMAGE: In the mobile service tower at Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Fla., a solid...
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New ORNL system provides hybrid electric autos with... - 4 Feb 2010
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2010 -- An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond...
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Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis - 4 Feb 2010
Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are...
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Yes, ecology shapes evolution, but guppies show... - 4 Feb 2010
IMAGE: A male guppy from the upper mountain streams of Trinidad; upstream males are brightly colored compared...
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$32 million CU-Boulder instrument package to study... - 4 Feb 2010
A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better Contact: Tom...
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Oceans reveal further impacts of climate change,... - 4 Feb 2010
VIDEO: UAB biologist Jim McClintock, Ph.D., discusses the impact of ocean acidification. Click here for more...
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Moss helps chart the conquest of land by plants - 4 Feb 2010
Molecular biology of drought tolerance comes into focus VIDEO: Research has revealed the biological mechanisms...
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Study reveals potential evolutionary role for... - 4 Feb 2010
Male homosexuality doesn't make complete sense from an evolutionary point of view. It appears that the trait is heritable, but because...
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Habit-learning device will lower energy bills under... - 4 Feb 2010
Smart control units that learn householders' energy habits and provide immediate feedback on consumption could give home energy savings of up...
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Yale scientists complete color palette of a dinosaur... - 4 Feb 2010
This release is available in Chinese. Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that...
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NOCS welcomes new marine science strategy - 4 Feb 2010
The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) has welcomed the 15-year UK strategy to deliver world-class marine science, jointly...
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An answer to another of life's big questions - 4 Feb 2010
Monash University biochemists have found a critical piece in the evolutionary puzzle that explains how life on Earth evolved millions of...
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Now a hurricane, Oli passing Bora Bora - 3 Feb 2010
IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite AIRS instrument captured the western half of Cyclone Oli on Feb. 3 at 12:17 UTC...
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NASA's Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Depression Fami... - 3 Feb 2010
IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite AIRS instrument captured Fami (blue) on Feb. 3 at 09:35 UTC (4:35 a.m. ET), and...
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Black carbon a significant factor in melting of... - 3 Feb 2010
IMAGE: This map of the change in annual linear snow cover from 1990 to 2001 shows a thick band (blue) across...
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Invasive plants are beneficiaries of climate change... - 3 Feb 2010
Non-native species have adapted by adjusting the timing of seasonal activities such as flowering IMAGE: Purple...
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Bad news for mosquitoes: Yale study may lead to... - 3 Feb 2010
Yale University researchers have found more than two dozen scent receptors in malaria-transmitting mosquitoes that detect compounds in human...
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Scientists find quantum mechanics at work in... - 3 Feb 2010
TORONTO, ON – A team of University of Toronto chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing...
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Scientists unite to combat water scarcity; solutions... - 3 Feb 2010
New Middle East regional initiative to confront climate change promises greater food security, economic development and social stability AMMAN,...
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