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Biologists, educators recognize excellence in...
- 6 Nov 2009
Leonard C. Yannielli receives 2009 NABT Evolution Education Award The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C....
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Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others
- 6 Nov 2009
Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their...
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AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access
- 6 Nov 2009
Scholars contribute to the year of Darwin with publications in BioScience To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On...
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Nitrogen loss threatens desert plant life, study shows
- 6 Nov 2009
As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new Cornell study. That could lead to deserts with even less plant life...
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Past climate of the northern Antarctic Peninsular...
- 6 Nov 2009
Past Antarctic climate IMAGE: The American icebreaker RV/IB Nathanial B. Palmer is shown off the South Shetland...
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DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud,...
- 6 Nov 2009
Scientists to seal historic agreement on plant barcodes; DNA in permafrost may reveal Earth's pre-historic Life The scientific ability to...
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A blue revolution: The key to future food security
- 6 Nov 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka 6th November 2009. "We will need nothing less than a 'Blue Revolution', if we are to achieve food security and avert a...
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AGU journal highlights -- Nov. 5, 2009
- 5 Nov 2009
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL). In this...
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Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them
- 5 Nov 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. – One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef...
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Researchers hail innovative plan to save rainforest,...
- 5 Nov 2009
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- An innovative proposal by the Ecuadorian government to protect an untouched, oil rich region of Amazon rainforest is a...
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Chemists describe solar energy progress and...
- 5 Nov 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2009 — Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical...
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Are the Alps growing or shrinking?
- 5 Nov 2009
Correlation between mountain growth and climate The Alps are growing just as quickly in height, as they are shrinking. This paradoxical result...
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November 2009 story tips from the US Department of...
- 5 Nov 2009
TRANSPORTATION -- Gone hybrid . . . Fuel economy ratings for the new 2010 model year automobiles are now posted at the www.fueleconomy.gov web...
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Male sabertoothed cats were pussycats compared to...
- 5 Nov 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a...
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Boat tail reduces truck fuel consumption by 7.5 percent
- 5 Nov 2009
Public highways A boat tail is a tapering protrusion about two metres in length mounted on the rear of a truck. The boat tail had already...
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The last European hadrosaurs lived in the Iberian...
- 5 Nov 2009
IMAGE: The last European hadrosaurs lived in the Iberian Peninsula Click here for more...
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Why nice guys usually get the girls
- 5 Nov 2009
IMAGE: The Aquarius remigis water strider on the right, identified by the blue-red-white dot sequence, is a...
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Airborne nitrogen shifts aquatic nutrient limitation...
- 5 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Scientist Laura Steger (University of Colorado) is sampling Sandvotni Lake in southwestern Norway. This...
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Genome sequence for the domestic horse to be unveiled
- 5 Nov 2009
The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,...
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Genomes of biofuel yeasts reveal clues that could...
- 5 Nov 2009
November 6, 2009 – As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable...
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How size matters for catalysts
- 5 Nov 2009
Study links size, activity, electronic properties IMAGE: University of Utah chemistry Professor Scott Anderson...
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Caught in the act: Butterfly mate preference shows...
- 5 Nov 2009
Scientists find a population of butterflies that appears to be splitting into 2 species IMAGE: Polymorphic...
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Horse genome sequence and analysis published in Science
- 5 Nov 2009
Work provides a critical community resource for horse -- and potentially human -- disease research An international team of researchers has...
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Springer to partner with Society of Wetland Scientists
- 5 Nov 2009
Wetlands joins growing ecology journals portfolio Starting in January 2010, Springer will publish Wetlands, the official journal of the Society...
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Insect scientists converge in Indianapolis
- 5 Nov 2009
The Entomological Society of America's 57th Annual Meeting will be held Dec. 13-16, 2009 VIDEO: This video...
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Tackling new Arctic challenges from space
- 5 Nov 2009
International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of...
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How does the mind grasp climate change?
- 5 Nov 2009
A research-based guide tries to narrow a communication gap IMAGE: People tend to react to threats that seem...
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Massive Antarctic project takes Montana State...
- 5 Nov 2009
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- An "unparalleled opportunity" to drill through the Ross Ice Shelf and explore the world underneath it will involve Montana...
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Kent State receives $2.7 million NSF training grant...
- 5 Nov 2009
Kent State University has been awarded a training grant in the amount of $2,756,719 by the National Science Foundation under its Integrative...
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Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of...
- 4 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Conch pearls are formed by concentric layers of fibrous crystals, and this layering often produces the...
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