January 2009 Archives
30 January 2009
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Titan's Methane Mystery
Scientists suspect liquid hydrocarbon reservoirs lurk beneath moon's surface
30 January 2009
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Big Bucks for U.S. Science, Area 41, and Porn at NSF
Plus more from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
29 January 2009
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Why Can't Mules Breed?
Study chalks speciation up to subtle genetic differences
29 January 2009
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Hey, Fish, Got My Back?
Bold sticklebacks get bolder when a shy companion is nearby
29 January 2009
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Tucking Carbon Deep Into the Ocean
Iron-fed blooms of algae help suck CO2 from the atmosphere and keep it in the ocean.
29 January 2009
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Serotonin Makes Locusts Swarm
Findings could point the way to new pest-control strategies
29 January 2009
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Natural Pest Control No Better on Organic Farms
Richer biodiversity on organic farms doesn't yield more biocontrol of insects than it does on conventional farms
28 January 2009
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Triceratops Horns Aren't Just for Show
Hundreds of fossils reveal evidence of fierce combat
28 January 2009
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How to Cool the Planet, Manually
Scientists rate effectiveness of geoengineering schemes
27 January 2009
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Sterile Flies, Version 2.0
Researchers genetically upgrade a time-honored pest-control strategy
27 January 2009
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Eat Less, Remember More?
Cutting calories improves memory in the elderly
26 January 2009
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The Oceans' Global Warming Hangover
Models predict dead zones that would last for centuries
26 January 2009
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Death March of the Penguins?
Shrinking sea ice may decimate penguin population that starred in 2005 movie
26 January 2009
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A Millennia-Long Greenhouse Disaster
The physics of global warming would make for essentially irreversible global damage
23 January 2009
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Obama's Shout-Out to Science and Museum Tumult in Iraq
Plus more from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
22 January 2009
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The Dirt on Sewage Sludge
Survey of waste from U.S. treatment plants reveals high concentrations of antibiotics
22 January 2009
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Feeling Old? Blame Your Nuclear Pores
Leaking nuclei may contribute to aging
22 January 2009
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No Feces for This Species
Dung beetle gives up excrement for the life of a hunter
21 January 2009
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Brain's Arteries Have a Mind of Their Own
Study raises questions about interpretation of fMRI data
16 January 2009
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Big Stars Resist Dieting
But time is short for figuring out where and when the water was
16 January 2009
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Science's Financial Bonanza, a 2-Decade-Long Criminal Investigation, and a Win for Intelligent Design
Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
15 January 2009
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Lunar Rock Opens Door to Moon's Past
Study suggests an Earth-like core
15 January 2009
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Global Warming: Corn to the Rescue?
Reflective crops could lower Earth's temperature
15 January 2009
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Mars Has Methane, But Life?
Gas points to the possibility of bacteria--or just rotting rock--on red planet
14 January 2009
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Roads Present Invisible Barriers to Bats
Wing design may hinder flight across highways
14 January 2009
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The Brain's Pied Piper
Researchers identify neural system that prods us to conform
14 January 2009
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Extinct Tiger Lives On in Close Relative
Caspian tiger is essentially the same subspecies as Siberian tiger
14 January 2009
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Methane Emissions? Don't Blame Plants
Study refutes controversial finding that plants make greenhouse gas
13 January 2009
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Care for a Silkworm With Your Tang?
Caterpillars may be on the menu for future space expeditions
13 January 2009
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Caffeine Linked to Hallucinations
Hard-core coffee and tea drinkers tend to see and hear things that aren't there
12 January 2009
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Farming Strides Toward Sustainability
Production of major food crops has become markedly more efficient over the past 20 years, but challenges remain
12 January 2009
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The Fastest Way to Change a Species: Start Eating It
Human hunting alters organisms' size and breeding schedule three times faster than natural forces
12 January 2009
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The Flashiest Dino of Them All
Researchers find oldest example of feathers used for display
12 January 2009
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Are You a Moneymaker? Look at Your Hands
Financial traders with relatively long ring fingers bring home the dough
9 January 2009
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Announcing Origins, Science's New Evolution Blog
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth with a series of essays on evolution
9 January 2009
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ScienceInsider Roundup
A selection of this week's stories from Science's policy blog
8 January 2009
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Whence the First Americans?
Ancient peoples may have traveled two paths to reach North and South America
8 January 2009
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Genetic Code Sees Double
Protozoan peculiarity may force rethink of 40 years of scientific dogma
8 January 2009
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Culture Shock May Explain Similarity Between Humans
Our ancestors' avoidance of those who spoke and dressed differently limited our genetic diversity
8 January 2009
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After a Brief Vacation, La Niña Is Back
Pacific weather pattern promises more drought woes in the U.S.
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