April 2010 Archives
30 April 2010
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ScienceShot: How Lazy Crabs Become Marathon Runners Overnight
Dramatic shift in gene expression helps crustaceans make 5-kilometer trek
30 April 2010
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Podcast: Grieving Chimps, Elephant Alarm Calls, Dark Matter 'Footballs,' and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
29 April 2010
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Island Reptiles Buck an Evolutionary Trend
Martinique's lizards challenge traditional views of speciation
29 April 2010
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Cracking the Mystery of Mirror Movements
Scientists identify mutations behind a rare condition in which movements on one side of the body replicate those on the other
29 April 2010
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Report: Governments Have Failed to Protect Biodiversity
Species loss, deforestation continue despite 2002 pledge
29 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Stolen Fungus Gene Turned Aphids Red
Insects are first animals know to produce their own carotenoids
28 April 2010
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New Madrid Quakes May Not Have Been So Colossal
Analysis downgrades the notorious 19th century Midwestern temblors
28 April 2010
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Catalyst Brings Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Closer to Reality
Substance overcomes many of the drawbacks of previous catalysts
28 April 2010
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Researchers Speed Healing of Broken Bones
Manipulation of cell signaling proteins accelerates bone growth by a third in injured mice
28 April 2010
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Video: Hot Plasma Rains Down on the Sun
Moon-sized chunks splash onto the solar surface
28 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Dinosaur Feathers Changed With Age
Dramatic difference between juveniles and adults not seen in modern birds
27 April 2010
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Farming Ants Update Their Crops
Researchers discover twist in the coevolution of ants and fungi
26 April 2010
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Dark Matter Halos Look a Bit Like a Football
Clumps of the mysterious substance reveal surprisingly similar shapes
26 April 2010
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Elephants Have an Alarm Call for Bees
Study suggests that pachyderms tailor vocal warnings to specific foes
26 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Decades-Old Soviet Reflector Spotted on the Moon
Find will help test Einstein's theory of relativity
26 April 2010
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Chimps Grieve Over Dead Relatives
Two studies document an almost humanlike response to death
23 April 2010
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Did Monster Eruptions Warm the World?
Undersea volcanoes may have flooded the air with methane and spiked global temperatures
23 April 2010
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ScienceShot: A Mysterious Galactic Halo
Strange structure around M81 defies classification
22 April 2010
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New Concerns About Deadly Fungus Found in Oregon
Microbiologists uncover clues to virulence, worry about spread to neighboring regions
22 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Asteroid Sampling Spacecraft Will Return
Hayabusa may bring back first fragments sampled directly from an asteroid
22 April 2010
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Podcast: Long-Lived Dogs, Clever Crows, and More
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22 April 2010
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ScienceShot: A Nano-Sized Ski Resort
Researchers etch 25-nanometer-high Matterhorn in glass
22 April 2010
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Dreams Linked to Better Memories
Students who dream of virtual reality maze perform better on a second try
21 April 2010
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An RNA Clue to Breast Cancer's Spread
MicroRNAs can block metastasis, play other cancer roles
21 April 2010
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ScienceShot: A Psychedelic Sun
NASA observatory captures sun in extreme ultraviolet
21 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Concrete + Diamonds = Quieter Roads
Proven technique can cut highway noise in half
20 April 2010
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No Silver Lining in Restaurant Sushi's Mercury Levels
High-priced tuna contains more of the metal than lower-priced supermarket fare
20 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Don't Eat Me, Sis
Male orb web spiders sacrifice themselves to mate outside the family
20 April 2010
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Clever Crows, Complex Cognition?
Given a new challenge, crows figure out how to pull it off
20 April 2010
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Smell Less, Live Longer
Fruit flies die young when exposed to a specific food odor
20 April 2010
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Do Brain-Training Programs Work?
Study finds no broad benefits from software designed to boost cognition
20 April 2010
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ScienceShot: Household Pets—Unsafe at Any Speed
Cat and dog falls send tens of thousands of people to the hospital each year
19 April 2010
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Quantum Cryptography Hits the Fast Lane
Improved system can distribute numerical “keys” for scrambling messages at megabit rates—fast enough to encode video
19 April 2010
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Iceland’s Volcano Proving Tough to Predict
Eyjafjallajökull isn't behaving well, and that could be bad for the island's future
19 April 2010
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ScienceShot: How Strong is Your Stomach?
Magnetic pills reveal the force of human guts
19 April 2010
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Frostbite? Not for These Microbes
Chemical solution helps fungi live at -80°C
18 April 2010
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Slideshow: Marine Microbes Rule the Seas
A survey of the ocean's tiniest denizens reveals many more than expected
16 April 2010
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Researchers Solve the Mystery of the Zodiacal Light
Disintegrating comets generate the solar system’s disk of microscopic debris
16 April 2010
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Good Dogs Live Longer
A breed’s temperament affects its longevity, study finds
16 April 2010
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From the Archives: Iceland's Doomsday Scenario?
Research into a 1783 eruption raises concerns that include fluoride poisoning and widespread air pollution
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