July 2010 Archives
30 July 2010
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Podcast: Orbital Gridlock, Rubber Band Physics, and More
Do "mind melds" enable effective communication? How can researchers alleviate satellite traffic jams? And what does a rubber band look like when you effectively roll it down a hill?...
30 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Neutrino Observatory Picks Up Cosmic Rays
IceCube confirms uneven distribution of rays in the southern sky
30 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Duck Penises Size Up the Competition
Ducks grow larger genitalia to outdo their rivals
30 July 2010
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ScienceShot: How Locusts Are Like Magnets
Math helps explain how a cloud of locusts is able to suddenly shift direction
30 July 2010
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Curbing Domestic Violence in Chickens
New research could help poultry farmers stop their hens from tearing each other to pieces
30 July 2010
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Marijuana Time Warp
Active ingredient in cannabis disrupts the body's internal clock
29 July 2010
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Deadly Viruses Have Been Part of Us for Millions of Years
Humans, zebrafish, and other vertebrates host "viral fossils" in their DNA
29 July 2010
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Island Monkeys Give Clues to Origins of HIV's Ancestor
Virus passed from monkeys to chimps about 22,000 years ago
29 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Why Are Male Whales Humping Each Other?
Researchers examine a curious case at a Canadian aquarium
29 July 2010
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Tough Food Makes Coyotes Better Biters
Pups who gnaw on bones develop shorter and thicker skulls
28 July 2010
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The Physics of a Rolling Rubber Band
Researchers model what happens when a rubber band rolls downhill
28 July 2010
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How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam
Solar sails could push satellites into previously impossible orbits
28 July 2010
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Critical Ocean Organisms Are Disappearing
Phytoplankton decline could spell trouble for climate and marine food webs
27 July 2010
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Jumping Genes Shed Light on Marsupial Migration
Genetic footprint reveals pouched mammals' relationships
26 July 2010
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'Locked-In' Patients Can Follow Their Noses
New technology could allow paralyzed patients to type and move a wheelchair by sniffing
26 July 2010
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'Mind Meld' Enables Good Conversation
When two people talk, similar areas of their brain activate
26 July 2010
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Obscure Immune Cells Thwart Ticks
New technique for deleting cells allows researchers to pin down their function
26 July 2010
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No Sighting of Higgs, But Fermilab Physicists Say They May Be Close
Spurred by new limits on prized particle's mass, scientists push to run their atom smasher three more years
23 July 2010
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Podcast: IVF Roulette, Cells with Good Memories, and the Biggest Stars Ever
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
23 July 2010
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Bacteria Bring Leaves Back From the Dead
Microbes in moths resurrect leaves so that the insects can feast upon them
23 July 2010
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Earth as an Extrasolar Planet
Astronomers successfully test a technique that could be used to find life beyond our solar system
22 July 2010
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Marine Creatures Survived Ancient Ocean Acidification
But modern-day acid buildup is occurring much faster
22 July 2010
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ScienceShot: The Core of Neptune, Here on Earth
Researchers seek to replicate the ultrahigh temperatures and pressures of the outer planets
22 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Speeding Star Was Born on the Run
Close encounter with central black hole caused an ejection—and a stellar merger
22 July 2010
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Video: Mushroom Cloud Helps Moss Spores Reach New Heights
Plant uses same mechanism as jellyfish and squid
22 July 2010
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ScienceShot: A Well-Preserved Meteor Impact
Egypt's Kamil Crater still sports ejecta after thousands of years
22 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Caterpillar's Guts Crawl Independently of Their Bodies
Insects get ahead by lurching their entrails forward
21 July 2010
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Sled Dogs: A Breed of Their Own
Study finds that, despite their differences, sled dogs share similar genetics
21 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Anti-Malaria Drug Bleaches Hair
Woman who overdoses on chloroquine gets a surprising new doo
21 July 2010
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Video: Airplane Perches Like a Bird
Glider could come in for a landing on a telephone wire without stalling
21 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Presenting the Little Folks of the Solar System
Montage captures every visited asteroid and comet
21 July 2010
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A New Way to Map the Universe
Approach could trace as much as 50% of the observable universe far faster and cheaper than current surveys can
21 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Marmots Thrive on Climate Change
Warming world is causing rodents to grow bigger and produce more offspring
21 July 2010
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Stellar Heavyweight Breaks the Scales
One supergiant smashes prevailing theory about star mass
20 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Tiny Amphibian, Long Life
Human fish can live up to 100 years--much longer than expected for its size
20 July 2010
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Anti-HIV Gel Also Effective Against Herpesvirus
Double-hit microbicide could be a powerful tool in fighting epidemic
20 July 2010
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ScienceShot: A Moon-Maker Among Saturn's Rings
Tiny Prometheus causes F Ring particles to clump
19 July 2010
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ScienceShot: Burrowing Moles Breathe Easy
Molecular quirk helps mammals survive in limited oxygen environments
19 July 2010
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Will IVF Work for You?
New model attempts to calculate the odds of in vitro fertilization success
19 July 2010
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At Last, Vaginal Gel Scores Victory Against HIV
Women who used gel had a 39% lower chance of becoming infected by the virus than those who received a placebo
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