June 2011 Archives
30 June 2011 |
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Video: The Secret of Tibetan Singing Bowls
Physicists probe fluid dynamics of meditation device
30 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Tiny Bug Makes a Riot With Its Privates
Water boatman is world's loudest animal relative to its size, thanks to a little help from its sex organ
30 June 2011 |
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Bringing Prehistoric Colors Back to Life
New techniques may allow scientists to reveal colors of first birds and other ancient creatures
30 June 2011 |
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Is There a Way to Predict 'Random Violence' in War?
Follow-up attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan fit a mathematical pattern
30 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: A Beetle With Screws for Legs
Weevil leg joints turn inward and outward by screwing and unscrewing
30 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Why Wallabies Don't Pass Methane Gas
Gut bacteria explain the difference in methane emissions between cows and kangaroo relatives
29 June 2011 |
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Did Australian Aborigines Change the Weather?
When the first European settlers arrived in Australia in the 17th century, they observed a strange farming practice among the natives. The aborigines routinely burned grasslands and vegetation in many...
29 June 2011 |
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New Drug Hope for 'Aging' Kids
Rapamycin clears a mutant protein from cells, offering a new strategy to treat children with rare disease
29 June 2011 |
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Unveiling the Genetic Landscape of Ovarian Cancer
Huge study finds tumors harbor vast genomic disorder
29 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Distant Quasar Is Early Universe's Brightest Object
Brilliance is powered by a monstrous black hole at its center
28 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Happy Orangutans Live Longer
Zoo study finds correlation between happiness and lifespan
28 June 2011 |
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Hitting Sleeping Sickness Where It Lives
Scientists unveil novel compound that kills brain-attacking parasites
27 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Right Whales, Finally Coming Home
Decimated population begins to return to calving grounds in New Zealand
27 June 2011 |
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For Conservationists, the (Tasmanian) Devil Is in the Details
New sequence of the endangered marsupial’s genome could help future generations fight off devastating facial tumor disease
27 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Contrails Warm the Globe
Ice clouds that form in airplane wakes trap infrared radiation
27 June 2011 |
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LSD Alleviates 'Suicide Headaches'
Patients taking analog of psychedelic drug report fewer and less intense cluster headaches
27 June 2011 |
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Live Chat: Is Climate Change Stoking Global Wildfires?
Experts answer your questions on dramatic blazes and their ecological aftermath
26 June 2011 |
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When the Snake Bites ... Try Ointment
Salve that contains nitroglycerin might delay movement of snake venom
24 June 2011 |
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Podcast: The Iceman's Cavities, Dog Detectives, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
24 June 2011 |
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Tiny Marine Crustaceans Construct Wax 'Weight Belts' to Stay Deep
Strategy is similar to that used by sperm whales
24 June 2011 |
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Busted! Nearby Galaxy Is a Stellar Thief
The Large Magellanic Cloud snatched stars from its longtime companion
23 June 2011 |
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'Trust Hormone' May Help Curb Symptoms of Devastating Disease
Oxytocin improves mood, behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome
23 June 2011 |
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Why Penguins Are Afraid of the Dark
Antarctic birds should hunt at night, but they don't
23 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Dawn Closing In on Asteroid Vesta
Spacecraft will check out big source of Earth's meteorites
23 June 2011 |
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Big Dinosaurs Were Warm Beasts
Climate modeling technique finds that dinos had body temperatures similar to those of mammals
23 June 2011 |
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'Light Switch' Flips Genes On and Off
New trick lets scientists control gene expression using blue light
23 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: A Smashing Beauty
Does a heavenly "peace sign" mark the scene of cosmic violence?
23 June 2011 |
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Video: Why Fly When You Can Flap?
Research solves mystery of "flap running" in pigeons
23 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Young Monkeys Don't Pardon the Interruption
Juveniles break rules of conversation more often than adults
22 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Darwin's Library, Just a Click Away
Hundreds of annotated books now digitized and online
22 June 2011 |
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Does Life Exist on Distant Moons?
Study suggests Earth-like "exomoons" may orbit gas giants
22 June 2011 |
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When Islands Rose, Australian Rainforests Fell
Formation of the Indonesian archipelago changed climate of Western Australia
22 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: 'Cluster Flocking' Is No Energy Saver
Birds that fly in swarms sacrifice aerodynamics for something else
22 June 2011 |
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The Mental Hazards of City Living
Provocative new study says urban life alters the way the brain handles social stress
22 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Life on Enceladus?
The idea is not so far-fetched thanks to new findings
22 June 2011 |
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Scat-Sniffing Dogs Nose Out Clues to Caribou Decline
Unique approach may lead to better conservation measures
22 June 2011 |
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Live Chat: Who Was the First Human?
Experts answer your questions on the origins of our species
21 June 2011 |
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ScienceShot: Ladybugs as Bodyguards
Parasites protect themselves by keeping their ladybug hosts alive
21 June 2011 |
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A Cheap Imitation Is Sometimes Best
Spiders escape predation by resembling ants, sort of
21 June 2011 |
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Self-Healing Sensor Can Take the Strain
Device rebuilds itself once broken, allowing uninterrupted monitoring of building and airplane integrity
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