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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have stumbled upon a geological colossus in a remote corner of Afghanistan: a natural stone arch spanning more than 200 feet across its base.
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Craig Jones on 03/30 at 11:30 AM
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
As spring flood season comes to New England, a new study suggests that soil moisture and the water table have been rising over the past 10 years across the region, and we may be facing a higher risk of flooding in the years ahead, due to changes in subsurface water storage over the longer term.
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Craig Jones on 03/30 at 09:38 AM
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Historical record in sediment deposits indicates the Southwest region should brace for an extended “megadrought” that may last hundreds to thousands of years.
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Craig Jones on 03/10 at 02:49 PM
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Spider venom toxins are useful tools for exploring how ion channels operate in the body. These channels control the flow of ions across cell membranes, and are key components in a wide variety of biological processes and human diseases.
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Craig Jones on 03/09 at 02:52 PM
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Friday, February 25, 2011
In a promising science-fiction-meets-real-world juxtaposition, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely.
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Craig Jones on 02/25 at 02:24 PM
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Mothers who are depressed respond differently to their crying babies than do non-depressed moms. In fact, their reaction, according to brain scans at the University of Oregon, is much more muted than the robust brain activity in non-depressed moms.
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Craig Jones on 02/22 at 03:55 PM
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
New Tulane vaccine aims to wipe out malaria using the same menace that spreads it – the mosquito bite.
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Thom Canalichio on 02/15 at 02:46 PM
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Birds living near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident have on average 5 percent smaller brains, according to research led by a University of South Carolina scientist.
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Thom Canalichio on 02/10 at 12:37 PM
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
A Facebook security vulnerability discovered by a pair of doctoral students that allowed malicious websites to uncover a visitor’s real name, access private data and post bogus content on their behalf has been repaired, Facebook confirmed.
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Craig Jones on 02/03 at 01:36 PM
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Astronomers have pushed NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to its limits by finding what is likely to be the most distant object ever seen in the universe.
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Craig Jones on 01/26 at 02:14 PM
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