Biology
I see it now: U.S. scientist shows evolution of flatfish
By: William Atkins
An American evolutionary biologist has finally explained how some strange-looking species of flatfish, such as flounder, came to have both of their eyes on one side of their head. The discovery helps to clarify a missing point in Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
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By: William Atkins
An American evolutionary biologist has finally explained how some strange-looking species of flatfish, such as flounder, came to have both of their eyes on one side of their head. The discovery helps to clarify a missing point in Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
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Boys = Girls, mathematically, in equal societies
By: William Atkins
According to a May 2008 Italian-U.S. study, math scores for boys and girls are equal in countries with “gender-equal” cultures, but math scores for girls fall short in countries where females are not considered equal to males.
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By: William Atkins
According to a May 2008 Italian-U.S. study, math scores for boys and girls are equal in countries with “gender-equal” cultures, but math scores for girls fall short in countries where females are not considered equal to males.
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Brittlestar Volcanica: the search for food
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A city of tiny "brittlestar" starfish have been found on a huge undersea volcano, waving their "arms" in the water to catch passing by particles of food.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A city of tiny "brittlestar" starfish have been found on a huge undersea volcano, waving their "arms" in the water to catch passing by particles of food.
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WWF finds 27% decline in wildlife for Earth
By: William Atkins
The World Wide Fund for Nature collected data from nearly 4,000 species spanning a 35-year period. According to its study, land-based and water-based species declined 27% from 1970 to 2005.
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By: William Atkins
The World Wide Fund for Nature collected data from nearly 4,000 species spanning a 35-year period. According to its study, land-based and water-based species declined 27% from 1970 to 2005.
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Estrogen powers women, like testosterone in men
By: William Atkins
According to a University of Michigan study, estrogen appears to be the critical factor in what motivates women to be competitive—very similarly to how testosterone makes men aggressive.
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By: William Atkins
According to a University of Michigan study, estrogen appears to be the critical factor in what motivates women to be competitive—very similarly to how testosterone makes men aggressive.
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The portable oxygen generator – not a load of hot air
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A medical gadget called the Inogen ONE is a “breakthrough” portable oxygen generator that concentrates oxygen, doing away with cumbersome liquid oxygen tanks and restoring quality of life to the ultimate form of organic technology: human beings.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A medical gadget called the Inogen ONE is a “breakthrough” portable oxygen generator that concentrates oxygen, doing away with cumbersome liquid oxygen tanks and restoring quality of life to the ultimate form of organic technology: human beings.
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Instant disease diagnosis: via cellphone
By: Stuart Corner
Japanese cellular operator, NTT DoCoMo, claims to have demonstrated a 'molecular delivery system' that it one day hopes to incorporate into cellphones enabling instant remote diagnosis of the user's health and emotional state.
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By: Stuart Corner
Japanese cellular operator, NTT DoCoMo, claims to have demonstrated a 'molecular delivery system' that it one day hopes to incorporate into cellphones enabling instant remote diagnosis of the user's health and emotional state.
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Another Australian first: sex?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia is the lucky country, but more than 500 million years ago, it was the sexy country, according to new research from the University of California in Riverside, following the discovery of a complex fossil in what is now South Australia.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia is the lucky country, but more than 500 million years ago, it was the sexy country, according to new research from the University of California in Riverside, following the discovery of a complex fossil in what is now South Australia.
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Get a big buzz from royal jelly and become a Queen Bee
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The fact that royal jelly is the magic ingredient honeybee larvae need to become queens instead of workers is well known, but new ANU research finally sheds light on the reasons why.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The fact that royal jelly is the magic ingredient honeybee larvae need to become queens instead of workers is well known, but new ANU research finally sheds light on the reasons why.
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Your nose knows: First study on mammals finds nose tip smells harsh odors
By: William Atkins
U.S. researchers have found for the first time where humans first sense irritating odors such as rotten eggs, chlorine, and gasoline. It’s at the tip of your nose.
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By: William Atkins
U.S. researchers have found for the first time where humans first sense irritating odors such as rotten eggs, chlorine, and gasoline. It’s at the tip of your nose.
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Flies, like people, can toss and turn all night
By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has shown fruit flies have a brain chemical just like humans that controls sleep. The discovery may help people solve their insomnia and other sleep problems.
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By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has shown fruit flies have a brain chemical just like humans that controls sleep. The discovery may help people solve their insomnia and other sleep problems.
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Protein: eat less to live longer, but less protein means fewer children
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
New research from the University of Sydney’s School of Biological Sciences has uncovered that “animals that eat less [protein] live longer”, but end up having fewer children. So, do you want a long life, or more children... and just how relevant are fruit fly studies to human beings, anyway?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
New research from the University of Sydney’s School of Biological Sciences has uncovered that “animals that eat less [protein] live longer”, but end up having fewer children. So, do you want a long life, or more children... and just how relevant are fruit fly studies to human beings, anyway?
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Key to living 100 years: compress disabilities
By: William Atkins
According to Boston researchers, the key to living one hundred years is not necessarily the act of avoiding age-related diseases (morbidity) but the avoidance of those disabilities for as long as possible (compression of disease).
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By: William Atkins
According to Boston researchers, the key to living one hundred years is not necessarily the act of avoiding age-related diseases (morbidity) but the avoidance of those disabilities for as long as possible (compression of disease).
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Expedition to track down extreme living creatures
By: William Atkins
Antarctica is filled with tiny organisms that love conditions too extreme for most other living thing. And a team of international scientists is looking for more of them at Lake Untersee in the cold confines of Antarctica.
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By: William Atkins
Antarctica is filled with tiny organisms that love conditions too extreme for most other living thing. And a team of international scientists is looking for more of them at Lake Untersee in the cold confines of Antarctica.
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The bacteria diet: It may help us lose weight
By: William Atkins
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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By: William Atkins
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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Columbus probably brought syphilis to Europe from New World
By: William Atkins
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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By: William Atkins
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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Science and the U.S. Presidential Campaign of 2008
By: William Atkins
You can submit your science questions and vote for your favorite science questions to ask the presidential candidates, both Republican and Democratic, at Politico.com.
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By: William Atkins
You can submit your science questions and vote for your favorite science questions to ask the presidential candidates, both Republican and Democratic, at Politico.com.
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Stem cell research: Where does your U.S. state stand?
By: William Atkins
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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By: William Atkins
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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