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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Termites Foretell Climate Change in Africa's Savannas

Using sophisticated airborne imaging and structural analysis, scientists mapped more than 40,000 termite mounds over 192 square miles in the African savanna. They found that their size and distribution is linked to ...  > full story
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Turkey Genome Sequenced More Than 90 Percent, Including Sex Chromosomes 'Z' and 'W'

More than 90 percent of the domesticated turkey genome has been sequenced and assembled. Thousands of genes previously unknown to avian scientists have been described. Also of interest ...  > full story
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Irrigation's Cooling Effects May Mask Warming in Some Regions -- For Now

Expanded irrigation has made it possible to feed the world's growing billions -- and it may also temporarily be counteracting the effects of climate change in some regions, say scientists. But ...  > full story
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Can We Spot Volcanoes on Alien Worlds? Astronomers Say Yes

Now that astronomers are finding rocky worlds orbiting distant stars, they're asking the next logical questions: do any of those worlds have volcanoes? And if so, could we detect them? Work by ...  > full story
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The Brain Speaks: Scientists Decode Words from Brain Signals

In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath ...  > full story
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Colorful Mix of Asteroids Discovered, May Aid Future Space Travel

New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with a surprisingly wide array of compositions. ...  > full story
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Extreme Survival: 'Conan the Bacterium' Reveals Its Recipe for Success

The discovery of long-sought chemical antioxidants in the world's toughest microbe is reported in a breakthrough study. First studied nearly 50 years ago, this bacterium can survive massive ...  > full story
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Melting Rate of Icecaps in Greenland and Western Antarctica Lower Than Expected

The Greenland and West Antarctic ice caps are melting at half the speed previously predicted, according to analysis of recent satellite data. ...  > full story
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Fears of a Decline in Bee Pollination Confirmed

Widespread reports of a decline in the population of bees and other flower-visiting animals have aroused fear and speculation that pollination is also likely on the decline. A recent study provides the first long-term evidence of a ...  > full story
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Role of Key Genetic Catalyst for Human Diversity Discovered

One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research. ...  > full story
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