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• Endangered Plants
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  Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model

  April 15, 2013 — Researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has long vexed science. The researchers provide the first three-dimensional model of an enzyme that links a simple sugar, glucose, into long-chain ... > full story
• Volcanoes
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  Research Aims to Settle Debate Over Origin of Yellowstone Volcano

  April 15, 2013 — A debate among scientists about the geologic formation of the supervolcano encompassing the region around Yellowstone National Park has taken a major step forward, thanks to new ... > full story
• HIV and AIDS
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  Mathematics Provides a Shortcut to Timely, Cost-Effective Interventions for HIV

  April 15, 2013 — Mathematical estimates of treatment outcomes can cut costs and provide faster delivery of preventative measures. South Africa is home to the largest HIV epidemic in the world with a total of 5.6 ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Cutting Specific Pollutants Would Slow Sea Level Rise, Research Indicates

  April 14, 2013 — With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise. Reductions in the four pollutants that ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Arctic Nearly Free of Summer Sea Ice During First Half of 21st Century, Experts Predict

  April 12, 2013 — For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it's not a question of "if" there will be nearly ice-free summers, but "when." And two scientists say that "when" is sooner than many thought -- ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Solar System
  Computer Science
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  Sun
   

  Mathematical Method for Simulating the Evolution of the Solar System Improved

  April 11, 2013 — In order to improve a simulation designed to study the evolution of the solar system through time, numerical mathematical methods have been developed. Specifically, the methods proposed enable the ... > full story
• Intelligence
  Brain Injury
  Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Language Acquisition
  Perception
   
  

  Subconscious Mental Categories Help Brain Sort Through Everyday Experiences

  April 10, 2013 — Researchers found that the brain breaks experiences into the "events," or related groups that help us mentally organize the day's many situations, using subconscious mental categories it creates. ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Energy Issues
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  Racial Issues
  Mathematics
  Psychology
   

  Girls and Math: Feelings of Power Can Diffuse Effects of Negative Stereotypes

  April 10, 2013 — New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Educational Psychology
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
   
  

  Young Children Have Grammar and Chimpanzees Don't

  April 10, 2013 — A new study has shown that children as young as two understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak and are not simply imitating adults. The study also applied the same statistical ... > full story
• Cosmic Rays
  Black Holes
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  Dark Lightning: Are Airplane Passengers Exposed to Radiation from Intense Bursts of Gamma-Rays from Thunderclouds?

  April 10, 2013 — Scientists have known for almost a decade that thunderstorms are capable of generating brief but powerful bursts of gamma-rays called terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGFs. Because they can ... > full story

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