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How Highway Bridges Sing -- Or Groan -- In the Rain to Reveal Their Health: Just a Drop of Water Can Indicate the Stability of a Bridge
October 22, 2012 — Engineers have found that by listening to how a highway bridge sings in the rain they can determine serious flaws in the structure. Employing a method called impact-echo testing, experts can diagnose ... > full story -
Technology Brings New Life to the Study of Diseases in Old Bones
October 22, 2012 — A new study has demonstrated that new technology that can analyze millions of gene sequences in a matter of seconds is an effective way to quickly and accurately identify diseases in ... > full story -
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of Ancient New Zealanders
October 22, 2012 — Scientists have sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes for members of what was likely to be one of the first groups of Polynesians to settle New Zealand and have revealed a surprising degree of ... > full story -
Would You Buy a Product Endorsed by Lance Armstrong?
October 22, 2012 — It’s much easier for consumers to justify continued support of a celebrity or politician disgraced by scandal when they separate moral judgments about a public figure from assessments of their ... > full story -
'Time-Capsule' Japanese Lake Sediment Advances Radiocarbon Dating for Older Objects
October 18, 2012 — A series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan's Lake Suigetsu will give scientists a more accurate benchmark for dating materials, especially for older objects. Researchers extracted cores ... > full storyMore: -
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Food Vs. Fuel: Is There Surplus Land for Bioenergy?
October 18, 2012 — Scientists have discussed the concept of utilizing so called surplus land for the production of feedstock for bioenergy. They identified environmental, economic and social constraints but also ... > full story -
Overpasses to Provide Safe Passage for Thousands of Deer and Antelope
October 17, 2012 — Scientists have announced the successful use of newly constructed overpasses that provide safe passage for thousands of migrating pronghorn over U.S. Highway 191 in Trapper’s Point, Wyoming, ... > full story -
Boreal Forest Bends to Development, but There Is a Breaking Point
October 16, 2012 — Northern Alberta's boreal forest shows a surprising resiliency to human intrusion, but University of Alberta researchers warn the landscape has a definite breaking ... > full story -
Archaeologists to Mount New Expedition to Troy
October 15, 2012 — Troy, the palatial city of prehistory, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be excavated anew beginning in 2013 by a cross-disciplinary team of archaeologists and ... > full story -
Grave Thought to Contain Remains of King Richard III Came Within Inches of Being Destroyed by Victorian Builders
October 15, 2012 — Archaeologists from the University of Leicester who uncovered a grave thought to contain the skeleton of King Richard III have revealed that the remains came within inches of being destroyed by ... > full story
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