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Deep-Sea Crabs Grab Grub Using UV Vision: Some Crabs on the Sea Floor Can See UV Light and Use the Ability to Select Healthy Food
September 6, 2012 — Crabs living half-a-mile down in the ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight, have a sort of color vision combining sensitivity to blue and ultraviolet light. Their detection of shorter wavelengths may ... > full story -
Hidden Graves of the Holocaust
August 28, 2012 — A forensic archaeologist has explored the pioneering changes made to the archaeological methodology and techniques used to uncover surviving archaeological remains and landscapes of the ... > full story -
Taking the Edge Off a Pipe Bomb -- Literally
August 17, 2012 — A new device for dismantling pipe bombs may look like a tinkerer's project, but it's sophisticated enough to do the job and preserve the forensic ... > full story -
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The Scent of Love: Decomposition and Male Sex Pheromones
August 13, 2012 — Young virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) are attracted to cadavers by a combination of cadaver odour and male sex pheromones, finds a new study. Neither cadaver scent, nor male sex ... > full story -
Security Risk: Sensitive Data Can Be Harvested from a PC Even If It Is in Standby Mode, Experts Say
August 10, 2012 — When you switch off your computer any passwords you used to login to web pages, your bank or other financial account evaporate into the digital ether, right? Not so fast! Researchers in Greece have ... > full story -
Two Viruses Link to Prostate Cancer: High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus Found With Epstein Barr Virus
July 31, 2012 — New research has revealed that both the human papilloma virus and Epstein Barr virus are present together in more than half of malignant prostate cancers found in Australian ... > full story -
Ancient Incan Mummy Had Lung Infection, According to Novel Proteomics Analysis
July 25, 2012 — A 500-year-old frozen Incan mummy suffered from a bacterial lung infection at the time of its death, as revealed by a novel proteomics method that shows evidence of an active pathogenic infection in ... > full story -
Feces Fossils Show Connection Between Native-Americans, Diabetes: Did Fat-Hoarding Genes Develop from the Nature of Ancient Feasts?
July 24, 2012 — A new analysis suggests Natives' "thrifty" gene may not have evolved from a feast-and-famine lifestyle, but from high-fiber, low-fat diets in ancient ... > full story -
Rapid Diagnostic Test for Pathogens, Contaminants
July 19, 2012 — Using nanoscale materials, researchers have developed a single-step method to rapidly and accurately detect viruses, bacteria and chemical contaminants. The scientists were able to detect compounds ... > full story -
'Sifting' Liquid at the Molecular Level
July 17, 2012 — Engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a single human hair. Their most recent development uses the ... > full story
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