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Why Have White Storks Stopped Migrating?
February 27, 2013 — A new project to find out why storks are changing their migratory patterns has been launched. In folklore, storks’ strong white wings would carry babies to parents around the world. But since ... > full story -
Biting Back: Snake Venom Contains Toxic Clotting Factors
February 26, 2013 — The powerful venom of the saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus contains both anticoagulants and coagulants according to a new study. These may be a source of potent drugs to treat human disease. The ... > full story -
Researchers Test Holographic Technique for Restoring Vision
February 26, 2013 — Researchers are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of developing a new strategy for bionic vision restoration. Computer-generated holography, they ... > full story -
Eating Well Could Help Spread Disease, Water Flea Study Suggests
February 26, 2013 — Plentiful food can accelerate the spread of infections, scientists have shown in a study of water fleas. Scientists studying bacterial infections in tiny water fleas have discovered that increasing ... > full story -
Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package: Can Stretch, Twist and Bend -- And Return to Normal Shape
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a stretchable lithium-ion battery -- a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. The battery can stretch up to 300 percent of its ... > full story -
Blood Vessels 'Sniff' Gut Microbes to Regulate Blood Pressure
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules created by microbes that line mammalian ... > full story -
Infrared Digital Holography Allows Firefighters to See Through Flames, Image Moving People
February 26, 2013 — Firefighters now have a new tool that could help save lives. A team of researchers have developed a new technique using digital holography that can "see" people through intense flames -- the first ... > full story -
Blueprint for an Artificial Brain: Scientists Experiment With Memristors That Imitate Natural Nerves
February 26, 2013 — Scientists have long been dreaming about building a computer that would work like a brain. This is because a brain is far more energy-saving than a computer, it can learn by itself, and it doesn't ... > full story -
Newly Observed Properties of Vacuums: Light Particles Illuminate the Vacuum
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have succeeded in showing experimentally that vacuums have properties not previously observed. According to the laws of quantum mechanics, it is a state with abundant potentials. Vacuums ... > full story -
Protecting Fish from Antidepressants by Using New Wastewater Treatment Technique
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new technique to prevent pharmaceutical residues from entering waterways and harming ... > full story
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