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Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
June 17, 2013 Scientists have shown that unusual changes in atmospheric jet stream circulation caused the exceptional surface melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet in summer ... > full story -
New 'Embryonic' Subduction Zone Found
June 17, 2013 A new subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal heralds the beginning of a cycle that will see the Atlantic Ocean close as continental Europe moves closer to ... > full story -
Cheetah-Cub: A Robot That Runs Like a Cat
June 17, 2013 Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, a four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its ... > full story -
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Sibling Aggression Linked to Poor Mental Health
June 17, 2013 Fights between siblings are so common they’re often dismissed as simply part of growing up. Yet a new study finds that sibling aggression is associated with significantly worse mental health in ... > full story -
When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
June 16, 2013 Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales, ... > full story -
Mapping Translation Sites in the Human Genome
June 16, 2013 Scientists have produced the first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation, identifying thousands of mRNA sequences that act as Translation Enhancing Elements, which are RNA ... > full story -
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
June 16, 2013 A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to new research. The international study ... > full story -
Memory-Boosting Chemical Identified in Mice: Cell Biologists Find Molecule Targets a Key Biological Pathway
June 14, 2013 Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by researchers studying how cells respond to biological ... > full story -
Mystery of X-Ray Light from Black Holes Solved
June 14, 2013 Astrophysicists using high-powered computer simulartions demonstrate that gas spiraling toward a black hole inevitably results in X-ray ... > full story -
Study of Oceans' Past Raises Worries About Their Future
June 14, 2013 Scientists have now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. The results of their study ... > full story
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