Low oxygen triggers moth molt
A new explanation for one of nature's most mysterious processes, the transformation of caterpillars into moths or butterflies, might best be described as breathless.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2011
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Poverty and national parks: Decade-long study finds surprising relationship
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty?
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2011
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Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet
Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10—nicknamed Snow White—is an icy world, with about half its surface covered in water ice that once flowed ...
Astronomy
Aug 22, 2011
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Etch-a-sketch with superconductors
Reporting in Nature Materials this week, researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Physics Department of Sapienza University of Rome have discovered a technique to 'draw' superconducting shapes using an ...
Superconductivity
Aug 22, 2011
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Hyenas' ability to count helps them decide to fight or flee
Being able to count helps spotted hyenas decide to fight or flee, according to research at Michigan State University.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2011
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Beams to order from table-top accelerators
Laser plasma accelerators offer the potential to create powerful electron beams within a fraction of the space required by conventional accelerators – and at a fraction of the cost. Their promise for the future includes ...
General Physics
Aug 22, 2011
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Chemists discover most naturally variable protein in dental plaque bacterium
Two UC San Diego chemists have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that is a key player in the formation of dental plaque.
Biochemistry
Aug 22, 2011
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Not so fast -- researchers find that lasting evolutionary change takes about one million years
In research that will help address a long-running debate and apparent contradiction between short- and long-term evolutionary change, scientists have discovered that although evolution is a constant and sometimes rapid process, ...
Evolution
Aug 22, 2011
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Study confirms food security helps wildlife
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) documents the success of a Wildlife Conservation Society program that uses an innovative business model to improve rural livelihoods while restoring local ...
Ecology
Aug 22, 2011
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Nano bundles pack a powerful punch
Rice University researchers have created a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device suitable for extreme environments.
Nanomaterials
Aug 22, 2011
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