Study pits man versus machine in piecing together 425-million-year-old jigsaw
Reconstructing ancient fossils from hundreds of thousands of jumbled up pieces can prove challenging. A new study tested the reliability of expert identification versus computer analysis in...
Science Daily,
Fri Nov 27 18:22:00 PST 2009
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ECOVIEWS: Some questions about ecology are timeless
I received the following environmental questions within the last few days. And in keeping with the spirit of a true Thanksgiving Day feast, they are many and varied.
The Tuscaloosa News,
Sun Nov 29 01:34:34 PST 2009
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Alien insects on the Kenai Peninsula
It is a blessing for us as residents of the Kenai Peninsula to live in a time and place where we enjoy largely pristine or at least functionally intact ecosystems.
Peninsula Clarion,
Fri Nov 27 10:52:32 PST 2009
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How to wind snail shells up the wrong way
Prodding embryos with a glass rod made snails reverse their "handedness", giving insight into when the symmetry of bodies begins
New Scientist,
Thu Nov 26 08:00:42 PST 2009
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Botswana : The Great Butchers of the Okavango
They have been known to strike terror in the hearts of their enemies. In fact these two animals seem to have no friends except their own kind - the crocodile and the hippopotamus.
AllAfrica.com,
Thu Nov 26 05:30:32 PST 2009
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Atlantis undocks from space station
UPI,
Wed Nov 25 14:48:29 PST 2009
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U.S. scientists discover emotion-like behavior in fruit flies
U.S. scientists have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, and their finding may facilitate studies of the relationship between a corrective medicine and...
People's Daily,
Thu Nov 26 03:04:35 PST 2009
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Intelligence poorly related to brain size
LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found brain size is much less related to the complexity of an organism's thought and behavior than is currently assumed.
UPI,
Wed Nov 25 06:33:59 PST 2009
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Caltech Scientists Find Emotion-Like Behaviors, Regulated By Dopamine, In Fruit Fl...
Finding may provide new insights into the neurological basis of ADHD, learning deficits, and moreScientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered evidence of a ...
redOrbit,
Wed Nov 25 15:19:03 PST 2009
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Findings show the relationship between neurotransmitter dopamine and ADHD
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
News-Medical-Net,
Wed Nov 25 22:09:33 PST 2009
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Caltech Scientists Find Emotion-like Behaviors, Regulated by Dopamine, in Fruit Fl...
Scientists at Caltech have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Their findings may be relevant to the relationship between the ...
Caltech Today,
Thu Nov 26 00:03:03 PST 2009
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Caltech scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit fl...
( California Institute of Technology ) Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanog...
EurekAlert!,
Wed Nov 25 09:44:03 PST 2009
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What the Atom Felt
Viruses are sentient beings, argues consciousness-studies scholar Peter Russell. by Anneli Rufus When we watch sleeping dogs' legs or muzzles twitch, we wonder what they might be chasing in...
East Bay Express,
Tue Nov 24 21:23:23 PST 2009
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Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: 6 Bones of Contention
On the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species, an intelligent design advocate and an evolutionist weigh in on six natural wonders often cited as evidence against Darwin's theory.
National Geographic,
Mon Nov 23 21:19:30 PST 2009
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Spider secrets decoded in world-first database
(PhysOrg.com) -- Queensland scientists have developed a world-first database that catalogues the venom components from hundreds of spiders.
PhysOrg,
Mon Nov 23 16:52:02 PST 2009
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Sound body, beautiful sounds
Omaha Symphony musicians turn to the Alexander technique, a kind of alternative medicine, to reduce physical tension when they play.
Omaha World-Herald,
Mon Nov 23 07:27:51 PST 2009
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Scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Their findings, which may be rel...
PhysOrg,
Wed Nov 25 10:06:56 PST 2009
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The great butchers of the Okavango
They have been known to strike terror in the hearts of their enemies. In fact these two animals seem to have no friends except their own kind - the crocodile and the hippopotamus.
Mmegi,
Wed Nov 25 07:37:36 PST 2009
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Spider secrets decoded in world-first database
Queensland scientists have developed a world-first database that catalogues the venom components from hundreds of spiders.
University of Queensland,
Sun Nov 22 14:42:48 PST 2009
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