New snake identification guide can help Florida residents enjoy the outdoors
(PhysOrg.com) -- As spring arrives, Floridians become more active outdoors -- and so do snakes.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2010
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Climate skeptics exploiting scandal: US envoy
The US pointman on climate change on Tuesday accused vested interests of exploiting recent scientific scandals, saying there was an overwhelming case for the world to take action.
Environment
Feb 16, 2010
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Privacy group files FTC complaint on Google Buzz
(AP) -- A privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google's new Buzz social networking service, saying it violates federal consumer protection law.
Internet
Feb 16, 2010
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Cyclone Rene slams Tonga, moves into open waters
Tropical Cyclone Rene slammed Tonga early yesterday, February 15, with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph (160 kilometers). NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Rene when it was off Pago Pago yesterday, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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Surface science goes inorganic
A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University's Center for Catalysis and scientists at Oxford University has produced a new approach for understanding surfaces, particularly metal oxide surfaces, widely used ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2010
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NASA sees sixteenth South Pacific cyclone form
During the early morning hours on Tuesday, February 16, the sixteenth tropical cyclone formed in the South Pacific Ocean and NASA captured an infrared image of its cold clouds, watching as it strengthens.
Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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Researcher predicts stem cell fate with software
A software program created by an engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) can not only predict the types of specialized cells a stem cell will produce, but also foresee the outcome before the stem cell even ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2010
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All eyes on retinal degeneration
Research by Johns Hopkins sensory biologists studying fruit flies, has revealed a critical step in fly vision. Humans with problems in this same step suffer retinal dystrophies, which manifest as visual defects ranging from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2010
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A review of vegetated buffer efficacy
Agricultural nonpoint source pollution has been listed as one of the leading sources of pollution in rivers and water bodies throughout the world. Environmental regulators and scientists are making concerted efforts to reduce ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2010
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Risk of drought in Northeastern Spain is exaggerated by the press
Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) have, for the first time, analysed all the articles published in the La Vanguardia newspaper between 1982 and 2007 linked to natural hazards, climate change and sustainable ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2010
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