Assisted colonization key to species' survival in changing climate
Species are adapting slowly to climate change and 'assisted colonisation' can play a vital role in helping wildlife to survive in a warming world.
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There's money to be saved in solar
A series of solar panels on the roof converts the sun's rays to electricity, the electricity then flows through cables to the circuit breaker, where it's consumed in the building. The result -- a reduction in energy costs.
Energy & Green Tech
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'Street Fighter' returns to consoles and to six-button controls in version 'IV'
It's been more than 20 years since Capcom's venerable "Street Fighter" franchise saw its first roundhouse kick.
Software
Feb 17, 2009
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Always something brewing year 'round on NASA's hurricane Web page
Hurricanes and tropical cyclones develop in various places around the world all year 'round, and NASA's Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Web page covers them. The web page offers daily storm updates and satellite images, latest ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2009
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Anthropologist's studies of childbirth bring new focus on women in evolution
Contrary to the TV sitcom where the wife experiencing strong labor pains screams at her husband to stay away from her, women rarely give birth alone. There are typically doctors, nurses and husbands in hospital delivery rooms, ...
Other
Feb 17, 2009
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Earthquake engineering research aims to save lives, billions of dollars
The 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the Los Angeles community of Northridge at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, killed 57 people, injured more than 5,000, and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage, making it the costliest ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2009
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Robots that monitor emotions of ASD children
(PhysOrg.com) -- The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional ...
Robotics
Feb 17, 2009
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New iPhone Traffic App Delivers Personalized Traffic Reports to California Commuters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Motorists in California equipped with the Apple iPhone can now get personalized traffic information via the "California Traffic Report," the first iPhone application from the University of California, San ...
Software
Feb 17, 2009
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LCROSS Mission To Seek Water Ice on Moon Heads to Florida for Launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, is enroute from Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for a ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2009
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Forget the antioxidants? Researchers cast doubt on role of free radicals in aging
For more than 40 years, the prevailing explanation of why we get old has been tied to what is called oxidative stress. This theory postulates that when molecules like free radicals, oxygen ions and peroxides build up in cells, ...
Feb 17, 2009
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