Uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial to walk the Earth
University of Queensland research is uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth – the 2.5 tonne wombat-like Diprotodon.
Archaeology
Jun 9, 2008
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Domoic acid from toxic algal blooms may cause seizures in California sea lions
Scientists, reporting in the current issue of the online journal Marine Drugs, state that an increase of epileptic seizures and behavioral abnormalities in California sea lions can result from low-dose exposure to domoic ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2008
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Has global warming research misinterpreted cloud behavior?
Climate experts agree that the seriousness of manmade global warming depends greatly upon how clouds in the climate system respond to the small warming tendency from the extra carbon dioxide mankind produces.
Environment
Jun 9, 2008
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Reducing demand can lower electric bills, lessen chance of blackouts
A 5-percent reduction in electricity use will lower the market price of electricity, cut consumers' bills and lessen strain on the grid when demand shoots up this summer, say energy experts in Penn State's College of Earth ...
Other
Jun 9, 2008
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New research refutes myth of pure Scandinavian race
A team of forensic scientists at the University of Copenhagen has studied human remains found in two ancient Danish burial grounds dating back to the iron age, and discovered a man who appears to be of arabian origin. The ...
Archaeology
Jun 9, 2008
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Persistent man-made chemical pollutants found in deep-sea octopods and squids
New evidence that chemical contaminants are finding their way into the deep-sea food web has been found in deep-sea squids and octopods, including the strange-looking "vampire squid". These species are food for deep-diving ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2008
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Interfering with the Global Positioning System
You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites.
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2008
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Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale
Technology-development studies at Cornell University and Jefferson Laboratory are showing how to use the brightest X-ray light ever generated for the scientific examination of everything from human proteins to forged art.
General Physics
Jun 9, 2008
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OSU Scientist Uses Fiber Optics to Measure Water and Air
Scientists at Oregon State University are using fiber optics to study the temperature of water, the flow of air, and the dynamics of snow melt.
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2008
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Astronauts Check Out Japanese Robotic Arm
With the third and final spacewalk completed Sunday, the Expedition 17 and STS-124 crews are heading into the home stretch of their joint mission.
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2008
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