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Icebreaker Ships to Map Arctic Seafloor
31 07 2010 Map will define a country's reach into the polar ocean.
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Body Rhythms and Breast Cancer
31 07 2010 A Virginia Tech Biologist is using funding from the NSF to investigate a possible connection between body rhythms and breast cancer. Her lab is full of frogs because she uses their eggs to study whether circadian rhythms impact cell division.
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The Most Dangerous Things in a National Park
31 07 2010 A bear attack in a Montana campground near Yellowstone National Park earlier this week left one man dead. But other causes of death are much more common in national parks.
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Monkeys Chase Flying Squirrel
31 07 2010 Japanese macaques went bananas when they spotted a flying squirrel, suggesting they either mistook the squirrel for a predator or were trying to impress females in the troop.
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Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified
30 07 2010 Scientists watched as healthy cells embedded in mice grew into prostate tumor cells.
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What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Oil Spill?
30 07 2010 What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Gulf Oil Spill?
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Giant Sand Dunes on Titan Shaped by Backward Winds
30 07 2010 Gusty winds that blow in reverse of prevailing weather on Saturn's largest moon Titan appear to shape some of the moon's odd equatorial sand dunes, a new study finds.
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Antarctica Experiment Discovers Puzzling Space Ray Pattern
30 07 2010 A detector designed to search for neutrino particles instead found an intriguing signal from cosmic rays flying in from space.
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Galapagos Islands Kicked Off International Endangered List
30 07 2010 Conservationists call the move premature, saying the delicate ecosystem is still in peril.
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Donkey's Wild Ass Ancestor Confirmed
30 07 2010 The Nubian wild ass indeed was domesticated into some of today's donkeys
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Scientists Look to Spiders for Hi-Tech Fibers
30 07 2010 Unlock spider silk secrets can open the door to better brain implants, new drug-delivery systems, and degradable and flexible electronics.
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Huge Chilean Earthquake Raised Country's Coast
30 07 2010 The temblor also moved cities and sank inland areas.
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Oceans in Peril: Primed for Mass Extinction?
29 07 2010 Oil spills, acidic waters and dwindling oxygen are harming marine species.
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Use of Expert Testimony Questioned in Malpractice
29 07 2010 Medical interpretations are subjective and so experts could side with the defense in malpractice suits.
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Motion Sickness in Virtual Worlds
29 07 2010 An experimental psychologist studies all forms of motion sickness, including cybersickness – a phenomenon that occurs in virtual reality environments such as those displayed by 3D movies.
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Internet 'Key Holders' Are Insurance Against Cyber Attack
29 07 2010 In a move that seems inspired by "The Lord of the Rings," seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of a cyber attack.
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Daydream Distractions Depend on How Far Mind Wanders
29 07 2010 Daydreams affect your memory. The farther away your mind wanders, in time and space, the harder it is to remember what you just did.
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Base of Ocean Food Chain Is in Decline, Study Finds
29 07 2010 Microscopic marine plants dwindling in warming seas.
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Marine Biodiversity Threatened, Study Finds
29 07 2010 New map shows where ocean species dwell.
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River Gets Blame for Giant 1811 Earthquakes
29 07 2010 Earth snapped like a twig — after 16,000 years of bending.
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Alien Planets Gather Close Around Dying Star
29 07 2010 A pair of alien planets is locked in an orbital embrace around a dying star, a new study discovered.
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Undersea Mics Listen for Gulf Whales Threatened by Oil Spill
29 07 2010 Whale calls provide information about the animals' abundance in oil-ravaged waters.
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Social Media: Huge, and Here to Stay
28 07 2010 Social media has overtaken porn as the number one activity on the Web.
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New Discovery Irons Out Physics of Wrinkles
28 07 2010 While it won't smooth out face wrinkles, the findings explain the physics involved in flattening out wrinkly surfaces.
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Eastern Butterflies Reveal Their Midwestern Roots
28 07 2010 These colorful insects fly over mountains to set up house
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