'Clever' DNA may help bacteria survive
(Phys.org) —Scientists have discovered that bacteria can reshape their DNA to survive dehydration.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2014
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Serbia police probing attack on website
Serbian police said Wednesday they are investigating an attack on an independent website, as the Balkan country's new government sought to dispel allegations that it was trying to curb online and media freedoms.
Security
Jun 4, 2014
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Post ice-age extinctions of large mammals linked to humans, not climate change
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with Aarhus University in Denmark has concluded that the die-out of large mammals after the last ice-age was due more too human activity than a changing environment. In their paper published ...
Blueberries coated in leaf extracts have longer shelf life
An Oregon State University researcher has helped discover a substance in blueberry leaves – which are usually wasted – that can be added to berry coatings, extending their shelf life while adding antioxidants.
Other
Jun 4, 2014
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Massive Open Online Courses not a threat to traditional business schools, according to study
(Phys.org) —Data from a University of Pennsylvania study of massive open online courses offered by Penn's Wharton School suggest that MOOCs aren't a threat to traditional business programs, but rather an opportunity to ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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Investments may make or break climate change
A new International Energy Association (IEA) report, released today, says that the current trend of energy investments falls well short of the amount needed to avoid dangerous global warming, and policies in place are insufficient ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 4, 2014
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Patterns of deforestation may increase Amazon's vulnerability to drought
Two major droughts within a five-year period have done significant damage to the Amazon forest in Brazil, but analyzing how the forest has responded may help researchers predict the long-term impact of global warming, according ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2014
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Researchers join forces to study high school dual-credit policy
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Tennessee Department of Education will share in a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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New whale and dolphin watching body launches in Japan
Campaigners Wednesday welcomed the launch of a body promoting whale and dolphin watching in Japan, which they said could help the country move away from its controversial slaughter of the mammals.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2014
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Riverbed disturbances of spawning sea lampreys
Sea lampreys impact rivers for months, perhaps years, due to their disturbance of streambeds when they spawn, say University of Maine researchers.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2014
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