The taste of love: What turns male fruit flies on
(Phys.org) -- Fruit fly courtship is so highly stylized and repetitive, it is as instantly recognizable as the knee jerk or Achilles reflex.
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World's 500+ alliance for zero extinction sites provide wealth of tangible benefits to the human species, too
RPI licenses novel magnetohydrodynamics solar power technology
Right now, more than 6.5 billion people are competing for the Earth’s dwindling supply of fossil fuels. By 2050, it is estimated that there will be 8 to 10 billion, and major advances in energy technology ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Getting in touch with your "inner peanut"
Rattlesnakes strike again in San Diego, bites more toxic
(Phys.org) -- Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native and ...
Jun 05, 2012
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3Qs: Analyzing the cybersecurity threat posed by hackers
Two weeks ago, Anonymous, a global group of hackers, successfully infiltrated the Department of Justice’s system and released stolen data. At the same time, al-Qaida, ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Ancient structural element leads to new ideas in bridge building
(Phys.org) -- Led by Dr. John J. Myers, S&T researchers are working with designers at HC Bridge Co. to combine an ancient concrete arch form - dating back to the Roman empire - with a composite shell to create ...
Jun 05, 2012
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China tells embassies to stop issuing pollution data
China said Tuesday foreign embassies were acting illegally in issuing their own air quality readings and that only the government could release data on the nation's heavy pollution.
Jun 05, 2012
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When highly skilled immigrants move in, natives move out
(Phys.org) -- In the first study to measure the temporary impact of highly skilled immigrants on native populations, University of Notre Dame Economist Abigail Wozniak and Fairfield University’s Thomas ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Hubble sees a celestial swan and butterfly
(Phys.org) -- This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows planetary nebula NGC 7026. Located just beyond the tip of the tail of the constellation of Cygnus (The Swan), this butterfly-shaped cloud of glowing ...
Jun 05, 2012
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NuSTAR strapped to its plane
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, is now perched atop its Pegasus XL rocket, strapped to the plane that will carry the mission to an airborne launch. Launch is scheduled ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Samsung unveils computers running on Windows 8
South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled notebook and tablet computers running on Windows 8 Tuesday, the latest firm to showcase products that use Microsoft's eagerly-awaited new operating system.
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China tells US to stop reporting Beijing's bad air
(AP) — China told foreign embassies Tuesday to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Where and when you can watch Venus transit the sun
(AP) — It's your last chance to catch one of the rarest cosmic spectacles — Venus slowly crossing the face of the sun. Weather permitting, the transit of Venus will be visible from much of Earth ...
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Protein knots gain new evolutionary significance
(Phys.org) -- A new study suggests that protein knots, a structure whose formation remains a mystery, may have specific functional advantages that depend on the nature of the protein's architecture.
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