Archive: 12/11/2006
Nitrogen rain makes bogs contribute to climate change
High levels of nitrogenous compounds can make bogs give off more carbon dioxide, thereby adding to the greenhouse effect. This has been shown by the plant ecologist Hakan Rydin in an article published this week in the Proceedings of ...
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Gas on your mind
Scientists at the University of Leicester are to gain a greater insight into the workings of the human mind…through the study of a snail’s brain.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Teaching Biology Means Teaching Evolution
Evolution is a complex topic for any science teacher, given the misconceptions that some students bring to the classroom and the gaps that can occur in teacher preparation. In Investigating Evolutionary Biology in the La ...
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Butterfly Wings Are Templates for Photonic Structures
By replicating the complex micron- and nanometer-scale photonic structures that help give butterfly wings their color, researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses biotemplates for fabricating nanoscale ...
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Successful lung cancer surgery not enough to break nicotine dependence in many smokers
A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, and more than one-third were ...
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Regional nuclear war could devastate global climate
Even a small-scale, regional nuclear war could produce as many direct fatalities as all of World War II and disrupt the global climate for a decade or more, with environmental effects that could be devastating ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2006 |
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Australian study finds epidural may put babies off the breast
Epidurals given during labour and birth are associated with decreased rates of breastfeeding, both in the short and long term. A large study of Australian women, published today in the open access journal International Br ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 11, 2006 |
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