Krill, jellyfish, play big roles in ocean mixing
Israeli researchers have demonstrated that krill and jellyfish, as tiny as they may be, play a big role in ocean mixing.
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2011
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Summer fallow stores water in central great plains
Storing just one inch of water in an acre of soil is worth $25 to $30 per acre. That gets the attention of Central Great Plains farmers served by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.
Ecology
Jan 12, 2011
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Brain regions sleep more deeply when used more -- also in birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- When we are asleep, those regions of our brain that were particularly active during wakefulness sleep more deeply. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany and colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2011
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Lie, lay: a grammar trap lying in wait
(PhysOrg.com) -- "I'm going to lay down and take a nap," the man said to his wife.
Other
Jan 12, 2011
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Features on asteroid revealed by radar
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in the California desert on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010, revealed defining characteristics of recently discovered asteroid 2010 JL33. The images have been made ...
Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2011
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Evolution’s revolution was the naturalist’s, though initial idea wasn't
Naturalist Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" is credited with sparking evolution's revolution in scientific thought, but many observers had pondered evolution before him. It was understanding the idea’s significance ...
Evolution
Jan 12, 2011
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Cuckoos evolve to fool angry birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian cuckoo birds have taken a new evolutionary step – mimicking the color of their host young to avoid certain death, according to a study by researchers from The Australian National University.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2011
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Study finds courtship affects gene expression in flies
Biologists at Texas A&M University have made an important step toward understanding human mating behavior by showing that certain genes become activated in fruit flies when they interact with the opposite sex.
Biotechnology
Jan 12, 2011
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New responsive click-track software lets drummers set their own pace
New software has been developed that gives drummers the freedom to speed up or slow down the pace of the music with any pre-programmed material following their lead.
Software
Jan 12, 2011
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Scaling up: The future of nanoscience
In the late 1950s, Richard Feynman famously imagined a science where researchers and engineers could achieve remarkable feats by manipulating matter and creating structures all the way down to the level of individual atoms.
Nanophysics
Jan 12, 2011
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