Archive: 03/12/2007
Scientists say Darwin's 'Tree of Life' not the theory of everything
There is only one figure in On the Origin of Species, and that is a tree diagram. As Darwin’s model for the theory of evolution, he used the Tree of Life (TOL) to clearly and visually explain the interrelatedness of all ...
Biology /
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Study: Long legs are more efficient
Scientists have known for years that the energy cost of walking and running is related primarily to the work done by muscles to lift and move the limbs. But how much energy does it actually take to get around? Does having ...
Biology /
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Cocoa 'vitamin' health benefits could outshine penicillin
The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry, the magazi ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Scientists Read Rocks’ History With Unprecedented Precision
Assigning dates to the events in the life of a rock—for example, a collision with a piece of continent, or a journey through the Earth’s crust—has long challenged geologists, as the events themselves can confound ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Samsung Ships World's First Eight Gigabyte Embedded Memory Cards
Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, said Monday that it has begun shipping samples of an 8 gigabyte memory chip for mobile handsets -- the highest density embedded flash memory developed ...
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Human ancestors had short legs for combat, not just climbing
Ape-like human ancestors known as australopiths maintained short legs for 2 million years because a squat physique and stance helped the males fight over access to females, a University of Utah study concludes.
Biology /
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