Popular nanoparticle causes toxicity in fish, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- A nanoparticle growing in popularity as a bactericidal agent has been shown to be toxic to fish, according to a Purdue University study.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 2, 2010
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Hydroelectric generator can be carried like a backpack
Bourne Energy, a company based in Malibu, California, specializes in a variety of hydropower systems. While most of its technology is for large-scale applications, with multiple units generating energy on the megawatt scale, ...
Baby monkeys receive signals through their mother's breast milk
Among rhesus macaque monkeys, mothers who weigh more and have had previous pregnancies produce more and better breast milk for their babies than mothers who weigh less and are less experienced. Scientists from the Smithsonian ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2010
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Authorities bust 3 in infection of 13M computers
(AP) -- Authorities have smashed one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers. It was a data vacuum that stole credit cards and online banking credentials from as many as 12.7 million poisoned PCs.
Internet
Mar 2, 2010
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Once nearly extinct, wild foxes on Catalina Island making a comeback
The population of endangered wild foxes on Santa Catalina Island soon could recover to levels not seen in a decade since canine distemper decimated them, biologists said this week.
Ecology
Mar 2, 2010
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Aid groups enlist Google to help in Haiti effort
(AP) -- Aid workers, with the help of Google Earth, are uploading key information onto the Web to illustrate the needs of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by Haiti's earthquake - an innovation that could significantly ...
Internet
Mar 2, 2010
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Scientists study prey of Gulf of Mexico sperm whales
Minerals Management Service (MMS) and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service biologists have set sail to learn more about the prey of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The ...
Ecology
Mar 2, 2010
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Anthropologists say fossil was not 'missing link'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fossil that was celebrated last year as a possible "missing link" between humans and early primates is actually a forebearer of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according to two papers by scientists at The ...
Archaeology
Mar 2, 2010
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Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researcher’s pocket (w/ Video)
Fictional candy maker Willy Wonka called his whimsical device to sort good chocolate eggs from bad, an eggucator. Likewise, by determining what enzymes and compounds to keep and which to discard, scientists are aiming to ...
Biochemistry
Mar 2, 2010
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Research team breaks the ice with new estimate of glacier melt
The melting of glaciers is well documented, but when looking at the rate at which they have been retreating, a team of international researchers steps back and says not so fast.
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2010
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