U.S. scientists have found honeybees employ an unusual method of deciding which site to select as a new home -- a method that involves coalition building.

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Apr 20, 2006 4.1 / 5 (7) 0

U.S. scientists say they've developed a simple, cost-effective, energy-saving device designed to "harvest" daylight automatically.

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U.S. scientists say they've uncovered signatures near crucial developmental genes -- a critical step toward creating embryonic stem cells for medicine.

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Apr 20, 2006 3.4 / 5 (9) 0

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director Gerald Rubin says academic and industrial research models have become far too conservative.

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Apr 20, 2006 4.4 / 5 (14) 0

In the world of the Internet, a new idea can be either an asset or a threat. It depends on your perspective. BitTorrent, the popular peer-to-peer file sharing technology, poses exactly this conundrum to Internet service providers ...

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A French researcher says hormones might help explain why female emperor penguins that have lost a baby sometimes kidnap a chick from another penguin.

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Apr 20, 2006 3.8 / 5 (4) 0

“This is the next generation of cooling devices,” Dr. Hongbin Ma tells PhysOrg.com. With a group of students at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory and Intel Corporation, ...

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Apr 20, 2006 4 / 5 (63) 0

When a group of people tries to decide how to carry out an important task, it is sometimes said that the pivotal discussions do not happen in large, well-attended meetings, but in one-on-one conversations around the water ...

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Scientists have found that worms dwelling at deep-sea hydrothermal vents opt for temperatures of 45-55 degrees Celsius (113-131 degrees Fahrenheit) when provided a choice of conditions, giving them the highest ...

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Apr 20, 2006 4.6 / 5 (12) 0

Sharp will introduce into the Japanese market the "Internet AQUOS" which will enable users to view high-quality digital high-definition TV broadcasts as well as enjoy Internet and broadband broadcasts simply ...

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Apr 20, 2006 3.7 / 5 (9) 0

Most people conceptualize the world largely based on sight, and would find it difficult to function using touch alone. Think about finding the keyhole on your car door at night, or locating that light switch in a dark room. ...

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Duke-led research team ran some 1,000 computer simulations, covering 1,000 years, to get a longer-range assessment of the highest likely readings.

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Apr 20, 2006 4.4 / 5 (18) 0

A team of scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have revealed the discovery of the molecular mechanisms that allow animals to switch genes on or off to gain ...

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Apr 20, 2006 3.5 / 5 (17) 0

Scientists have begun work to help explain the population decline of the Southern Ocean's most important species — Antarctic krill. The small shrimp-like creatures underpin the Antarctic marine world as the ...

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The erosion caused by rainfall directly affects the movement of continental plates beneath mountain ranges, says a University of Toronto geophysicist — the first time science has raised the possibility that human-induced ...

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Apr 20, 2006 3.7 / 5 (7) 0