Fire ants reappearing in Orange County
Fire ants are reappearing in California's Orange County the result, say some critics, of the state ending its fire ant eradication funding in 2003.
Apr 24, 2006
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'Killer' bees swarm in South Florida
So-called killer bees have attacked a farm worker, killed a goat and a sheep and injured several other animals in an April 14 attack in South Florida.
Apr 24, 2006
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Male Rivalry Increases when Females at Most Fertile, Say Researchers
Men become more jealous of dominant males when their female partner is near ovulation, researchers at the University of Liverpool have found.
Apr 24, 2006
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The world's deepest dinosaur finding
While most nations excavate their skeletons using a toothbrush, the Norwegians found one using a drill. The somewhat rough uncovering of Norway’s first dinosaur happened in the North Sea, at an entire 2256 metres below ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Clues to breast cancer hidden inside stem cells
Stem cells and how to boost them is hot on the research agenda. But stopping them could be critical too, as evidence implicating stem cells in cancer is mounting.
Apr 24, 2006
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Delft mathematician enhances protectiveness of military uniform
Until now, little was known about the physiochemical processes that determine the protective qualities of military uniforms (for example, for protection against poisonous gases). Delft University of Technology researcher ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Scientists devise means to test for phony technical papers
Authors of bogus technical articles beware. A team of researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics has designed a tool that distinguishes between real and fake papers. It's called the Inauthentic Paper Detector ...
Apr 24, 2006
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University of Utah to help build bionic arm
University of Utah researchers will receive up to $10.3 million to help develop a new prosthetic arm that would work, feel and look like a real arm. The Utah work is a key part of a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Researchers develop detailed design rules for nanoimprint lithography processing
Using a combination of experimental data and simulations, researchers have identified key parameters that predict the outcome of nanoimprint lithography, a fabrication technique that offers an alternative to traditional lithography ...
Apr 24, 2006
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Discovery prospects at the Large Hadron Collider
Will scientists ever find the elusive Higgs particle, the last of the fundamental particles predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics and postulated to play a major role in how fundamental particles get their masses? ...
Apr 24, 2006
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