Amazon workers in Germany stage strike
(AP)—Amazon's German workers are staging a short-term strike in a push for higher wages.
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Hectored by flies, whooping cranes still struggling in Wisconsin
A swarm of black flies at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge appears to be the best explanation for why endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests, but the pesky insects might not be the only reason the birds ...
Ecology
May 27, 2013
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Earthquake scenarios show potential for huge damage, loss of life
If there were any lingering doubts that Washington state is earthquake country, a new set of scenarios developed by state and federal geologists makes it clear that no part of the state is immune to seismic mayhem.
Earth Sciences
May 27, 2013
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Investigating exoplanet surfaces
In order to better understand the composition of rocky exoplanets, researchers have proposed a method to identify chemical signatures from surface materials. A better understanding of exoplanet surface compositions will help ...
Astronomy
May 27, 2013
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Opportunity discovers clays favorable to martian biology and sets sail for motherlode of new clues
Now nearly a decade into her planned 3 month only expedition to Mars, NASA's longest living rover Opportunity, struck gold and has just discovered the strongest evidence to date for an environment favorable to ancient Martian ...
Space Exploration
May 27, 2013
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Big weather on hot Jupiters
Among the hundreds of new planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft are a class of exotic worlds known as "hot Jupiters." Unlike the giant planets of our own solar system, which remain at a safe distance from the sun, ...
Astronomy
May 27, 2013
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Newly upgraded Alvin sub heads for west coast
On Sat., May 25, 2013, the R/V Atlantis will leave Woods Hole carrying the newly upgraded submersible Alvin, marking a major milestone in the sub's $41 million redesign. Both ship and sub are owned by the U.S. Navy and operated ...
Earth Sciences
May 27, 2013
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Neurotransmitter protein structure and operation principle identified
KAIST Physics Department's Professor Tae-Young Yoon has successfully identified the hidden structure and operation mechanism of the SNARE protein, which has a central role in transporting neurotransmitters between neurons, ...
Biochemistry
May 27, 2013
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Complex responsible for protein breakdown in cells identified using Bio TEM
Using TEM to observe protein molecules and analysing its high resolution 3D structure is now possible. KAIST Biomedical Science and Engineering Department's Professor Ho-Min Kim has identified the high resolution structure ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2013
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Incisors of primitive rhino found from the Early Miocene of Linxia Basin in Gansu, China
Aprotodon is a large-sized primitive rhinocerotid form, distinguished by relatively robust and strongly curved lower incisors, and the specialized wide mandibular symphysis, which is similar to that of the hippopotamus. It ...
Archaeology
May 27, 2013
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