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Man vs. Shark: Australia's battle for the deep

Rolling from his surfboard, blood gushing from the wound where a shark had just ripped a big chunk of flesh from his thigh, Australian Glen Folkard had just one thought: "I'm alive."

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

STAR TRAK for March 2012

Mars was opposite the sun in our sky on March 3, rising at sunset and remaining visible all night. If you looked to the east as the sky darkened, you could see the Red Planet gleaming at its biggest and brightest, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bull elephants' social behavior varies with the rainfall

(PhysOrg.com) -- The lone bull elephant is an image as iconic to the African savanna as the lonesome cowboy on horseback is to the American West. Although female elephants form tightly knit groups guided ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Twitter to serve up ads with 'Promoted Tweets'

Twitter said Thursday that it will begin placing advertisements known as "Promoted Tweets" in the timelines of users who follow a particular brand or company.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New study looks at how young adolescents respond when their friends are bullied

(PhysOrg.com) -- When supporting a friend who has been victimized by a bully, young adolescents respond with a range of advice and actions. Girls most often suggest telling an adult or confronting the bully to try to understand ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Red Bull logo enough to shape consumer performance

Red Bull's red and gold logo can "give you wings" – for better or worse – even if consumers don't know it, according to a new study by two Boston College professors, who found the brand's edgy marketing ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New home for Cambodian killer elephant

An enraged bull elephant that killed its owner and then went on a 10-day rampage in the Cambodian countryside has been taken in by a wildlife rescue centre.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Seal bulls in the service of science

"Gustavo" is an imposing bull always in search of the best feeding grounds. The elephant seal weighing 3 tons and measuring 4 metres in length belongs to a group of 14 animals that serve researchers of the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists take animal breeding to the next level

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Alberta scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of two influential bulls, one beef and one dairy, the first animals to have been fully sequenced in Canada.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

DNA analysis reveals the prime stock of Indonesian cattle

DNA analysis shows that Indonesian zebu cattle have a unique origin with banteng (Bos javanicus) as part of their ancestry.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Energy boost a bummer? Henry Ford Hospital study raises alarm about drinks

After downing three or four energy drinks every day for a couple of weeks, Jason Moore started to get severe chest pains. He thought he was having a heart attack or stroke.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sharks pose Sydney food-chain puzzle

Three shark attacks in Sydney in three weeks drove newspapers and talk show hosts into a feeding frenzy and sent a collective shudder through the other species at the top of the food chain -- humans.

Biology / Other

created Mar 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0