News tagged with oar
S.Korea archaeologists uncover 7,000-year-old oar
South Korean archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed a rare neolithic period wooden boat oar, believed to date back about 7,000 years but still in good condition.
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Aug 17, 2010 |
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From myth to reality: Photos prove triple rainbows exist
Few people have ever claimed to see three rainbows arcing through the sky at once. In fact, scientific reports of these phenomena, called tertiary rainbows, were so rare—only five in 250 years—that until now many ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Bionic microrobot mimics the 'water strider' and walks on water (w/ Video)
Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider — the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, ...
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Swimming microbes monitor water quality
Miners used to rely on canaries to alert them to dangerous build-ups of gases. Now much smaller animals -- the smallest of all -- can warn of toxins in water supplies.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Cells' grouping tactic points to new cancer treatments
The study, which used embryonic cells, points to a new way of treating cancer where therapy is targeted at the process of cancer cells grouping together. The aim is to stop cancer cells from spreading and ...
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Ritualized 'talking' in caterpillars evolved from walking (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long wondered how elaborate animal communication signals evolved, and while animal communication theory holds that many evolved from non-signaling behaviors, there has been ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes
(AP) -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater.
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Can you hear me now? How the inner ear's sensors are made
A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia — tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals ...
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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Flies provide aerodynamic model for tiny flying vehicles
When it comes to flying, the fly reigns supreme. This two-winged insect’s sophisticated flying behavior enables it to make sharp turns, aim at targets and hover – traits which make the insect an ideal prototype ...
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Archaeology Team Discovers Oldest Remains of Sea-faring Ships in the World
A team of archaeologists from Boston University and the University of Naples l’Orientale recently uncovered the oldest remains of sea-faring ships in the world and cargo boxes containing goods from the lost-land of Punt – ...
Feb 27, 2006 |
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Researchers Identify Proteins that Direct Intracellular Transport and Locomotion
Modified microtubules serve as traffic signals Researchers have identified a new group of enzymes that appear to control how cells direct internal traffic and regulate certain types of locomotion, accord ...
May 13, 2005 |
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