News tagged with south america
Study unravels origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trace a devastating ...
May 09, 2012 |
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Oldest fossil rodents in South America confirms animals from Africa
In a literal walk through time along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru, a team of researchers found rodent fossils at least 41 million years old – by far the oldest on the South American continent.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Largest prehistoric snake on record discovered in Colombia (Video)
Scientists have recovered fossils of a 60-million-year-old South American snake whose length and weight might make today's anacondas and reticulated pythons seem a bit cuter and more cuddly.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Not so fast! Andes rise was gradual, not abrupt
Trailing like a serpent's spine along the western coast of South America, the Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range and the highest range outside Asia, with an average elevation of 13,000 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Snakes around world evolve along similar path of poison resistance say biologists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Utah State University biologists have long studied varied species of North American garter snakes that have evolved an amazing resistance to a deadly neurotoxin found in innocuous-looking ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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New view of Vesta mountain from Dawn mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt. Everest, amidst the topography in the south polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2011 |
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'Sabre-toothed squirrel': First known mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous discovered in South America
Paleontologist Guillermo Rougier, Ph.D., professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the University of Louisville, and his team have reported their discovery of two skulls from the first known mammal ...
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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New thick-shelled turtle species lived with world's biggest snake
The discovery of a new fossil turtle species in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the Florida Museum of Natural History helps ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2010 |
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What's so unique about the tropics? 'Less than we thought'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The temperate forests of Canada or Northern Europe may have much more in common with the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia or South America than commonly believed, according to a research ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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NASA: Satellite fell in south Pacific, not Canada
That dead NASA satellite fell into what might be the ideal spot - part of the south Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Study traces global red imported fire ant invasions to Southern US
Red imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, new University of Florida research has found.
Feb 24, 2011 |
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6.8 million birds die each year at communication towers
More than 6 million birds die every year as they migrate from the United States and Canada to Central and South America, according to a new study published Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The birds are killed ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Fish species stay alive on land with special skin
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows how an amphibious fish stays alive for up to two months on land. It's all in the skin.
Nov 05, 2010 |
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La Nina likely to develop in coming months: UN weather body
The UN weather agency said Tuesday that El Nino, which wreaks havoc around the Pacific and east Africa, has dissipated, but La Nina -- another disruptive weather phenomenon, is likely to develop.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2010 |
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