Australia takes on energy-guzzling TVs
A report for the Australian government recommends new energy efficiency standards for televisions that would ban most plasma models now available.
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Japan lunar orbiter frees mini-satellite
Japan's unmanned lunar orbiter has started taking pictures and released a miniature satellite to help map the moon.
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2007
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Herding aphids -- how 'farmer' ants keep control of their food
Chemicals on ants’ feet tranquilise and subdue colonies of aphids, keeping them close-by as a ready source of food, says new research published today. The study throws new light on the complex relationship between ants and ...
Oct 10, 2007
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Spread of endogenous retrovirus K is similar in the DNA of humans and rhesus monkeys
According to paleontologic and molecular studies, the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is the closer relative to the humans (Homo sapiens) and that both lineages had a common ancestor at 5 to 7 million years ago. Moreover, the ...
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New findings solve human origins mystery
An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed. More dramatically, the study confirms preliminary ...
Oct 10, 2007
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