Rediscovery: Scientists confirm role for mysterious cell component, the nucleolinus
When searching for long-lost treasure, sometimes all you need is a good flashlight.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 22, 2010
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Sister monument to Stonehenge may have been found
(AP) -- Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday they have uncovered a circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument.
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2010
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Hundreds attend EPA hearing on Pa. gas drilling
(AP) -- Hundreds of people are attending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hearing in southwestern Pennsylvania on a controversial natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
Environment
Jul 22, 2010
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'Science' article has implications for all rapidly developing fields
Global climate change and other fast-developing scientific fields can take a cue from a prolonged process that eventually led to a workable compromise regarding the release of new data by human genome researchers.
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2010
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Quantum Mechanics Not In Jeopardy: Physicists Confirm Decades-Old Key Principle Experimentally
(PhysOrg.com) -- When waves -- regardless of whether light or sound -- collide, they overlap creating interferences. Austrian and Canadian quantum physicists have now been able to rule out the existence of higher-order interferences ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 22, 2010
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Extreme archaeology: Divers plumb the mysteries of sacred Maya pools
Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were important to the ancient Maya. In three weeks this ...
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2010
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Family chats can help students learn, especially in richer countries, study shows
Taking the time to talk to your children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill -- and using mathematical terms to do so -- can help students develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, according ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2010
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Gut movements in caterpillars inspire soft-body robot design (w/ Video)
"Weird movements" in the abdomens of freely crawling caterpillars are making headlines in the fields of engineering and biology, says Jake Socha, Virginia Tech assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics. Beyond ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2010
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Scientists discover how deadly fungal microbes enter host cells
A research team led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has discovered a fundamental entry mechanism that allows dangerous fungal microbes to infect plants and cause disease. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 22, 2010
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Cash-hungry states eye online retail for tax revenue
Web-savvy shoppers can often save big buying online instead of at the local mall. But a chunk of the savings comes at the expense of state and local governments, in the form of sales taxes that are never paid on many Web ...
Business
Jul 22, 2010
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