Alligator commuters: Gators' travels link freshwater and marine ecosystems
(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Gators. They're everywhere in freshwater areas of the Southeastern U.S.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2011
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Payday can be a killer, new study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- People are more likely to die on or shortly after they’re paid, according to a new study by University of Notre Dame economist William Evans.
Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2011
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Snake predator may benefit endangered bird, study finds
An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2011
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PossessedHand: Technology group develops device to move your fingers for you
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting meshing of robotics and prosthetics development, Japanese researchers from Tokyo University working in conjunction with Sony Corporation, have created an external forearm device capable ...
Website problems for Olympic ticket bidders
(AP) -- Thousands of people across Britain rose at dawn and hunched over their computer keyboards in the second round of bidding for tickets for the 2012 London Olympics.
Internet
Jun 24, 2011
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All-optical quantum computation, step 1: A controlled-NOT photonic gate
(PhysOrg.com) -- The often counterintuitive quantum world of superposition, entanglement, and tunneling can greatly enhance applications as diverse as communication, information processing, and precision measurement. At the ...
Dawn nears start of year-long stay at giant asteroid
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid. The mission expects to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16 and begin gathering science data in early August. Vesta ...
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2011
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Darwin's personal library put online
Darwin's personal scientific library, the majority of which is held at Cambridge University Library, has been digitised in a collaborative effort involving Cambridge, the Darwin Manuscripts Project at the American Museum ...
Other
Jun 24, 2011
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Gamma-ray emission from Terzan 5
(PhysOrg.com) -- The H.E.S.S. telescope system in Namibia discovered a new source of very-high-energy gamma-rays from the direction of the globular cluster Terzan 5. Being very likely located in the outer parts of Terzan ...
Astronomy
Jun 24, 2011
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Biologists discover how yeast cells reverse aging
Human cells have a finite lifespan: They can only divide a certain number of times before they die. However, that lifespan is reset when reproductive cells are formed, which is why the children of a 20-year-old man have the ...
Biotechnology
Jun 24, 2011
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