Some algae from the Great Lakes can use cadmium for nutritional requirements. A recent study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research reports that algae collected from lakes Erie and Ontario can use cadmium, a known ...
Earth Sciences
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Orchids are admired by humans and insects alike, but according to Macquarie University research, one Australian wasp is so enthralled by ‘Orchid Fever' that actually he ejaculates while pollinating orchid flowers.
Apr 29, 2008
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Some of the oldest objects in the Universe may still have a long way to go, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These new results indicate that globular clusters might be surprisingly less mature ...
Astronomy
Apr 29, 2008
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Scientists at The Australian National University are a step closer to understanding the rare Hartnup disorder after discovering a surprising link between blood pressure regulation and nutrition that could also help to shed ...
Apr 29, 2008
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As far as endings go, this one’s a real heart breaker. NASA’s Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible-light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora. The ...
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2008
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that employee performance in the workplace, like students’ grades at school, is greatly influenced by managers’ expectations of that performance.
Other
Apr 29, 2008
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A deadly disease that kills trees by creating cankers which girdle the trunk and clog up their water- carrying 'veins', is being targeted by a major research project underway at Imperial College London.
Apr 29, 2008
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New video compression technology and transmission/reception equipment means Europe is ready for commercially deploying multi-channel HDTV over terrestrial, satellite, cable or IPTV digital links.
Telecom
Apr 29, 2008
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CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship have successfully used an electronic listening post to track and control a drill operating more than 300 metres below the Earth’s surface.
Engineering
Apr 29, 2008
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Bristol University students researching for a new display of Tudor portraits in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery have uncovered a ghost figure which may be Shakespeare’s only known patron Henry Wriothesley, ...
Other
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