Chimps consider risk when crossing roads
Scottish and Japanese scientists say they've discovered chimpanzees evaluate risk when crossing roadways.
Sep 6, 2006
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Metal-free catalyst shielding studied
U.S. scientists say they've found a simple metal free catalyst that can shield a specific alcohol without modifying another nearby alcohol.
Sep 6, 2006
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Big Magnets, Big Molecules
Magnets strong enough to stop a heart pacemaker, wreck credit cards and yank tools from your hands will be used to probe the structure of big molecules in a $14 million facility that will be unveiled Friday, Sept. 8 at the ...
General Physics
Sep 6, 2006
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Booming Monarch Butterfly Population Faces Obstacles, Expert Says
Monarch butterfly followers can expect an unusually large population of the winged insects this season they make their way to their winter home in Mexico, but a University of Kansas professor says there may be trouble ahead.
Sep 6, 2006
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Mathematician Receives Grant for Quantum Mechanics Research
Ohio University faculty member Martin Mohlenkamp has received a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct mathematics research with students.
Mathematics
Sep 6, 2006
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Italians report stem-cell advances
Italian scientists have reportedly made important advances in stem-cell research, specifically for kidney and liver disease.
Sep 6, 2006
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Study: Asteroids show signs of aging
U.S. space scientists say they've determined asteroids show varying signs of aging -- a vital clue to the origin of meteorites.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2006
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Web site helps students in math
A University of Missouri-Columbia Web site that helps students prepare for math tests and competitions is reportedly gaining popularity.
Mathematics
Sep 6, 2006
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Greenhouse Gas Bubbling from Melting Permafrost Feeds Climate Warming at Much Higher Than Expected Rates
A study co-authored by a Florida State University scientist and published in the Sept. 7 issue of the journal Nature has found that as the permafrost melts in North Siberia due to climate change, carbon sequestered and buried ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2006
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I there but caught a glimpse... of a 410 million-year-old eye or two
A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the oldest known fossilised eye capsules from jawed fishes.
Archaeology
Sep 6, 2006
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