Scientists have announced the discovery of 10 amphibians believed to be new to science, including a spiky-skinned, orange-legged rain frog, three poison dart frogs and three glass frogs, so called because their transparent skin can reveal internal organs.
A new genetics finding is helping to explain why some people may be more likely to suffer from the chronic skin condition, psoriasis.
A dozen frogs new to science were discovered in the forests of Western Ghats, India. This study has also rediscovered a ‘lost species’. Travancore bushfrog was considered extinct since it was last reported more than a 100 years back.
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Researchers may have found why women have an edge in keeping a healthier balance between the amount of salt they eat and excrete — at least before reaching menopause.
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Researchers seeking ways to defeat malaria have found a way to get help from the parasite that causes the disease. Scientists stepped aside and let Plasmodium falciparum, one of the deadliest strains of malaria, do a significant portion of the genetic engineering work in their new study.
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The frequency of words in texts, the size of companies and the linking together of components in Linux software distributions show approximately the same mathematical distribution: they obey Zipf’s law. Researchers have tested how this happens in Linux programs.
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Does the mere availability of something tempting weaken the will to resist? The answer is of more than theoretical interest to public health experts, and the problem goes far beyond serious addictive disorders. As our national obesity crisis shows, difficulties with discipline and self-control are widespread and harmful. A new study in Psychological Science suggests [...]
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But study of DNA "reprogramming" suggests human cloning could succeed
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Widespread volcanism and tropical temperatures helped ancient turtles migrate to America
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Findings indicate chocolate made it to New Mexico over 1000 years ago
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