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Rise and fall of land bridge affect extent of ice sheets [Read more]
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Mollusk shells shed light on ancient culture [Read more]
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Why do gardeners say you shouldn’t water your plants in the midday sun? Does it really lead to burnt plants or worse? A team of scientists found that water droplets on a smooth surface, such as maple or ginkgo leaves, cannot cause leaf burn. However in contrast the they found that floating fern leaves, which [...]
Researchers in Sweden have discovered a new way of blocking the formation of blood vessels and halting the growth of tumors in mice. A substance that exploits this mechanism could be developed into a new treatment for cancer.
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The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. Until now, performance indicators for climbing have been low body fat percentage and grip strength. Now, a new study carried out with 16 high-level climbers breaks with this approach and reveals that the time it [...]
A comprehensive appraisal of the management and treatment options for low-risk prostate cancer found that the rates of survival and tumor recurrence are similar among the most common treatment approaches, although costs can vary considerably.
One of the most important catalysts in the modern chemical industry is a troublemaker. The building blocks of zeolite ZSM-5 crystals, which are a sort of Swiss cheese with molecular size holes, are not joined together perfectly. The materials that have to pass through the crystals therefore often get stuck and don’t react well. A [...]
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Charles Darwin greatly contributed to many specific fields within biology. As the bicentennial anniversary of Darwin’s birth comes to a close, the December issue of the American Journal of Botany presents two papers exploring botanical history before the time of Darwin, Darwin’s contributions to botany, and what scientists have discovered in the subsequent years following [...]
A new and previously unknown species of spider has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region of Israel. Unfortunately, however, its habitat is endangered.
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