According to a new scientific study, infants just six months old have the ability to distinguish between the meaning of various types of dog barks, despite having limited or no contact with the animals previous to the experiments. The investigation revealed that the youngsters could positively associate angry snarls ... |
21 July 2009 04:42 GMT |
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1. Gymnosperms dominated the Earth's flora during the Dinosaur Era until the emergence of the flower plants (Angiosperms) during the last period of the dinos' domination. They appeared 300 million years ago and reached the climax of their development 120 million years ago. Still, one group of gymnosperms is... |
8 February 2008 10:10 GMT |
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Poison can be turned into a cure. This is also the case of the yew trees, extremely toxic gymnosperms, whose only non-toxic part is the comestible seed's aril (resembling a berry). Their bark (in the case of some species) contains a chemical that fights cancer. A new research shows that the dirt from the place ... |
25 April 2007 03:11 GMT |
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Your strategy of "conquering" a girl includes a bottle of good wine or Champaign, but have you ever wondered where does the cork come from?Cork is the product of an oak!In some coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, like Spain, France, Italy, but also in the African coast (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) and outside (Portuga... |
5 March 2007 10:46 GMT |
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